Christopher Steinitz

Christopher Steinitz is a Middle East and Persian Gulf Analyst in CNA’s Center for Strategic Studies and is a member of the Iranian Studies Program team. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Kuwait from 2000-2001, received his M.A. in Arab Studies from Georgetown University in 2004 and a Certificate in Advanced Proficiency in Arabic in 2006, also from Georgetown. He has worked at the U.S. Department of State as a translator and as an Arab Media Analyst prior to joining the research staff at CNA. Chris has been called upon to teach a variety of issues related to the Arab world and Islam for government, military, and law enforcement personnel. In this capacity he has lectured on the Arab world, Islam, Islamist thought and ideology, Arab Media, engaging Muslim communities, and other topics. In addition to supporting Iran Studies at CNA, his current work includes research for a manuscript examining the relationship between American Muslims and Law Enforcement.

Recent Work: Regional human terrain analysis; Iranian regime dynamics; maritime cooperation in the Persian Gulf; Muslims and law enforcement in the United States.

Publication of Interest: “Rentier Democracy: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Rentier Politics in Kuwait,” Georgetown University, 2004.