Experience
- Former Chair of the Department of Public Administration at the University of Qatar (2002-2004)
- Previously served as a professor of political science at numerous universities in the US and abroad, including the University of Tennessee, Ohio State University, and the University of Baghdad
- Written numerous articles and book reviews on topics such as Iraq, the Gulf, Saddam Hussein, and Arab media for such publications as The Middle East Journal, Middle East Insight, Middle East Policy, Encyclopedia Britannica, and Britannica Book of the Year
- Author of numerous books, including The Baghdad Railway (1967), Principles of Political Science(1966), and International Cooperation and Organization in the Nineteenth Century (1964)
Education
- Diploma, The Hague Academy of International Law, 1970
- PhD, University of Montpellier (France), 1962
- MA, University of Montpellier (France), 1961
- BA, University of Baghdad, 1957