Dr. Rouba Al-Fattal Eeckelaert is a professor at the University of Ottawa. She is an expert in European and Middle Eastern politics. She is a founding member of the Euro-Arab Forum and the founder/president of the Canada-Arab Forum, which are Brussels and Ottawa based NGOs promoting dialogue and cooperation. Rouba gained significant field experience at the Canadian Mission to the EU, PASSIA in Jerusalem, the Security and Defence Agenda, and the NATO-Parliamentary Assembly as a Research Assistant. She is also an Associate Editor at the Central European Journal for International and Security Studies (CEJISS). Currently she works as a Senior Policy Analyst where she was an Information and Communication Expert for the European Commission (ENPI-Info Centre).
Research Interests: EU Foreign and Security Policy; EU Integration and Institutions; EU Decision-Making; Transatlantic Cooperation in the Middle East
| Institution: | University of Ottawa |
| Fields of Expertise: | Defence and Security EU Institutions EU Multi-level Governance |
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| Email: | rouba.alfattal@gmail.com |
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| Languages: | Arabic, Dutch, English, French |
| Publications: | 2014 –– “Lessons Learned from Transatlantic Electoral Assistance in the Palestinian Territories,” Published by the Centre for European Studies – Canada Europe Transatlantic Dialogue, February 20. 2010 –– “The Foreign Policy of the European Union in the Palestinian Territory.” Centre for European Policy Studies, working document. 2009 –– “The Tragedy of the Commons: Institutions and Fisheries Management at the Local and EU Levels.” Review of Political Economy, 21:4, pp. 537-547. 2007 –– “The Privatization of Peace: Private Military Firms, Conflict Resolution and the Future of NATO.” Central European Journal for International and Security Studies, 1:1, pp. 50-66. 2007 –– “The Role of Political Culture in Shaping Disarmament Initiatives: The Case of Canada-EU-US and WMD Proliferation vs. Anti-personnel Land Mines.” Review of European and Russian Affairs, 3:3, pp. 1-24. (Forthcoming) "EU’s Electoral Assistance in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya after the Arab Spring". Houndmills: Palgrave European Union Series. 2013 –– "Transatlantic Democracy Promotion: Electoral Assistance in the Palestinian Territories". London: Ashgate. 2010 –– "EU Foreign Policy in the Palestinian Territories". Jerusalem: PASSIA. 2012 –– “The Arab Spring: Where do the Arab Militaries Stand and Why?” in Sven Biscop, Rosa Balfour, Michael Emerson, ed., An Arab Springboard for EU Foreign Policy?, Brussels: CEPS. |
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