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Iraq: The Surge, Latest Situation Reports and Congressional Reaction

A variety of University of Maryland experts are available to comment on the government reports looking at the situation in Iraq, the impact of the Surge and Congressional reaction.

Among those listed below, Maryland researchers John Steinbruner and Timothy Gulden argue that Iraq violence is best understood as localized, chaotic lawlessness not easily controlled by political negotiations. See related site: http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/sociss/release.cfm?ArticleID=1492

For UM expertise on various aspects of terrorism and international violence see these related sites:
http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/experts/hottopic.cfm?hotlist_id=128
http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/sociss/release.cfm?ArticleID=1491

See below for direct contact information to reach the experts, or call Neil Tickner in university communications: 301-405-4622; 301-257-0073 (after-hours).

The experts are listed alphabetically.


Number of experts found: 10

 
Timothy R. Gulden

Research Fellow

Ctr for Intl Security Studies at Maryland

Expertise Key Words:
Analysis of Iraq violence; analysis of various international security issues, including oversight of hazardous biological research, security implications climate change and civil violence.

Core expertise in economic and data analysis, especially mega-regions and the dynamics of globalization.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 405 4020

301 404 5747

tgulden@umd.edu

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Paul S. Herrnson

Director of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at University of Maryland and Professor

Government & Politics

Expertise Key Words:
Congressional and national politics; Campaign finance reform; Voting technology

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 4123

herrnson@umd.edu

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David R. Segal

Professor

Sociology

Expertise Key Words:
Military leadership, morale and performance; performance of U.S. peace-keeping forces; volunteer army vs. draft

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 6439

dsegal@umd.edu

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Ronald W. Walters

Professor Emeritus

Government & Politics

Expertise Key Words:
Supreme Court; Hurricane's Katrina and Rita; Civil Rights; National politics and elections, African American politics, urban politics, political leadership. Barack Obama.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1787

301-421-5919

rwalters@umd.edu

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Shibley Telhami

Professor, Sadat Chair

Government & Politics

Expertise Key Words:
Middle East foreign policy; Middle East politics; Arab-Israeli dispute; impact of Middle East media; psychology of peace

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 6734

stelhami@gvpt.umd.edu
sadat@gvpt.umd.edu

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John D. Steinbruner

Director, Center for International Security Studies at Maryland

School of Public Policy

Expertise Key Words:
Iraq violence:International security, arms control, nuclear weapons proliferation, managing bioterror risk, Russia, Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

E-mail(s)    

301-405-4578

202-244-9142

jsteinbr@umd.edu

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Karol E. Soltan

Associate Professor

Government & Politics

Expertise Key Words:
Iraqi constitution; constitutional issues in fragile and failing states; nation building; bargaining and game theory

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 4135

301 929 8328

ksoltan@gvpt.umd.edu

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Aaron W. Mannes

Faculty Research Assistant

Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

Expertise Key Words:
Terrorism, Middle East politics, Homeland Security, North Korea and its designation as a terror sponsoring nation

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 314 4427
301 314 6607

amannes@umd.edu
awmannes@comcast.net

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Steven Kull

Director

Program on International Policy Attitudes

Expertise Key Words:
U.S. and international public opinion; conducts international polling; leader in compiling and analyzing global public opinion data; expert in foreign policy issues

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

202 232 7500

skull@umd.edu
skull@pipa.org

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I .M. Destler

Professor

School of Public Policy

Expertise Key Words:
International security and U.S. foreign policy; homeland security agency reorganization; National Security Council; International trade.

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

Home phone    

Cell phone          

E-mail(s)    

301 405 6357
202-328-9000

703 759 0588

703.408.3447

mdestler@umd.edu

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