Stephen Zunes
Organization:
Foreign Policy in Focus
Position:
Senior Analyst
Areas of Expertise:
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: US policy, peace process, arms control, human rights and international law, Palestinian perceptions and views of the Israeli peace movement, Palestinian Christian community, the roots of the extremist Islamic groups, domestic roots of U.S. policy as based on strategic concerns, good overview of the history of the conflict and, in particular, a history of the peace process and the U.S. role; U.S. policy towards practically anywhere in the Middle East as well as Islamic movements, military/strategic issues, terrorism and human rights. In terms of countries, I could talk about the Gulf (including Iran, Iraq and the Arab sheikdoms), Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and Western Sahara. In considering the war on terror: Yemen, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Somalia.
Personal Website:
Notable Publications/Publishers:
Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism (Fall 2002) See http://63.134.234.51/linkstorecentpublications.html for his complete articles list
Stephen Zunes (CA): Senior Policy Analyst, Foreign Policy in Focus Project; wrote “Has the Election Been Stolen in Iran?” (6/13/09), and “Iran’s Stolen Election Has Sparked an Uprising – What Should the U.S. Do?” (6/15/09); Iran/U.S. relations, Iran stolen election dream come true for American neo-conservatives
