Gamal M. Selim is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Port Said University (Egypt) and the British University in Egypt, and the Coordinator of Academic Activity for the International Association of Middle Eastern Studies (IAMES). He obtained a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Calgary in 2011. His research interests include international relations theory, arms control and non-proliferation, democratization, politics of development and international relations of the Middle East. His most recent work include: Global and Regional Approaches to Arms Control in the Middle East: A Critical Assessment from the Arab World (2013); Sectarianism and External Intervention: The US Occupation of Iraq and the Rise of ‘Political Sectarianism’ in the Arab World (2013). He has published numerous articles on Egyptian and Middle East politics. His latest journal articles have appeared in Arab Studies Quarterly and International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies.