Prof. Rex Brynen Chair, Middle East Studies Program Current Middle East politics: Palestinians, Jordan; Arab-Israeli conflict/peace process (with special emphasis on development assistance and refugees); security and development in the Middle East; authoritarianism and democratization in the Arab world. Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Prof. Harold Waller Dept. of Political Science Israeli Politics, US-Israel bilateral relationship and its impact on the regional dynamic, history of the Middle East peace process, Road Map, US role as agent of influence.
Prof. James Devine Middle East Studies Program Current/20th century Middle East politics; Arab regimes, Islam and politics in Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Palestinian Territories. Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, relationship between Hizbollah/Syria/Iran.
Prof. Mark Brawley Dept. of Political Science Sectoral conflict, balance of power, international peace and security, elements of war, larger geopolitical implications of a regional escalation in the Middle East.
Prof. Thomas Naylor Dept. of Economics Economics/organizational structure and behaviour of Middle East terrorist groups. Author of soon-to-be-released 3The Satanic Purses2 Money, Myth and Misinformation in the War on Terror.
Prof. Michael Brecher Dept. of Political Science Arab-Israeli conflicts and peace processes, theory of crisis, conflict and war, protracted conflicts/enduring rivalries, foreign policy and decision-making, international systems. In the Middle East and reachable by email until July 22