Dr. Steve A. Yetiv
Appointments
Old Dominion University, 1993-1998, Assistant Professor of Political Science
1999-, Associate Professor of Political Science 2004-, Professor of Political Science
2010-, University Professor of Political Science
Acting Director, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies Program, 1994-95 (oversaw substantial program growth)
Associate Director, Graduate Program in International Studies, 1996-2000
Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1990-93
Harvard University, Center for International Affairs, Research Associate, 1992-93
Harvard University, Teaching Fellow in the Core Program, College of Arts and Letters as well as in the Department of Government. Worked for Professor Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Education
Kent State University, PhD (December 1990), Political Science
The University of Akron, MA (May 1987), Political Science
The University of Akron, BA (May 1985), Political Science
Harvard University, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Fall 1990-Spring 1993)
Books Published/Forthcoming
The Petroleum Triangle: Global Oil, Globalization, and Transnational Terrorism (Completed and forthcoming: Cornell University Press, 2011)
The Absence of Grand Strategy: U. S. Foreign Policy Toward the Persian Gulf (1972-2005) (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008) externally refereed
[Foreign Policy Association, Editor's Pick, 2010]
Crude Awakenings: Global Oil Security and American Foreign Policy
(Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2004) externally refereed
[Choice Award Winner for Outstanding Academic Book, 2005]
[ Paperback Edition. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010]
Explaining Foreign Policy: U.S. Decision-Making and the Persian Gulf War
(Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004) externally refereed
[Explaining Foreign Policy, 2nd Edition, 2011. Includes newly declassified documents through the author's 1997 Freedom of Information requests; new preface; new chapter on U.S. Decision Making in the 2003 Iraq war case]
The Persian Gulf Crisis (Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1997) invited and refereed
[Choice Award Winner for Outstanding Academic Book, 1998]
America and the Persian Gulf: The Third Party Dimension in World Politics
(Westport, Conn: Praeger, 1995) externally refereed
Solo-Authored, Published Articles
History, International Relations, and Integrated Approaches: Thinking About
Greater Interdisciplinarity, International Studies Perspectives (2011) 12, 94-118. externally refereed. (Symposium on international studies, including a former VP and former President of the International Studies Association).
The Travails of Balance of Power Theory: America and the Middle East, Security Studies
15 (Winter 2006), 70-105; externally refereed
Why Strategic Global Oil Stocks Matter, Energy (Fall 2005); invited
Groupthink and the Gulf Crisis, The British Journal of Political Science 33 ( July 2003), 419-442; externally refereed
Kuwait's Democratic Experiment in Its Broader International Context, The Middle East Journal 56 (Spring 2002), 257-71; externally refereed
Testing the Government Politics Model: U. S. Decision Making in the 1990-91 Persian Gulf Crisis, Security Studies 11 (Winter 2001/2002), 50-84; externally refereed
The Evolving Persian Gulf (1979-1997): A Comparative Analysis, Defense Analysis 15 (August 1999), 147-166; externally refereed
Kuwait, Eight Years Later, Current History 98 (February 1999); invited
The Evolution of US-Russian Rivalry and Cooperation in the Persian Gulf, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 21 (Spring 1998), 13-30; externally refereed
Peace, Interdependence, and the Middle East, Political Science Quarterly Vol. 112, No. 1 (Spring 1997), 29-49; externally refereed
Global Relations in Southwest Asia: From Desert Storm into the 21st Century, European Security, Vol. 6 (Spring 1997), 1-17; externally refereed
The Middle East in World Politics, The Journal of Conflict Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring 1995), 60-73; externally refereed
The Outcomes of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm: Some Antecedent Causes, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 107, No. 2 (Summer 1992), 195-212; externally refereed
The Transatlantic Dimension of Persian Gulf Security, Naval War College Review, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Autumn 1991), 45-58; externally refereed
How the Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan Improved the U.S. Strategic Position in the Persian Gulf, Asian Affairs: An American Review, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Summer 1990), 62-81; externally refereed
The Persian Gulf: A Bivariable Analysis, Defense Analysis, Vol. 6, No. 3 (September 1990), 289-298; externally refereed
Planning for U.S. Interests in the Persian Gulf, Strategic Review, (Fall 1990); invited
Co-Authored Articles with ODU Graduate Students
Steve A. Yetiv and Eric Fowler, The Challenges of Reducing Global Oil Dependence, (forthcoming, summer 2011) Political Science Quarterly; externally refereed
Kimberly Van Dyke and Steve A. Yetiv, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: The Nuclear Nexus, (forthcoming, Fall 2011), Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies; externally refereed.
Alaina Chambers and Steve A. Yetiv, The Great Green Fleet: Alternative Energies and the US Navy), Naval War College Review 64 (Summer, 2011), 61-77. internally refereed.
Mani Parsi and Steve A. Yetiv, Explaining Iran's Quest for Nuclear Capability: Value versus Economic Asymmetry (Summer 2008), Contemporary Security Policy; externally refereed
Steve A. Yetiv and Lowell Feld, America's Oil Market Power, World Policy Journal (Fall 2007); internal review
Hilde Haaland Kramer and Steve A. Yetiv, How The United Nations Security Council Responded to Transnational Terrorism: A Before/After Comparison, Political Science Quarterly (Fall 2007); externally refereed
Steve A. Yetiv and Chunlong Lu, China, Global Energy, and the Middle East, The Middle East Journal (Spring 2007); externally refereed
Evan Campbell and Steve A. Yetiv, Dimensions of Saudi Arabia's Security, in Tom Lansford and Jack Covarrubias, eds., The Middle East in World Politics (London: Ashgate, 2007); invited
Steve A. Yetiv and Andrew Townsend, Dealing with Global Oil Supply Disruptions, The Wilberforce Quarterly (Spring 2007); invited
Steve A. Yetiv and Michael Dziubinski National Security and Budgeting, in Patrick Hayden et al., eds., America's War on Terror (London: Ashgate, 2003); invited
Anouar Boukhars and Steve A. Yetiv, 9/11 and the Growing Euro-American Chasm over the Middle East, European Security 12 (Spring 2003), 64-81; externally refereed
Eric Miller and Steve A. Yetiv, The New World Order in Theory and Practice: The Bush Administration's World View, Presidential Studies Quarterly 31 (March 2001), 56-68; externally refereed
Steve A. Yetiv and Tom Lansford, The Third World in the 1990s: Moscow and Washington in Southwest Asia in an Era of Increasing Interconnectedness, Journal of Conflict Studies (Spring 1998); externally refereed
Steve A. Yetiv and Tom Lansford, Euro-American Rivalry and Security in the Persian Gulf, Defense Analysis 13 (Spring 1997), 103-117; externally refereed
Chapters Published Et Cetera
"The Decision to Invade Iraq," in David Lesch. Ed, The Middle East and the United States: A Historical and Political Reassessment (Boulder, Colo: Westview, 5th edition, 2011). Invited.
"The Politics of Oil," Oxford Bibliography Online (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), 10,000 word entry. Invited and refereed
Global Energy and the Middle East: The Race Between Oil Alternatives and Oil Dependence, ed., David Sorenson, Interpreting The Middle East (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2010), 383-405. invited
Comparing Rhetoric and Action: Budgeting and National Priorities (with Michael Dziubinski), in Patrick Hayden et al., eds., America's War on Terror (2nd edition) (London: Ashgate, 2010); invited
"The Iraq War of 2003," in Russell Bova, ed., Readings on How the World Works (Pearson, 2009) (Drawn from Explaining Foreign Policy)
The American Invasion of Iraq in 2003: Domestic and International Causes, in David W. Lesch, ed., The Middle East and the United States (4th edition), (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2007); invited
The Evolution of the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries: Cartel Power and Challenges, in David Lesch, ed., History in Dispute: The Middle East Since 1948 (2003); invited
Explaining the September 11 Terrorist Attacks, in David Lesch, ed., History in Dispute (2003); invited
The Agent-Structure Question in Theory: President Bush's Role During the Persian Gulf Crisis, in Meena Bose and Rosanna Perotti, eds., From Cold War to New World Order: The Foreign Policy of George H.W. Bush (Westport: Greenwood Press, 2002); invited
Exploring Change in World Politics: The Case of the Middle East, International Politics, Vol. 34 (September 1997), 337-351. (Review Essay); invited
The Outcomes of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, in Demetrios Caraley and Cerentha Harris, eds. (including contributions by Joseph Nye, Robert Jervis, Samuel Huntington, and Seymour Martin Lipset), New World Politics: Power, Ethnicity, and Democracy (New York: The Academy of Political Science, 1993), 111-128; invited
Conference Papers/Panels
Globalization, Network Theory, and Butterfly Effects, International Studies Association Meeting (February 2009, New York: paper co-written with David Earnest, presented by Earnest).
Globalization and State Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack, International Studies Association Meeting (March 2008, San Francisco: paper co-written with Steve Carmel and David Earnest, presented by Earnest and Carmel).
Interdependence and Statecraft: New Forces, New Realities, 2nd Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Security, (Istanbul, Turkey: June 14-16, 2007).
Panel Chair, Globalization in Modern World Politics, 2nd Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Security, (Istanbul, Turkey: June 14-16, 2007).
Discussant, Joint Operational Environment Conference (Suffolk, VA; Joint Forces Command, June 26-28). Commented on all panels in a seminar setting. Invited by JFCOM.
China, Global Energy and the Middle East, International Studies Association (ISA) conference (San Diego, CA: March 22-25, 2006)
Exploring Neorealist theory: The International Relations of the Middle East, Southern Political Science Association Conference (Savannah, Georgia, November 6-8, 2002)
Testing and Developing the Government Politics Model, Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association (San Francisco, CA: August 31, 2001)
The Impact of Interdependence and Interconnectedness on the State: Shifting Gears in the Study of Global Outcomes, (ISA) conference (Washington, DC: February 1999)
Economic Sanctions: The Case of Iraq, Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting (March 26-27, 1999, Radford University); invited
President Bush's Domestic and Global Role in the 1991 Gulf Crisis, Hofstra Conference on the Bush Presidency (Hempstead, NY: April 17, 1997); invited
Balance of Power Theory as the Exception Rather Than the Rule: US Foreign Policy Toward the Persian Gulf (1970-1995), Middle East Studies Association Conference (Providence, RI, November 22-24, 1996)
Developing and Testing Theoretical Notions About Political Change, 36th Meeting of the ISA (April 1996: San Diego)
Comparative Methods for Regional Analysis, Black Sea Conference (Varna Bulgaria, May 10, 1996)
Power Dynamics in World Politics: Implications for Theory and Cooperation, 36th Annual Convention of the ISA (February 21-25, 1995)
The Power of Peace for Israel, 35th Annual Meeting of the ISA (April 1994: Washington, D.C.)
War and Change: The Evolution of Persian Gulf Politics (1978-92), Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (September 1992: Chicago, IL)
The Threat-Intent Theory of Power Outcomes in World Politics, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (August 29-September 1, 1991: Washington, D.C.)
How the Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan Improved the U.S. Strategic Position in the Persian Gulf, 31st Annual Meeting of the ISA (April 1990: Washington, D.C.)
Analyzing the Impact of the Iran-Iraq War: The Practice, Outcome, and Theory of Foreign Policy, 1989 Midwest Conference of the ISA (November 1989: Madison, WI)
The Evolution of Israeli-Palestinian Relations, 49th Annual Conference of the Ohio Association of Political Scientists and Economists (OAPSE) (October 1989: Youngstown, OH)
The Bivariable Method of Analysis, 49th Annual Conference of the OAPSE (October 1989: Youngstown, OH)
Various Funded Projects; Proposals in Submission; Contracts
Global Trends and American National Security (Contract: Science Application International Corporation, October 2009-September 2010)
Grant: Economic Globalization and State Vulnerability ( with ODU professor David Earnest). For submission to the US Department of Defense-$300, 000)
Interdependence and American Vulnerability (Contract, with colleague), US Department of Defense
Grant: Strategic and Economic Dimensions on the Black Sea in the Post-Soviet Era, International Research and Exchanges Board (Washington D.C., 1997; with Philip Gillette, $25,000)
Developing the International Studies Curriculum (Faculty Development Grant, Old Dominion University, Spring 1996, for developing the core course of the graduate track on interdependence)
Peace Pipelines: Making Cooperation Work in the Modern Middle East (Summer Research Grant, Old Dominion University, Summer 1997)
Completed Dissertations as Director
1. Eric Miller, Subject: Balancing Theory and the former Soviet Union. Defended in April 2002.
Employment: US Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency
2. Allison Greene, Subject: The Effect of the Globalization on Diplomacy. Defended in April 2003.
Employment: US Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency, Cultural Programs
3. Jim Radford, Subject: The Influence of Technology on Sovereignty in Theory and Practice. Defended in October 2005.
Employment: Assistant professor (non-tenure track), Radford University
4. Nurettin Altundeger, Subject: Cooperation Problems: The Case of Central Asian Oil Development. Defended, March 2007.
Employment: Assistant Producer, Turkish International Television
5. Azza el-Sharabassy, Subject: Oil Prices, Remittances, and the Middle East: An Econometric Approach. Defended: February 2008.
Employment: Offer made to be Assistant Professor, College of Management at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt
Teaching Experience
Old Dominion University
Undergraduate courses taught: Introduction to international relations; American foreign policy; U.S. national security; Middle East Politics
MA and doctoral level courses taught: International relations theory; Transnationalism and Interdependence; Energy and Security; International Relations of the Middle East
Harvard University, 1991-92
Teaching Fellow.
International conflicts in the modern world (Fall 1991 & Fall 1992)
Introduction to comparative government (Spring 1992)
Other Teaching Areas of Interest: theories of foreign policy; decision making; international security; globalization
Main Teaching Honors/Distinctions
University Professor Designation, Old Dominion University, 2010-
Shining Star Award (2010) from the ODU Division of Student Affairs, "For Helping Students Succeed in and Outside of the Classroom Setting"
University Finalist from Old Dominion University, for the 1998-1999 and the 2008-2009 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards from the Virginia State Council of Higher Education
Robert L. Stern Award in Recognition of Excellence in Teaching, College of Arts and Letters, 2007, ODU
Harvard University, Certificate(s) of Excellence in Teaching from the Derek Bok Learning Center at Harvard, Fall 1991 & Fall 1992 (awarded to 10-15% of teaching fellows, based on quantitative student evaluations)
Main Research Honors/Distinctions
Charles and Elizabeth Burgess Award for Excellence in Research, College of Arts & Letters, (2009-2010), ODU
Two-Time Nominee, College of Arts & Letters, University Research Award (2008- 2010), ODU
Choice Outstanding Book Award for Crude Awakenings: Global Oil Security and American Foreign Policy (2005 Award)
Virginia Social Science Association, Scholar Award (1999): two were awarded state-wide
Choice Outstanding Book Award for The Persian Gulf Crisis (1998 Award)
Brief Biographical Statement and CV
Steve A. Yetiv
Steve A. Yetiv is a university professor of political science. He came to Old Dominion University in 1993 after three years as a post-doctoral research and teaching fellow at Harvard University. As an award-winning author, he has published many books and articles that deal with foreign policy and energy, including the forthcoming book entitled: The Petroleum Triangle: Global Oil, Globalization, and Transnational Terrorism (Cornell University Press, 2011).
Dr. Yetiv has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense; the U.S. Department of State; the U.S. General Accounting Office and to CNN International. He received the U.S. Secretary's Open Forum Distinguished Public Service Award from the U.S. State Department in 1996 for his "contributions to national and international affairs." The Virginia Social Science Association gave him its Scholar Award in 1999. He won awards for excellence in teaching at Harvard University and at ODU, and is the recipient of the College's award for excellence in research as well.
Dr. Yetiv has appeared in numerous national and global media outlets, including CNN, CNBC and C-SPAN, and is regularly interviewed by the national media. He has published over 225 editorial pieces in papers including the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor and the International Herald Tribune.
Appointments
Old Dominion University, 1993-1998, Assistant Professor of Political Science
1999-, Associate Professor of Political Science 2004-, Professor of Political Science
2010-, University Professor of Political Science
Acting Director, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies Program, 1994-95 (oversaw substantial program growth)
Associate Director, Graduate Program in International Studies, 1996-2000
Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1990-93
Harvard University, Center for International Affairs, Research Associate, 1992-93
Harvard University, Teaching Fellow in the Core Program, College of Arts and Letters as well as in the Department of Government. Worked for Professor Joseph S. Nye Jr
Education
Kent State University, PhD (December 1990), Political Science
The University of Akron, MA (May 1987), Political Science
The University of Akron, BA (May 1985), Political Science
Harvard University, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Fall 1990-Spring 1993)
Books Published
The Absence of Grand Strategy: U. S. Foreign Policy Toward the Persian Gulf (1972-2005) (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008) externally refereed
Crude Awakenings: Global Oil Security and American Foreign Policy
(Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2004) externally refereed
**Choice Award Winner for Outstanding Academic Book, 2005
** Paperback Edition (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010)
Explaining Foreign Policy: U.S. Decision-Making and the Persian Gulf War
(Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004) externally refereed
The Persian Gulf Crisis (Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1997) invited and refereed
**Choice Award Winner for Outstanding Academic Book, 1998
America and the Persian Gulf: The Third Party Dimension in World Politics
(Westport, Conn: Praeger, 1995) externally refereed
Books Accepted and Forthcoming
Explaining Foreign Policy: U.S. Decision-Making and the Gulf Wars, 2nd Edition,
(Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, forthcoming, March 2011), (Completed and forthcoming: The 2nd edition involves newly declassified documents through the author's Freedom of Information requests; updated models; new chapters)
The Petroleum Triangle: Global Oil, Globalization, and Transnational Terrorism (Completed and forthcoming: Cornell University Press, 2011)
Solo-Authored, Published Articles
International Relations, History and Integrated Approaches: Thinking About Greater Interdisciplinarity in International Studiess, International Studies Perspectives (Forthcoming, March 2011). Invited but refereed as well.
The Travails of Balance of Power Theory: America and the Middle East, Security Studies
15 (Winter 2006), 70-105; externally refereed
Why Strategic Global Oil Stocks Matter, Energy (Fall 2005); invited
Groupthink and the Gulf Crisis, The British Journal of Political Science 33 ( July 2003), 419-442; externally refereed
Kuwait's Democratic Experiment in Its Broader International Context, The Middle East Journal 56 (Spring 2002), 257-71; externally refereed
Testing the Government Politics Model: U. S. Decision Making in the 1990-91 Persian Gulf Crisis, Security Studies 11 (Winter 2001/2002), 50-84; externally refereed
The Evolving Persian Gulf (1979-1997): A Comparative Analysis, Defense Analysis 15 (August 1999), 147-166; externally refereed
Kuwait, Eight Years Later, Current History 98 (February 1999); invited
The Evolution of US-Russian Rivalry and Cooperation in the Persian Gulf, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 21 (Spring 1998), 13-30; externally refereed
Peace, Interdependence, and the Middle East, Political Science Quarterly Vol. 112, No. 1 (Spring 1997), 29-49; externally refereed
Global Relations in Southwest Asia: From Desert Storm into the 21st Century, European Security, Vol. 6 (Spring 1997), 1-17; externally refereed
The Middle East in World Politics, The Journal of Conflict Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring 1995), 60-73; externally refereed
The Outcomes of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm: Some Antecedent Causes, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 107, No. 2 (Summer 1992), 195-212; externally refereed
The Transatlantic Dimension of Persian Gulf Security, Naval War College Review, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Autumn 1991), 45-58; externally refereed
How the Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan Improved the U.S. Strategic Position in the Persian Gulf, Asian Affairs: An American Review, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Summer 1990), 62-81; externally refereed
The Persian Gulf: A Bivariable Analysis, Defense Analysis, Vol. 6, No. 3 (September 1990), 289-298; externally refereed
Planning for U.S. Interests in the Persian Gulf, Strategic Review, (Fall 1990); invited
Co-Authored Works
Global Energy and the Global Commons: Quantifying the Challenge of Reducing Global Oil Dependence (with Eric Fowler) (forthcoming 2010 or 2011) Political Science Quarterly; externally refereed
Explaining Iran's Quest for Nuclear Capability: Value versus Economic Asymmetry (with Mani Parsi) (Summer 2008), Contemporary Security Policy; externally refereed
America's Oil Market Power, World Policy Journal (Fall 2007) (with Lowell Feld); internal review
How The United Nations Security Council Responded to Transnational Terrorism: A Before/After Comparison (with Hilde Haaland Kramer), Political Science Quarterly (Fall 2007); externally refereed
China, Global Energy, and the Middle East (with Chunlong Lu) The Middle East Journal (Spring 2007); externally refereed
Dimensions of Saudi Arabia's Security (with Evan Campbell), in Tom Lansford and Jack Covarrubias, eds., The Middle East in World Politics (London: Ashgate, 2007); invited
Dealing with Global Oil Supply Disruptions, The Wilberforce Quarterly (Spring 2007) (with Andrew Townsend); invited
National Security and Budgeting (with Michael Dziubinski), in Patrick Hayden et al., eds., America's War on Terror (London: Ashgate, 2003); invited
9/11 and the Growing Euro-American Chasm over the Middle East (with Anouar Boukhars), European Security 12 (Spring 2003), 64-81; externally refereed
The New World Order in Theory and Practice: The Bush Administration's World View (with Eric Miller), Presidential Studies Quarterly 31 (March 2001), 56-68; externally refereed
The Third World in the 1990s: Moscow and Washington in Southwest Asia in an Era of Increasing Interconnectedness (with Tom Lansford), Journal of Conflict Studies (Spring 1998); externally refereed
Euro-American Rivalry and Security in the Persian Gulf (with Tom Lansford), Defense Analysis 13 (Spring 1997), 103-117; externally refereed
Chapters Published Et Cetera
The Decision to Invade Iraq, in David Lesch. Ed, The Middle East and the United States: A Historical and Political Reassessment (Boulder, CO: Westview, 5th edition, forthcoming 2011). Invited.
"The Politics of Oil," Oxford Bibliographies Online (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), 10,000 word entry. invited
Global Energy and the Middle East: The Race Between Oil Alternatives and Oil Dependence, ed., David Sorenson, Interpreting The Middle East (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2010), 383-405. invited
Comparing Rhetoric and Action: Budgeting and National Priorities (with Michael Dziubinski), in Patrick Hayden et al., eds., America's War on Terror (2nd edition) (London: Ashgate, 2010); invited
"The Iraq War of 2003," in Russell Bova, ed., Readings on How the World Works (Pearson, 2009) (Drawn from Explaining Foreign Policy)
The American Invasion of Iraq in 2003: Domestic and International Causes, in David W. Lesch, ed., The Middle East and the United States (4th edition), (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2007; invited
The Evolution of the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries: Cartel Power and Challenges, in David Lesch, ed., History in Dispute: The Middle East Since 1948 (2003); invited
Explaining the September 11 Terrorist Attacks, in David Lesch, ed., History in Dispute (2003); invited
The Agent-Structure Question in Theory: President Bush's Role During the Persian Gulf Crisis, in Meena Bose and Rosanna Perotti, eds., From Cold War to New World Order: The Foreign Policy of George H.W. Bush (Westport: Greenwood Press, 2002); invited
Exploring Change in World Politics: The Case of the Middle East, International Politics, Vol. 34 (September 1997), 337-351. (Review Essay); invited
The Outcomes of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, in Demetrios Caraley and Cerentha Harris, eds. (including contributions by Joseph Nye, Robert Jervis, Samuel Huntington, and Seymour Martin Lipset), New World Politics: Power, Ethnicity, and Democracy (New York: The Academy of Political Science, 1993), 111-128; invited
Conference Papers/Panels
Globalization, Network Theory, and Butterfly Effects, International Studies Association Meeting (February 2009, New York: paper co-written with David Earnest, presented by Earnest).
Globalization and State Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack, International Studies Association Meeting (March 2008, San Francisco: paper co-written with Steve Carmel and David Earnest, presented by Earnest and Carmel).
Interdependence and Statecraft: New Forces, New Realities, 2nd Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Security, (Istanbul, Turkey: June 14-16, 2007).
Panel Chair, Globalization in Modern World Politics, 2nd Istanbul Conference on Democracy and Security, (Istanbul, Turkey: June 14-16, 2007).
Discussant, Joint Operational Environment Conference (Suffolk, VA; Joint Forces Command, June 26-28). Commented on all panels in a seminar setting. Invited by JFCOM.
China, Global Energy and the Middle East, International Studies Association (ISA) conference (San Diego, CA: March 22-25, 2006)
Exploring Neorealist theory: The International Relations of the Middle East, Southern Political Science Association Conference (Savannah, Georgia, November 6-8, 2002)
Testing and Developing the Government Politics Model, Annual Conference of the American Political Science Association (San Francisco, CA: August 31, 2001)
The Impact of Interdependence and Interconnectedness on the State: Shifting Gears in the Study of Global Outcomes, (ISA) conference (Washington, DC: February 1999)
Economic Sanctions: The Case of Iraq, Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting (March 26-27, 1999, Radford University); invited
President Bush's Domestic and Global Role in the 1991 Gulf Crisis, Hofstra Conference on the Bush Presidency (Hempstead, NY: April 17, 1997); invited
Balance of Power Theory as the Exception Rather Than the Rule: US Foreign Policy Toward the Persian Gulf (1970-1995), Middle East Studies Association Conference (Providence, RI, November 22-24, 1996)
Developing and Testing Theoretical Notions About Political Change, 36th Meeting of the ISA (April 1996: San Diego)
Comparative Methods for Regional Analysis, Black Sea Conference (Varna Bulgaria, May 10, 1996)
Power Dynamics in World Politics: Implications for Theory and Cooperation, 36th Annual Convention of the ISA (February 21-25, 1995)
The Power of Peace for Israel, 35th Annual Meeting of the ISA (April 1994: Washington, D.C.)
War and Change: The Evolution of Persian Gulf Politics (1978-92), Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (September 1992: Chicago, IL)
The Threat-Intent Theory of Power Outcomes in World Politics, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (August 29-September 1, 1991: Washington, D.C.)
How the Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan Improved the U.S. Strategic Position in the Persian Gulf, 31st Annual Meeting of the ISA (April 1990: Washington, D.C.)
Analyzing the Impact of the Iran-Iraq War: The Practice, Outcome, and Theory of Foreign Policy, 1989 Midwest Conference of the ISA (November 1989: Madison, WI)
The Evolution of Israeli-Palestinian Relations, 49th Annual Conference of the Ohio Association of Political Scientists and Economists (OAPSE) (October 1989: Youngstown, OH)
The Bivariable Method of Analysis, 49th Annual Conference of the OAPSE (October 1989: Youngstown, OH)
Various Funded Projects; Proposals in Submission; Contracts
Global Trends and American National Security (Contract: Science Application International Corporation, October 2009-September 2010)
Grant: Economic Globalization and State Vulnerability ( with ODU professor David Earnest). For submission to the US Department of Defense-$300, 000)
Interdependence and American Vulnerability (Contract, with colleague. General Dynamics), US Department of Defense
Grant: Strategic and Economic Dimensions on the Black Sea in the Post-Soviet Era, International Research and Exchanges Board (Washington D.C., 1997; with Philip Gillette, $25,000)
Developing the International Studies Curriculum (Faculty Development Grant, Old Dominion University, Spring 1996, for developing the core course of the graduate track on interdependence)
Peace Pipelines: Making Cooperation Work in the Modern Middle East (Summer Research Grant, Old Dominion University, Summer 1997)
Completed Dissertations as Director
1. Eric Miller, Subject: Balancing Theory and the former Soviet Union. Defended in April 2002.
Employment: US Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency
2. Allison Greene, Subject: The Effect of the Globalization on Diplomacy. Defended in April 2003.
Employment: US Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency, Cultural Programs
3. Jim Radford, Subject: The Influence of Technology on Sovereignty in Theory and Practice. Defended in October 2005.
Employment: Assistant professor (non-tenure track), Radford University
4. Nurettin Altundeger, Subject: Cooperation Problems: The Case of Central Asian Oil Development. Defended, March 2007.
Employment: Assistant Producer, Turkish International Television
5. Azza el-Sharabassy, Subject: Oil Prices, Remittances, and the Middle East: An Econometric Approach. Defended: February 2008.
Employment: Offer made to be Assistant Professor, College of Management at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt
Teaching Experience
Old Dominion University
Undergraduate courses taught: Introduction to international relations; American foreign policy; U.S. national security; Middle East Politics
MA and doctoral level courses taught: International relations theory; Transnationalism and Interdependence; Energy and Security; International Relations of the Middle East
Harvard University, 1991-92
Teaching Fellow.
International conflicts in the modern world (Fall 1991 & Fall 1992)
Introduction to comparative government (Spring 1992)
Other Teaching Areas of Interest: theories of foreign policy; international security; globalization; grand strategies of great powers
Main Teaching Honors/Distinctions
University Professor Designation, Old Dominion University, 2010-
Shining Star Award (2010) from the ODU Division of Student Affairs, "For Helping Students Succeed in and Outside of the Classroom Setting"
University Finalist from Old Dominion University, for the 1998-1999 and the 2008-2009 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards from the Virginia State Council of Higher Education
Robert L. Stern Award in Recognition of Excellence in Teaching, College of Arts and Letters, 2007, ODU
Harvard University, Certificate(s) of Excellence in Teaching from the Derek Bok Learning Center at Harvard, Fall 1991 & Fall 1992 (awarded to 10-15% of teaching fellows, based on quantitative student evaluations)
Main Research Honors/Distinctions
Charles and Elizabeth Burgess Award for Excellence in Research, College of Arts & Letters, (2009-2010), ODU
Nominee, College of Arts & Letters, University Research Award (2009- 2010), ODU
Choice Outstanding Book Award for Crude Awakenings: Global Oil Security and American Foreign Policy (2005 Award)
Virginia Social Science Association, Scholar Award (1999): two were awarded state-wide
Choice Outstanding Book Award for The Persian Gulf Crisis (1998 Award)
Main Service Honors/ Distinctions
National Level
Consultant to the US Department of State; US Department of Defense; General Accounting Office; and Strategic Applications International Corporation
Addressed the Secretary of State's Open Forum as a Distinguished Guest (at the State Department, October 25, 1996)
Recipient of The Secretary's Open Forum Distinguished Public Service Award (October 25, 1995), on behalf of the US State Department
Consultant to, and interviewed for, the CNN Special ("Back to Baghdad," February 25, 1996) This documentary won an Edward R. Murrow Overseas Press Club Award); and for CNN's special programming, "What's Behind Saddam's Calculations," (February 22, 23: 1998)
Invited Guest for a one-hour "Close Up Foundation" program on the US role in the Middle East (debating Ambassador Edward Peck) on C-Span (aired October 4, 5, and 7, 1995); also for a one-hour special on the UN, the US, and Iraq (with two State Department officials), on March 27, 28, 30: 1998)
Extensive media experience: CNN, CNBC, C-SPAN, National Public Radio, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, United Press International, and 200+ different commentary pieces, including USA Today, New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, Houston Chronicle, International Herald Tribune, Newsday and the Christian Science Monitor
External reviewer for myriad refereed journals and academic presses; and contributor of numerous book reviews as well
University Level
Chair, Department of Political Science Promotion and Tenure Committee (2006-)
ODU College of Arts and Letters, Senior Scholar lecture (November 3, 2010)
ODU College of Arts and Letters Representative to the University Promotion and Tenure Committee (2006-07)
ODU University Committee on research development and excellence (2008-2009)
Associate Director, Graduate Program in International Studies, 1996-2000
Acting Director, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies Program, 1994-95
