Expertise
Middle East security; terrorism
Background
Current Positions
Director of the Center for Peace and Security Studies and the Security Studies Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University (2003-present)
Past Positions
Staff Member, 9/11 Commission; Professional Staff Member, Joint 9/11 Inquiry, U.S. House and Senate Intelligence Committees (2001-2002); Policy Analyst and Director for Research, Center for Middle East Public Policy, The RAND Corporation (1997-2002); Political Analyst, U.S. Government (1990-1993)
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997; B.A., Amherst College, 1989