Kenneth M. Pollack (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

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Kenneth M. Pollack
Research Fellow
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
1828 L St., NW - Suite 1050
Washington, D.C. 20036

Phone:  (202) 452-0650
Fax:    (202) 223-5364
E-Mail:  KENP@Washingtoninstitute.org

Education: BA Yale 1988, PhD MIT 1996

Description of my Work:

I am a specialist on Arab military affairs and Persian Gulf Political and
Military Affairs.  

The countries on which I work are: Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, 
Egypt, Syria.

In addition, I work on the militaries of: Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia,
Egypt, Syria, Libya, Jordan, Israel.

Issues of particular interest include:
The Persian Gulf military balance, Persian Gulf stability, security of the oil
flow from the Persian Gulf, US military forces in the Persian Gulf, Iraqi
military capabilities, Iraqi military rebuilding, Iraqi military history, the
Persian Gulf War, the Iran-Iraq War, Iraqi domestic politics, Iranian
domestic politics, prospects for reform in Iran, Iranian military reform and
procurement, The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Saudi domestic
politics, Saudi succession issues, Saudi military procurement, Saudi
national security policy, US-Saudi military cooperation, Saudi economic
reform, Egyptian military capabilities, Egyptian non-conventional weapons,
Egyptian military reform and procurement, US-Egyptian military
cooperation, Egyptian foreign policy, Syrian military capabilities, Syrian
military procurement, Syrian domestic politics, Syrian foreign policy,
Jordanian military capabilities, Libyan military capabilities.