Rabat – The Diversity in National Security Network, a US coalition of security and foreign policy professionals, has selected Moroccan-American Ph.D. student Sarah Alaoui among 30 “next generation leaders.”US think tank New America published the “2020 Middle Eastern and North African American National Security & Foreign Policy Next Generation Leaders” list on September 8. Sarah Alaoui is currently a Ph.D. student in the Middle East Studies department at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. She is particularly interested in how Arab governments use public diplomacy and communication to amplify their policies and narratives. Sarah Alaoui previously worked on democracy and governance issues in North Africa at the National Democratic Institute. One of the main issues among policy makers targeting the Arab world, Sarah Alaoui told MWN, is the lack of innovation and creativity.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 11, 2020 12:45 UTC