Expertise
Middle East; Military and security affairs; Persian Gulf
Background
Past Positions
Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution; Director for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (2001-2002); Director for Persian Gulf Affairs, National Security Council (1999-2001); Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council (1995-1996); Senior Research Professor, National Defense University (1998-99, 2001); Iran-Iraq Military Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency (1988-1995)
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996; B.A., Yale University, 1988