I am a human rights and national security lawyer and journalist dedicated to actionable analysis, the Editor in Chief of The Washington Outsider, and President of Scarab Rising, Inc, a unique advisory company specializing in media, communications, reputational management, & security strategy. My weekly interview show, The Washington Outsider Report, airs on Rhode Island's Coalition Radio.
After graduating from Fordham University (B.A., International/Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies, 2006) and Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2009), I built a professional practice focused on relentlessly championing underreported international causes, especially through publications, media appearances, interviews, and organizing major international events.
My bylines include: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (3rd most popular article for 2019), Newsweek, Modern Diplomacy, Legal Insurrection, Fair Observer, Center for International Maritime Security, Arab News, Begin-Sadat Center, National Interest, Kyiv Post, Jerusalem Post, Small Wars Journal, Algemeiner, and American Spectator. My work has been translated into Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Indonesia, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Kurdish.
I am frequently interviewed in international print media, including: Agence France-Presse (AFP), Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), POWER Magazine, Cybernews, NY Post, Fox News, International Business Times (IBT), Epoch Times, , Asharq Al-Awsat, Al Arabiya, Al Ayn, Almasry Alyaoum, Masrawy, Saudi Gazette, Bahrain’s Al Watan, as well as Egypt’s Al-Ahram and Ezzaman.
My video media appearances range from CNN News-18, WION, and NewsX (India) to i24 (France/Morocco/Israel), NTD (US), BBC Arabic and Al-Ghad (UK), to al-Arabiya (Saudi Arabia), VOA and Alhurra (US), and CBC TV (Azerbaijan).
Past guests on The Washington Outsider Report include: Natan Sharansky, Dr. Victoria Coates, Dr. Walid Phares, Norman Roule, Behnam Ben Taleblu, David Satter, Edward Lucas, Robert Nicolson, Dr. Najat AlSaeed, Ambassador Yves Marek, Professor David E. Bernstein, Dr. Jason Jay Smart, Professor Brenda Shaffer, Jere Van Dyk, Kenneth R. Timmerman, & Former MK Ksenia Svetlova.
