Engy is an experienced diplomat with a demonstrated history of work in political, economic, and environmental fields. Her major areas of expertise are in Middle East Politics, European Affairs, Sustainable Development, Peacebuilding, and Conflict Transformation, Migration and Refugees, Economics, and Environmental Issues. She holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS) at Cairo University and an M.A. in International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Engy also holds a Graduate Certificate focused on Conflict Transformation Across Cultures from the School for International Training in Vermont, the USA, and a Graduate Certificate in International Politics and Economic Studies from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

 

Engy is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Peace and Conflict Resolution at Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School, George Mason University. Her research interests focus on conflict resolution and transformation, economies of war and peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction, the role of the private sector, inequality, corruption, and governance, with a particular focus on the Middle East, Africa, and the Mediterranean. Engy has a keen interest in exploring how to leverage economics as a tool to reconcile divided societies. Her past research projects have focused on the role of identity in conflict and peacebuilding in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, the intersectionality between corruption and conflict, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting fragile countries and countries in conflict, particularly multiethnic and multireligious societies. Engy's current research focuses on the relationship between structural violence and violent conflicts from a political economy perspective. Her current research looks at the intersectionality between economic and political power, institutional structures, and violent conflicts. She delivered multiple presentations at academic conferences on conflict resolution, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding in the Middle East.

Research Interests: Political economy; peace studies; and conflict resolution; postconflict peace building; Middle East and North Africa; and identity and conflict.