Murhaf Jouejati is a Syrian-born specialist on Middle East affairs, particularly Syrian politics and the Levant. He is currently a Professor of Middle East Studies at the National Defense University’s Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. Dr. Jouejati is also a Professorial Lecturer in Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University, as well as an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC.

Dr. Jouejati has over two decades of experience researching and working on the political, social and economic aspects of the Middle East. In 2004-2006, he served as the Director of the Middle East Studies Program and Visiting Professor at the George Washington University’s Elliott School for International Affairs. Dr. Jouejati was a resident scholar at the Middle East Institute and has taught at the George Washington University and American University.

Education
• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Utah
• M.A., Arab Area Studies, Georgetown University
• B.A., Business Administration, Lemania College, Switzerland

Areas of Interest
• Syrian Foreign Policy and Domestic Politics
• Comparative Politics of the Middle East
• International Relations of the Middle East
• Arab-Israeli Conflict
• Middle East Peace Process

Suggested Readings
• Hudson, M. (1977). Arab Politics: The Search For Legitimacy. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
• Seale, P. (1988). Asad: The Struggle for the Middle East. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• Smith, C.D. (2004). Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (5th ed.). Boston and New York: Bedford/St. Martin's Press.