Her research focuses on strategic and security studies relevant to the Middle East, the Mediterranean Area, the Gulf region and the Horn of Africa with emphasis on U.S.-Egyptian relations, Euro-Mediterranean relations and Egypt’s domestic and foreign policies. Most recent publications include the article “New Trends in Security Studies” (in Al-Nahda Journal, Cairo, 2013) and “The Transatlantic Partnership and the AU: Complementary and Coordinated Efforts for Peace and Security in Africa?” (in: Brooke Smith-Windsor, AU-NATO Collaboration: Implications and Prospects, Forum Paper no. 22, NATO Defense College: Rome, 2013).