- “China and Regional Stability in the Middle East”, in Yahia Zoubir (ed.) Routledge Companion to China and the Middle East and North Africa. Abingdon: Routledge, 2023.
- “Pushing the Envelope of National Security and State Influence at the Margins: Saudi and Iranian Competition in the Horn of Africa”, in Robert Mason and Simon Mabon (eds.), The Gulf States and the Horn of Africa: Interests, Influence and Instability, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2022, pp. 36-67.
- “The Nexus Between State-Led Economic Reform Programmes, Security, and Reputation Damage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, in Martin Beck and Thomas Richter (eds.), Oil and Political Economy of the Middle East: Adjustment Policies of the Arab Gulf and Beyond Since 2014. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2021, pp. 124-144
- “Population and Youth Issues in the Middle East”, with Seif Hendy, in Robert Mason (ed.), New Perspectives on Middle East Politics: Economy, Society and International Relations. Cairo: AUC Press, 2021, pp. 13-34.
- “Comparative Civil – Military Relations in the Middle East”, with Dina Arakji, in Robert Mason (ed.) New Perspectives on Middle East Politics: Economy, Society and International Relations. Cairo: AUC Press, 2021, pp. 35-70.
- “The Regionalisation and Internationalisation of Conflict”, with Neil Partrick, in Robert Mason (ed.), New Perspectives on Middle East Politics: Economy, Society and International Relations. Cairo: AUC Press, 2021, pp. 97-128.
- “The Fall and Rise of Extra-regional Actors”, with Philipp Casula, in Robert Mason (ed.), New Perspectives on Middle East Politics: Economy, Society and International Relations. Cairo: AUC Press, 2021, pp. 167-192.
- “Environmental Politics in the Middle East”, with Mohamed Aly, in Robert Mason (ed.), New Perspectives on Middle East Politics: Economy, Society and International Relations. Cairo: AUC Press, 2021, pp. 193-214.
- “Governance and Threat Perception in the Southern Neighbourhood: A Critical Assessment”, in Robert Mason (ed.) Mediterranean and Transnational Security Cooperation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp. 41-57.
- “Russia in Syria and the Middle East: Tactics Disguised as a Strategy”, with Maxim A. Suchkov, in Robert Mason (ed.), Mediterranean and Transnational Security Cooperation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp. 147-161
- “Rethinking the EU Approach” in Robert Mason (ed.), Mediterranean and Transnational Security Cooperation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp. 241-263.
- Small State Aspirations to Middle Powerhood: The Cases of Qatar and the UAE in Adham Saouli (ed.), Unfulfilled Aspirations: Middle Power Politics in the Middle East. London: Hurst/Oxford University Press: 2020. pp. 157-182.
- “U.S. and Russian Engagement in the Middle East: From Cold War to Cold War” in Wilda Western and Alejandra Galindo (eds.), Voces, Tramas Y Trayectoria II. Monterrey: Universidad de Monterrey, 2017. Translated into Spanish.
- “Turkish Regional Policy in the Modern Era: From “Zero Problems” to Few Options” in Robert Mason (ed.), Reassessing Order and Disorder in the Middle East: Regional Imbalance or Disintegration? New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2017.
- “Egypt – Turkey Relations in Context: A Role for the GCC States?” in Robert Mason (ed.), Egypt and the GCC States: Renewing an Alliance Amid Shifting Policy Pressures, Berlin and London: Gerlach Press, 2017.
- “Saudi – South Asian Relations”, in Neil Partrick (ed.), Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy: Conflict and Cooperation in Uncertain Times. London: I. B. Tauris, January 2016.
- “Executive Summary”, in Robert Mason (ed.), Muslim Minority – State Relations: Violence, Integration and Policy. New York: Palgrave-Macmillan, January 2016.
- “Towards a Strategic Partnership: Turkish Foreign Policy and GCC Alliance Building in the Era of the Arab Uprisings”, in Ozden Oktav (ed.), GCC – Turkey Relations: Dawn of a New Era, Cambridge: Gulf Research Centre Publishing, June 2015.
- “The Obama Administration and the Arab Spring: Waiting for a Doctrine” in Robert Mason (ed.), Popular Unrest and Foreign Policy: The International Politics of the Arab Spring, New York: Palgrave-Macmillan, December 2014.
- “Iranian Policy towards Latin America as a Counter-Measure against U.S. Hegemony”, in Alejandra Galindo (ed.), The Gulf and Latin America: An Assessment of Expectations and Challenges, Cambridge: Gulf Research Centre, October 2013.
- “Realizing the Indo-Saudi “Strategic Partnership”: An Analysis of the Leading Drivers”, in Ranjit Gupta, Abu Backer Bagader, Talmiz Ahmad and N. Janardhan (eds.) India and the Gulf: What Next? Cambridge: Gulf Research Centre, June 2013, pp. 103-121.