<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><b><font size="5">USAK Roundtable Meeting Announcement</font><br><font size="4">Security in the Middle East: Global and/or Regional Considerations</font></b><br>
<br><font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Georgia"><b>Speaker:</b> Dr. Fariborz "Fred" Mokhtari <br>
Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, DC.<br><br><b>Date:</b> Wednesday / 26 May 2010<br><br><b>Time:</b> 15.00 - 16.30<br><br><b>Place:</b> International Strategic Research Organization - (USAK) / ANKARA<br>
<br><br><br>Dear Sir / Madam,<br><br>The USAK is delighted to invite you to a roundtable meeting on <b>"Security in the Middle East: Global and/or Regional Considerations"</b> with the participation of Dr. Fariborz "Fred" Mokhtari. The event will take place at USAK on 26 May 2010. <br>
<br>We hope you will be able to attend this special event. <br><br>Sincerely, <br><br>International Strategic Research Organization / USAK<br><br>Middle Eastern and African Studies Centre <br><br><b>RSVP:</b> <a href="mailto:merkez.usak@gmail.com" target="_blank">merkez.usak@gmail.com</a><br>
<br><b>Tel:</b> 0090 312 212 2886 <br><br></font><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Georgia","serif";" lang="EN-US">Address:
Mebusevleri Mah. Ayten Sok. No:21 Tandoğan/Ankara</span>
<br><font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Georgia"><br>Biography: Dr. Fariborz (Fred) Mokhtari has been a member of the faculty at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, since August of 2002. He had previously taught Political Science at Norwich University in Vermont for nearly twenty years, where he also served as department chairman, director of military graduate studies, and special assistant to the President of the University. His professional experiences include journalism, business management, electoral campaigns, and education of international military officers and civilian professionals. He lived and worked in Tehran, Iran in 1973-79 where he wrote for the Kayhan Group of Newspapers, contributed to an electoral campaign as a consultant and to the prime minister's office as a press advisor. <br>
<br>Dr. Mokhtari's fields of specialization include Comparative Politics, Political Philosophy, Public Policy Administration, and Economics. His interests include political economy of development, international security and diplomacy, as well as issues relating to the Middle East and the South China Sea region. <br>
<br><b>Education<br></b><br>* Ph.D., Political Science, University of Delaware<br>* M.A., International Relations, University of Delaware<br>* B.A., Political Science, University of Delaware<br><br><br><br><b>Areas of Interest<br>
</b><br>* Political Economy<br>* Public Policy Administration<br>* International Security<br>* Comparative Politics</font><br>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Serpil Açıkalın<br>Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu <br>International Strategic Research Organization<br>Mebusevleri Mah. Ayten Sok. No:21 Tandoğan / Ankara <br>Tel: 0312 212 28 86 <br>
Faks: 0312 212 25 84<br>