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Center for Middle East Development

Through conferences, task forces, publications and other programming, CMED explores key subjects for the region, including: Arab-Israeli issues, Gulf security, Mediterranean security, regional business and economics, technological cooperation, regional strategic cooperation, and democratic culture and media.

Director

Steven L. Spiegel, Professor, Political Science
Director, Center for Middle East Development

Staff

Michelle Chaldu, Center Administrator, Center for Middle East Development

Mani A. Jad, Assistant Director, Center for Middle East Development

Salome Mohajer, Special Projects Coordinator

Cody Saleh, Research and Social Media Coordinator

Amanda Sass, Research Assistant

Visiting Scholars

Yael Warshel, Visiting Scholar, Center for Middle East Development

David Andrew Weinberg, Non-Resident Scholar and Visiting Scholar Affiliate, Center for Middle East Development

Faculty Advisory Committee

Joel Aberbach, Professor, Political Science and Director, Center for American Politics

Asli Bali, Acting Professor of Law

Stuart Gabriel, Professor, Arden Realty Chair, Anderson School of Management
Director, Ziman Center for Real Estate

Michael Intriligator, Professor of Economics, Political Science and Public Policy

Randal Johnson, Distinguished Professor, Department of Spanish & Portuguese

Michael F. Lofchie, Professor and Chair, International Development Studies IDP

David Rapoport, UCLA Political Science and Editor of "Terrorism and Political Violence"

Arieh Saposnik, Director, UCLA Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies;
Gilbert Foundation Chair
Associate Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures

Elwin Svenson, Executive Director International Programs, Anderson Business School