Professor Emeritus, International Relations and Political Science
Ph.D. York University, Canada
M.A. San Diego State University, USA
B.A. San Diego State University, USA
Office: Emeriti Office Space听
Phone: +41 91 985 22 69
Email:听mmottale@fus.edu
Morris Mottale's main teaching and research interests are in international relations, comparative politics, Middle Eastern politics, international political economy, strategic studies, energy, and mass communication. He has taught in the United States, Canada and England, and has been a research scholar at universities in North America, Europe and the Middle East, including the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Publications include several articles and reviews on international and Middle Eastern politics, and several monographs and books.
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Publications:
"The End of History and the Clash of Civilizations Revisited", Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs, April 2013.
"China or the US: The Future of Africa", Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 12.
"Excavating Deep Links between History, Archaeology & Politics", Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11.
"Rio 2016: The City of Many Firsts", Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9.
"National Images, Soft Power and Mass Media", Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 6.
"The Future of France after May 2012," Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 44-45.
"Putin and the Future of Russia", Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 60-61.
"Cyprus: Confronting the New Configuration of Power in the Middle East", Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4.
"What Nelson Mandela Means to Africa", Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4.
"The Rise of China in the World", Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3.
鈥淧olitics in Post-Revolution Iran鈥, Middle East Focus, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 17-21.
鈥淭he Other War鈥, Middle East Focus, Vol. 5. No. 6, pp. 12-17.
鈥淭he Politics of Transcendence: Some Notes on Khomeini`s Totalitarianism鈥, Archives of North American Society for Social Philosophy.
鈥淐entral Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East: A Perspective on the 1990`s鈥. Paper written in the summer of 1993 for the Foundation for Middle East Studies, Toronto, Canada.
Book Reviews:
Reviewed听: Perceptions, Policy, and Practice, Democracy and Security, Andrew M. Dorman and Joyce P. Kaufman (Eds.):听 8:1, 90-93 .
"What Does Iran Want?" Diplomatist Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 32-33.
"Remaking Nations: Image Building in an International Setting", Khalij Times, July 04, 2011.
Reviewed two books for The Canadian Journal of Political Science, December/Winter issue: Beverly Milton-Edwards, Islam and Politics in the Contemporary World, Polity Press, London 2004; The Search for Arab Democracy, Columbia University Press, N.Y., 2004.
Books:
鈥淚ran: The Legacy of the Islamic Revolution鈥, University Press of America, Lanham, Maryland. 2011.
"The Origins of the Gulf Wars", University Press of America, Lanham, Maryland, 2001.
"Iran: The Political Sociology of the Islamic Revolution", University Press of America, Lanham, Maryland, 1995.
鈥淭he Arms Buildup in the Persian Gulf鈥 University Press of America, Lanham, Maryland,1986.
Others:
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