Begüm Adalet is Associate Professor in the Department of Government. She is a political theorist with research and teaching interests in infrastructures and ideologies of empire, racism, anti-colonialism, and transnationalism, with a focus on the Cold War period.

Benjamin Anderson studies the visual and material cultures of the eastern Mediterranean and adjacent landmasses, with a particular focus on late antique and Byzantine art and architecture. His first book, Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art, addresses the reception of Greco-R

Daniel Bass is the senior program manager for the South Asia Program and the Southwest Asia and North Africa Program. He also serves as an adjunct assistant professor of anthropology and Asian studies.

Alexandra Blackman's research focuses on the relationship between political regimes and religious institutions. She was a 2021–22 Global Public Voices fellow.

Seema Golestaneh is an associate professor in Cornell’s Department of Near Eastern Studies. Her research, situated at the nexus of anthropology and religious studies, is focused on expressions of contemporary Islamic thought in the Persian-speaking world.

Mostafa Minawi studies different forms of imperialism in the Middle East and Northeast Africa.