Brian Katulis

Brian Katulis is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute (MEI), where he focuses on US foreign policy and national security. He is also the host of the MEI podcast series Taking the Edge Off the Middle East and authors the column Making Sense: A Weekly Take on US Foreign Policy.

Mr. Katulis has produced influential studies that have shaped key regional policy debates and has provided expert testimony to congressional committees on his findings. His extensive research spans countries such as Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories. Prior to MEI, he was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (CAP), where he built the center’s Middle East program and contributed to broader discussions on US national security. His career also includes significant experience at the National Security Council, the US Department of State, and the US Department of Defense.

He holds a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and a BA in History and Arab and Islamic Studies from Villanova University. He was a Fulbright scholar in Jordan from 1994 to 1995.