Yusuf Can focuses on the Middle East and North Africa region and has expertise in Turkish politics, euro-Mediterranean developments, Arab Israeli affairs, as well as Geotech policy. Can was program coordinator at the Wilson Center’s Middle East program where he edited the program’s flagship publication, MENA360°and led projects on Euro-MENA relations. Can is a frequent contributor to various media outlets such as the Guardian, BBC News, Business Insider, VOA News, El Independiente, Politico and Expresso providing expert analysis on MENA affairs. His scholarly and journalistic works have been featured in publications, including the Wilson Center, Bulletin of the Atomic Sciences, and BirGun. He earned an MA from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and a BA from Sacramento State University in Sacramento, California. He speaks fluent Turkish.