Middle East Conflict: Sources Available

December 7, 2007

Eyewitness in Lebanon

Carol Wise, associate professor of international relations in the USC College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, was teaching this summer in Beirut. She was evacuated to Cyprus this week and can comment on her experience. Contact her by e-mail: cwise@usc.edu.

Lebanon, Iraq, Arab-Israeli Conflict, and Middle East Politics

Laurie Brand, professor and director of the School of International Relations in the USC College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, is an expert in the politics of the Middle East. She can comment on Arab-Israeli relations, Lebanon, Palestinian affairs, inter-Arab politics, ethnic conflict in the Middle East and Islamic civilization. Contact her at (213) 740-3651. E-mail: brand@usc.edu.

Richard Dekmejian, professor of political science in the USC College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, is an expert on terrorism and Middle East politics. He can talk about the Arab-Israeli conflict, oil politics, religion, the effect of the war on the people and politics of the region. Contact him at (818) 438-4003. E-mail: dekmejia@usc.edu.

Iran and Nuclear Issues

Najmedin Meshkati, professor of civil and environmental and industrial and systems engineering in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, is an expert on nuclear safety. He can comment on Iran's nuclear developments and US-Iran relations. Contact him at (310) 291-9948. E-mail: meshkati@usc.edu.

Muhammad Sahimi, professor of petroleum and chemical engineering in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, can comment on the politics and economy of Iran and the nuclear dispute with the West. Contact him by e-mail: moe@usc.edu.