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Dr. Murhaf Jouejati is a professor at the National Defense University’s Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies. He is also an adjunct professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University and the former director of the Middle East Studies Program at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Dr. Jouejati has previously served as a political advisor to the European Commission delegation in Syria. Additionally, he has worked as a consultant to Bureau of Arab States in New York with the UNDP and served as national program officer in Syria. He is also the former information officer at the U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce.
Education
B.S. at Lemania College; M.A. at Georgetown University; Ph.D. at University of Utah
Countries of Expertise
Lebanon, Syria
Issues of Expertise
Political Economy, Peace Process, Middle East Affairs, Economics, Development, Democratization, Culture and Society, Commerce and Investment, Arab-Israeli Relations, Regional Security
In his recent National Interest blog post entitled “Assad Will Have to Stay for Awhile,” Paul Pillar advises the Obama administration to ignore regional calls to help bring down the Assad regime, for three reasons: the resilience of the regime; the need to avoid fighting it and ISIS simultaneously; and the need to preserve stability in Syria. Pillar’s three reasons are flawed.
This Commentary first appeared as an op-ed on BitterLemons-International.org, October 22, 2009
Syria could not be more ecstatic at the row that has recently developed between Turkey and Israel. Turkey, once among Israel's staunchest allies, now sees eye-to-eye with Syria regarding the difficulties in dealing with Israel and Israel's abusive treatment of Palestinians.
