Chris Toensing
Organization:
The Middle East Research and Information
Position:
Executive Director
Areas of Expertise:
Israeli-Palestinian conflict; US policy in Middle East; Iraq: history of weapons inspections, what past inspectors have said, US policy toward Iraq, removal of Saddam Hussein and what a post-Saddam future would be like, how Iraq fits in with the calculations of its neighbors, UN sanctions on Iraq/no-fly zones; how US policy is being received in the Arab world; Arab public opinion; Arab media; US military aid to Middle East/Persian Gulf; Egypt; NOT good on Central Asia
Personal Website:
Notable Publications/Publishers:
Report of the Task Force for a Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq (June 2008), Iraq 2012(Caterwaul Quarterly, Vol. 1 Issue 1, Summer 2008)
Chris Toensing (DC): Executive Director, Middle East Research and Information Project; Editor, Middle East Report; history and current status of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian politics and Hamas, sanctions against Palestinians in Gaza and the political impact, pressure from the European Union and UN to resolve the conflict
