Charles R. H. Tripp

Charles Rees Howard Tripp, FBA (born 8 March 1952) is an academic and author specializing in the politics and history of the Near and Middle East.

[1] Tripp's main areas of research include the study of state and society in the Middle East, especially Iraq, and Islamic political thought.

He lectures on government and politics of the Middle East for both undergraduates and postgraduates at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), a college of the University of London.

Tripp is a world class specialist on Iraq and has contributed as regional expert to media broadcasters including the BBC and NPR, as well as to print media such as Foreign Affairs, The Guardian and the New Statesman.

[2] In 2007, SOAS appointed him Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle East and North Africa.