Education

1991 Ph.D., Political Science, Florida State University

1985 M.A., Middle Eastern Studies, American University, Cairo, Egypt

1977 B.A., Political Science, Cairo University

Areas of specialization

Security, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, energy, ethnic and religious conflicts, Islamic revival, American foreign policy.

Middle East, Persian Gulf, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Languages

Arabic, English and French

Major Professional Experience

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana PA, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 1999-

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana PA, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, 1995-1999

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, 1992-1995

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Instructor, Department of Political Science, 1991-1992

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, 1988-1991

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, 1987-1988

American University, Cairo, Egypt, Research Assistant, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, 1984-1985

Radio Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, Journalist, 1977-1985

Courses taught

Comparative Politics

International Relations

International Law & Organizations

Third World Politics

Middle Eastern Politics & Cultures

World Policy

Introduction to Political Science

Publications

Books and Monographs:

“The Caspian Sea Geo-political Game: The United States Versus Iran” and “Israel and Iran: Prospects for Détente”, in Bjorn Moller, (ed), Oil and Water: Cooperative Security in the Persian Gulf, London: I.B.Tauris Publishers, 2001.

“Oman and Yemen: A Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis” in Joseph A. Kechichian, (ed), Oman in the 21^st Century, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2001.

“Oil Security in the New Millennium: Geo-Economy vs. Geo-Strategy” in Erich Reiter, (ed), Year Book for International Security Policy, Bonn: E.S.Mittler & Sohn Gmbh, 2000 (in German).

“Privatization and Democratization in the Arab World: Is There a Connection?” in Vincent Wright and Luisa Perrotti, (eds), Privatization and Public Policy, Williston, VT: Edward Elgar Publishing Inc, 2000.

The Persian Gulf at the Dawn of the New Millennium, New York: NOVA Science Publishers, 1999.

The Future of the Gulf, Washington, D.C: Scott-Townsend Publishers, 1997.

The Gulf Monarchies: New Economic and Political Realities, London: The Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, 1997.

Articles:

“The Geo-politics of Natural Gas in Asia”, OPEC Review, Vol.25, No.3, Fall 2001.

“United States Energy Security”, Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol.26, No.3, Fall 2001.

“The Future of US-Iran Relations”, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.25, No.1, Fall 2001.

“Economic Development and Reform: The Impact of External Capital on the Middle East”, Book Review, The Middle East Journal, Vol.55, No.3, Summer 2001.

“Azerbaijan: Ethnicity and the Struggle for Power in Iran”, Book Review, Asian Affairs, Vol.88, No.3, October 2001.

“U.S-Iranian relations: Sanctions and the Caspian Sea”, Security Dialogue, Vol.32, No.2, June 2001.

“Managing dependence: American-Saudi oil relations”, Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol.23, No.1, Spring 2001.

“The Geo-politics of Natural Gas in the Gulf-Region”, Internationale Politik, No. 1, January 2001 (in German and Russian).

“The New Political Economy of Oil in the Arabian/Persian Gulf States: A Comparative Analysis”, Journal of Energy and Development, Forthcoming.

“Changed Identities: The Challenge of the New Generation in Saudi Arabia”, Book Review, Middle East Journal, Vol.53, No.4, Fall 2000.

“Oil Diplomacy: American Policy in the Persian Gulf ”, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Vol.24, No.2, Summer 2000.

“The Iraqi Crisis in the New Millennium: The Prospects” Asian Affairs, Vol.87, No.2, June 2000.

“Foreign Investment and Oil Industry in the Persian Gulf States”, Mineral & Energy, Vol.15, No.2, Summer 2000.

“Saudi Arabia and the Politics of Dissent”, Book review, American Political Science Review, Vol.94, No.2, June 2000.

“Iranian-Saudi Rapprochement: Prospects and Implications”, World Affairs, Vol.162, No.3, Winter 2000.

“Oil Security at the Turn of the Century: Economic and Strategic Implications”, International Relations, Vol.14, No.6, December 1999.

“Oil Security at the Dawn of the New Millennium”, The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol.24, No.3, Fall 1999.

“Security in the Persian Gulf: The View from Oman”, Security Dialogue, Vol.30, No.4, December 1999.

“Oil in the Persian Gulf: Prospects for the New Millennium”, Energy Studies Review, Vol.9, No.1, December 1999.

“The Caspian Sea Geo-political Game: Prospects for the New Millennium”, OPEC Review, Vol.23, No.3, September 1999.

“State Building and late Development”, Book review, Middle East Journal, Vol.52, No.4, Fall 1999.

“Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah”, Book review, Asian Affairs, Vol.86, No.3, October 1999.

“Iran and Terrorism: The Transatlantic Response”, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol.22, No.2, April 1999.

“Stability in the Persian Gulf: The Water Dimension”, International Journal on World Peace, Vol.16, No.1, March 1999.

“Persian Gulf Security at the Turn of the Century”, Defense Analysis, Vol.15, No.1, Spring 1999.

“High Policy and Low Policy: Fresh Water Resources in the Middle East”, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.22, No.3, Spring 1999.

“Street Politics: Poor People’s Movements in Iran”, Book review, Middle East Journal, Vol.52, No.2, Spring 1999.

“Succession Question in the Gulf Monarchies”, International Journal of Contemporary Sociology, Vol.36, No.1, April 1999.

“Education in the Gulf Monarchies: Retrospect and Prospect”, International Review of Education, Vol.45, No.2, Spring 1999.

“Energy Security: Oil and Weapons of Mass Destruction”, Disarmament Diplomacy, No.33, January 1999.

“Geo-economy Versus Geo-Strategy: American Oil Security in the New Millennium”, Strategic Review, Vol.14, No.4, Fall 1998.

“The Gulf Monarchies: Economic and Political Challenges at the End of the Century”, Journal of Social, Economic and Political Studies, Vol.23, No.2, Summer 1998.

“Iran at the Turn of the Century: Continuity and Change”, International Politics, Vol.35, No.4, December 1998.

“Oil Security: Potential Threats”, Contemporary Security Policy, Vol.19, No.2, August 1998.

“Oil in the Persian Gulf: Prospect for the Twenty-First Century”, Journal of Energy and Development, Vol.23, No.1, Fall 1997.

“Peace in the Persian Gulf: The Shi’is Dimension”, Peace and Change, Vol.24, No.1, January 1999.

“The Persian Gulf at the Millennium: Essays in Politics, Economy, Security and Religion”, Book review, Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol.20, No.1, Winter 1998.

“The New Iran: A Myth Or A Reality?”, Asian Affairs, Vol.85, No.2, June 1998.

“Iraq After Saddam – What Lies Ahead?”, Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol.23, No.1, Spring 1998.

“The Silent Revolution: Education and Instability in the Gulf Monarchies”, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Vol.22, No.1, Winter/Spring 1998.

“Beyond Containment: American-Iranian Relations At A Crossroad”, Security Dialogue, Vol.28, No.4, December 1997.

“Iranian Intellectuals and the West: The Tormented Triumph of Nativism”, Book review, American Political Science Review, Vol.92, No.1, March 1998.

“The Future of Iran”, Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol.22, No.1, Spring 1997.

“Beyond Sanctions: US Policy Toward Iraq”, International Relations, Vol.13, No.4, April 1997.

“Gulf Security System and Western Powers”, Low Intensity Conflict and Law Enforcement, Vol.5, No.2, Winter 1996.

“Peace in the Persian Gulf: Iran and Iraq”, International Studies, Vol.33, No.3, September 1996.

“Prospects for Peace and Stability in the Gulf Region”, Arab Future, No.211, September 1996 (in Arabic).

“Gulf Security and Western Policy”, The International Spectator, Vol.31, No.3, Summer 1996.

“Political Islam and the West”, Iranian Journal of International Affairs, Vol.8, No.1, Spring 1996.

“The Arab World: Society, Culture and State”, Book review, Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol.33, No.4, December 1995.

“Military Security and Political Stability in the Gulf”, Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol.17, No.3, November 1995.

“The Changing Economic and Political Environment in the Gulf Monarchies”, Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol.20, No.3, November 1995.

“The American Dilemma in the Gulf”, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol.19, No.1, October 1995.

“Regional Peace and Stability in the Gulf”, Security Dialogue, Vol.26, No.3, September 1995.

“Oil and Democracy: The American Dilemma in the Persian Gulf Region”, Comparative Strategy, Vol.14, No.2, June 1995.

“Democracy in the Arab World: An Elitist Approach”, International Relations, Vol.12, No.2, August 1994.

“Beyond the Twin Deficit: A Trade Strategy for the 1990s”, Book review, Social Science Quarterly, Vol.75, No.1, march 1994.

“Democracy in the Middle East: The American Connection”, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol.17, No.1, February 1994.

“Privatization and Democratization in the Arab World: Is There A Connection?”, Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol.18, No.4, Winter 1993.

Paper Presented

August 2000, “Oman and Yemen: A Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis”, presented at the Thirty-Sixth International Congress of Asian and North African Studies, Montreal, Canada.

March 1999, “The Islamic Republic and the Jewish State: Future Prospects”, and “The Caspian Sea Geo-political Game: The United States Versus Iran”, presented at the Symposium on Cooperative Security for the Persian Gulf Region, Copenhagen, Denmark.

March 1996, “Economic and Political Liberalization in the Gulf”, and “Stability and Security in the Persian Gulf”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.

September 1994, “The Changing Security Environment in the Middle East and American National Interests”, and “Islam, Democracy and the United States: The Human Rights Dimension”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, New York, NY.

March 1994, “Privatization and Democratization in the Arab World: Is There A Connection?” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, San Antonio, TX.

October 1992, “Privatization: The Theory and Practice”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Third World Studies, Gainesville, FL.

“September 1992, “Why Governments Grow: A Comparative Analysis”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

April 1992, “The Impact of External and Internal Forces on Economic Reform in the Third World: A Comparative Analysis”, and “Foreign Trade and Economic Development in the Middle East”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.

March 1992, “The IMF and Political Violence: A Cross-National Analysis”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA.

March 1992, “Foreign Economic Assistance and Development in the Third World: A Quantitative Analysis”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, Austin, TX.

November 1991, “Elite’s Values and Economic Reform”, and “The IMF and Political Instability”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA.

November 1991, “Dependency School Versus Neo-Classical Theory: The Case of Egypt”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Tampa, FL.

March 1991, “The Impact of American Economic Assistance on Egypt’s Economic Development and Orientation”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, San Antonio, TX.

Grants

University Senate Committee Awards, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 98-99.

University Senate Committee Awards, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 96-97.

University Senate Committee Awards, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 95-96.

Florida-Israel Institute: Grant to Study Floridian Attitudes Toward the Middle East, 1994-95.

Peace Scholarship: United States Federal Government, 1982-83.

References

Dr. Theresa McDevitt

Associate Professor, Stapleton Library

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705

(724) 357-4892

Dorothy Palmer

Professor, Department of Political Science

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705

(724) 465-5296

Dr. David Chambers

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705

(724) 357-2290