EDUCATION Old Dominion University—Norfolk, VA
- Ph.D., International Studies (2001, Magna cum Laude).
- Dissertation Title: “The Impact of Muslim Communities on Society and Governance in Western Europe.”
- M.A., International Studies (1998, Magna cum Laude).
- GPA: 3.8.
University of Virginia—Charlottesville, VA
- B.A., History (1989).
LANGUAGES
French
- Advanced reading, writing and verbal skills (three years of college coursework).
German
- Intermediate reading, writing and verbal skills (one year of college coursework; extensive travel/interaction in Germany).
CERTIFICATE
History of Strategy and Policy
- Completed U.S. Naval War College-sanctioned program focusing on theoretical and practical applications of the admixture of strategy and policy in the conduct of past and contemporary warfare (January 1997-December 1998).
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Publications
- “Identifying and Confronting the ‘Axis of Evil’: A Critical Retrospective,” in Jack Covarubbias, Tom Lansford and Robert R. Watson, eds., America’s War on Terror: A Reader, 2nd edition (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, forthcoming in 2009).
- “The Centrality of Egypt to the Future of the Greater Middle East,” with B.J. Jordan, in Jack Covarrubias and Tom Lansford, eds., Strategic Interests in the Middle East (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2007).
- Book Review of David M. Abshire’s Saving the Reagan Presidency (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2005), White House Studies (Spring 2007).
- “Denying Terrorists Sanctuary through the use of Civil Military Operations,” with Robert Redding, in James Forest, ed., Countering Terrorism in the 21st Century (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007).
- “Iraq in the 21st Century,” with Jeff Stephens, in James Forest, ed., Countering Terrorism in the 21st Century (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007).
- Entries on Mid-Atlantic and Chesapeake Colonies, Election and Legislative System for Marshall Cavendish Publishing’s Exploring American History encyclopedia series (2007).
- Entries on Florence, German towns, the Medici and the Visconti for Marshall Cavendish Publishing’s Renaissance and Reformation encyclopedia series (2007).
- To Protect and Defend: US Homeland Security Policy, with Tom Lansford and Jack Covarrubias (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2006).
- “Personal Diplomacy and US Policy Toward Iraq,” in John Davis, ed., Presidential Policies and the Road to the Second Iraq War (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2006).
- “From Rollback to Preemption: A Comparison of the Reagan and Bush Doctrines,” in Allan W. Eickelmann, Tom Lansford and Eric Nelson, eds., Justice and Violence: Political Violence, Pacifism and Cultural Transformation (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2005).
- Book Review of Tom Lansford’s A Bitter Harvest: US Foreign Policy and Afghanistan (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2003), The Social Science Journal (Spring 2005).
- Book Review of John Lewis Gaddis’ The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002), Politics and Ethics Review (Spring 2005).
- US Foreign Policy and the Persian Gulf: Safeguarding American Interests Through Selective Multilateralism (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2005).
- “Strict gun control laws are needed,” con viewpoint, in Robert P. Watson, ed., Debating the Issues: American Government & Politics (New York: Longman Publishers, 2005).
- “The mass media has a liberal bias,” pro viewpoint, in Robert P. Watson, ed., Debating the Issues: American Government & Politics (New York: Longman Publishers, 2005).
- “French Security Agenda in the Post-9/11 World,” in Tom Lansford and Blagovest Tashev, eds., Old Europe, New Europe and the US: Renegotiating Transatlantic Security in the Post-9/11 Era (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2005).
- Strategic Preemption: US Foreign Policy and the Second Iraq War, co-authored with Tom Lansford (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2004).
- Islam in Europe: Integration or Marginalization? (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2004).
- “Are Preemptive strikes an effective way of combating potential terrorist attacks?,” pro viewpoint analysis, in Tom Lansford and Robert P. Watson, eds., Targeting Terrorism (Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2003).
- “Are Preemptive strikes an effective way of combating potential terrorist attacks?,” con viewpoint analysis, in Tom Lansford and Robert P. Watson, eds., Targeting Terrorism (Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 2003).
- “Why Identify and Confront the ‘Axis of Evil’," in Patrick Hayden, Tom Lansford and Robert P. Watson, eds. America’s War on Terror (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2003).
- “National Security Policy and the Strong Executive: The French and American Presidencies and the War on Terror,” co-authored with Tom Lansford, American Diplomacy (June 2003).
- Book Review of Tom Lansford’s All for One: Terrorism, NATO and the United States (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2002), White House Studies (Spring 2003).
- “Reconstruction, Reconciliation and the Primacy of Geopolitical Pragmatism in the Prosecution of Nazi War Criminals, 1945-1949,” in Tandy McConnell, ed., History in Dispute: The Holocaust (Farmington Hills, MI: St. James Press, 2002).
- “Why Cooperate? Motives of the World War II Judenräte,” in Tandy McConnell, ed., History in Dispute: The Holocaust (Farmington Hills, MI: St. James Press, 2002).
- “Muslims in Western Europe: Bridging the Gap between Integration and Marginalization,” Review Essay, International Journal of Politics and Ethics (Spring 2002).
Editorial Writing
- Responsible for contribution of periodic op-ed pieces to the Hattiesburg American.
Work in Progress
- Ashgate Research Companion to US Foreign Policy (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, forthcoming in 2009).
Publication Consulting
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Ideas, Interests and Strategies of Regional Powers for Ashgate Publishing Limited (March 2009)
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Broken Government: American Foreign Policy in Crisis for Ashgate Publishing Limited (April 2008).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Great Powers and Regional Orders for Ashgate Publishing Limited (November 2007)
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Terrorism and Societies for Ashgate Publishing Limited (June 2007).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of “Us” vs. “Them”: Jihadi Terrorism and the Radicalization Challenge in Europe for Ashgate Publishing Limited (January 2007).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Old Europe, New Security: Evolution for a Complex World for Ashgate Publishing Limited (August 2005).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Rules of War: Procedural Choice in the US House of Representatives for Ashgate Publishing Limited (December 2004).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of In War We Trust: The Ethical and Moral Consequences of the Bush Doctrine for Ashgate Publishing Limited (October 2004).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Euro-Islam and Islam in the European Union: Present Conditions and Future Prospects, edited volume by Aziz al-Azmeh and Effie Fokas for Ashgate Publishing Limited (August 2004).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of European Muslims and the Secular State, edited volume by The Network of Comparative Research on Islam and Muslims in Europe for Ashgate Publishing Limited (June 2004).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Jan-Erik Lane and Hamadi Redissi’s Religion and Politics in the Muslim Civilization for Ashgate Publishing Limited (June 2003).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Tom Lansford’s A Bitter Harvest: US Foreign Policy and Afghanistan for Ashgate Publishing Limited (May 2003).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Obstacles to Market Economy and Democratic Development in the Gulf, edited volume by Daniel Heradstveit and Helga Hveem for Ashgate Publishing Limited (March 2003).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of Vaughn Shannon’s Balancing Act: US Foreign Policy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict for Ashgate Publishing Limited (December 2002).
- Conducted pre-publication external review of proposed book entitled Islam and the Arab Societies: A Neo-Weberian Interpretation for Ashgate Publishing Limited (June 2002).
Associate Editor
Serving as an associate editor for Global Horizons, a journal of global policy and development produced by the International Development Ph. D. Program at The University of Southern Mississippi (October 2007-Present). |
