Dr. Dania Arayssi is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and George Washington University, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on security and political economy in the Middle East and North Africa. Her teaching examines how economic structures, state capacity, and institutional design shape regional security challenges including civil wars, sectarian conflict, extremism, and regional competition. She covers major case studies such as Syria's collapse, Iraq's sectarian governance, Saudi Vision 2030, and the economic consequences of the Arab Uprisings. Dr. Arayssi frequently appears in media outlets discussing Middle Eastern political developments, political economy issues, and regional security dynamics. She serves as a Senior Analyst at The New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy, where she leads strategic policy research and analysis on Middle East regional developments for U.S. policymakers.