John Calabrese [email protected] [email protected]
American University The Middle East Institute Tel: (202) 895-4913 Tel: (202) 785-1141 ext. 208
EDUCATION
B.A., Government/English 1975 Georgetown University
Diploma [Distinction] 1987 The London School of Economics Compar./Int’l. Politics
Ph.D., International Relations 1991 The London School of Economics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1978-86 Secondary School Teacher Emerson Preparatory School, Washington, DC
1988-89 Graduate Teaching Assistant, International Relations Department The London School of Economics, London, UK
1989-90 Lecturer, Department of Politics Richmond College, Richmond, Surrey, UK
1990-91 Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science Department University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1991-94 Visiting Assistant Professor, Government Department Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
1994-96 Associate Dean of Students; Lecturer, Government Department Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
1996- Scholar-in-Residence The Middle East Institute, Washington, DC
Assistant Professor, School of International Service (WSP) The American University, Washington, DC
1999- Book Review Editor The Middle East Journal
PUBLICATIONS
1990. “Japan in the Middle East: Paradox of Power,” The Pacific Review, 3:100-14.
1990. “From Flyswatters to Silkworms: The Evolution of China’s Role in West Asia,” Asian Survey, 30: 862-76.
1990. “The Syrian-Iranian Axis: What Basis and What Future?” The World Today, 46: 188-90.
1991. China’s Changing Relations with the Middle East. London: Pinter, 1991.
1992. “China and the Gulf: Peaceful or Dangerous Collaborators?” Pacific Affairs, 65: 471-85.
1994. Revolutionary Horizons: Regional Foreign Policy in Post-Khomeini Iran. London: Macmillan.
1994. “Iran and Her Northern Neighbors: At the Crossroads,” Central Asia Monitor, 5/6: 1-11, 13- 18.
1997. Editor. The United States, Japan, and the Middle East. Washington: The Middle East Institute.
1997. Editor. The Future of Iraq. Washington: The Middle East Institute.
1997. Editor. Iran’s Elections: Implications for US Policy. Washington: The Middle East Institute.
1997. “Iran-Pakistan Relations: New and Familiar Patterns,” Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Affairs, 1: 61-80.
1997. “Beyond Barcelona: The Politics of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership,” European Security, 4: 86-110.
1998. “China and the Persian Gulf: Energy and Security,” The Middle East Journal, 3: 351-66.
1998. “Turkey and Iran: Limits of a Stable Relationship,” British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 1: 75-94.
1999. Editor. Gulf-Asia Energy Security. Washington, DC: The Middle East Institute.
1999. “China and Iraq: A Stake in Stability,” China Report, 3-4: 287-302.
2000. “China and Central Asia: Renewal and Accommodation,” Eurasian Studies, 16: 60-82.
2000. “The ‘New Regionalism’ and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).” Paper presented at the IPIS Conference on Central Asia and the Caucasus. Tehran, Iran.
2001. “The United States, Britain, and the Middle East: How Special the Relationship,” Mediterranean Quarterly, 3: 57-84.
2002. “Mastering the ‘Game of Kings’: Indo-Iranian Relations in an Evolving Strategic Context,” Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, 5: 60-82.
2003. “In the Shadow of Uncertainty: Japan’s Energy Security and Foreign Policy.” Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy (PAJE) 1: 69-89.
2003. “Iran Between the ‘Python’ and the ‘Scorpion.’” MEI Perspective, March 26, 2003. http://www.mideasti.org/
2003. “The United States and Iran without Illusions.” MEI Perspective, June 10, 2003. http://www.mideasti.org/
2003. “Iran’s Nuclear Program and the IAEA: Towards a Better Bargain?” MEI Perspective, December 15, 2003. http://www.mideasti.org/articles/doc130.html
2004. “Dragon by the Tail: China’s Energy Quandary.” MEI Perspective, March 23, 2004. http://www.mideasti.org/pdfs/calabrese304.pdf
2004. “Finding the Fulcrum? Euro-Atlantic Relations and Iran.” MEI Perspective, July 21, 2004. http://www.mideasti.org/articles/doc232.pdf
2005. “The Risks and Rewards of China’s Deepening Ties with the Middle East. China Brief, Vol. 5, no. 12 (May 24, 2005). http://www.jamestown.org/images/pdf/cb_005_012.pdf
2005. “A ‘Forward Strategy of Freedom’ in the Middle East and Transatlantic Relations.” Mediterranean Quarterly, 4:42-64.
2005. “China and Saudi Arabia Extend Ties Beyond Oil,” China Brief, Vol. 5, No. 20 (September 27, 2005) http://www.jamestown.org/images/pdf/cb_005_020.pdf
2006. “China and Iran: Mismatched Partners.” Jamestown Foundation Occasional Paper (August 2006). http://www.jamestown.org/docs/Jamestown-ChinaIranMismatch.pdf
2006. “China’s Role in the World: Is China a Responsible Stakeholder?” Testimony before the US- China Economic and Security Review Commission. August 3, 2006. http://www.uscc.gov/hearings/2006hearings/written_testimonies/06_08_3_4wrts/06_0 8_3_4_cala brese_john_statement.pdf
2006. “China’s Relationship with Iran and Its Role in Addressing the Nuclear and Missile Programs in Iran.” Testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. September 14, 2006. http://www.uscc.gov/hearings/2006hearings/hr06_09_14_15.php
2006. “Irregular Warfare: Counterinsurgency Challenges and Perspectives,” Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series Conference Proceedings, October 10, 2006.
2007. “China as a Constraining Factor in US Gulf Policy,” in Pax Americana in the Middle East: The Persian Gulf Regional Order, ed. by Markus Kaim.
2007. “Dueling Stakeholders in Iran’s Energy Projects,” Gulf-Asia Research Bulletin, 1: 15-20.
2007. “China and Egypt Go ‘Hand in Hand,’” Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst (February): 14-17.
2007. “The Iraq Energy Factor in Sino-Japanese Relations,” China Brief, Vol. 7, No. 6 (March 21, 2007). http://jamestown.org/terrorism/news/uploads/cb_007_006.pdf
2007. “Iran and US Eye the Bargaining Table,” Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst (April 2007): 8-10.
2007. “Turkey – Beyond Crisis?” Middle East Institute Perspective (May 21, 2007).
2007. “China’s Middle East Military Market,” Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst (July): 6-9.
2007. “Iran’s Perplexing Gasoline Shortage,” Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst (August): 14-16.
2007. “The Other Surge: Iran’s Success in Iraq,” Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst (November): 14-17.
2007. “Iran’s War on Drugs: Holding the Line?” MEI Policy Brief (December). http://www.mideasti.org/files/irans-war-on-drugs.pdf
2008. “Iran and the GCC States,” Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst (February 2008): 11-14.
2008. “Iran-Pakistan Relations: Renewal with Results?” Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst (April 2008): 11-14.
2008. “The Kurdish Question in Iran” Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst (July 2008): 11-14.
2008. Editor. Israel at 60: Growing Pains. http://www.mideasti.org/files/israel-growing-pains-at- 60.pdf
2008. Editor. Iraq’s Refugee and IDP Crisis: Human Toll and Implications. http://www.mideasti.org/files/iraqs-refugee-and-IDP-crisis.pdf
2008. Editor. Architecture and Urbanism in the Middle East. http://www.mideasti.org/files/architecture-and-urbanism.pdf
2009. Editor. The Iranian Revolution at 30. http://www.mideasti.org/files/Iran_Final.pdf
2009. Editor. The Legacy of Camp David: 1979-2009. http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Legacy-Camp-David.pdf
2009. Editor. The State of the Arts in the Middle East. http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/state-arts-middle-east.pdf
2009. “The Consolidation of Gulf-Asia Relations: Washington Tuned In or Out of Touch?” MEI Policy Brief (June). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Consolidation-of-Gulf-Asia.pdf
2009. Editor. The Islamization of Pakistan (July). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Pakistan%201979-2009.pdf
2009. “Obama’s AfPak Strategy: A Critical Analysis.” Paper delivered at the conference on Strategic Stability in Southwest Asia in the Wake of the New US Policy for the Region, July 28, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2009. Editor. Orientalism’s Wake: The Ongoing Politics of a Polemic (September). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Orientalism.pdf
2009. Editor. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Evolution of a Pivotal State (October). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/SaudiArabiaViewpoints.pdf
2009. Editor. Afghanistan, 1979-2009: In the Grip of Conflict (December). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Afghanistan%20VP.pdf
2010. Editor. Migration and the Gulf (January). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Migration%20Gulf_Viewpoints.pdf
2010. Editor. Migration and the Mashreq (March). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Migration%20Mashreq.pdf
2010. Editor. Iraq’s Petroleum Sector: Unsettled Issues (April). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Iraq%20Oil%20VP.pdf
2010. Editor. Migration and the Maghreb (May). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Migration%20Maghreb.pdf
2010. Editor. Sports and the Middle East (May). http://www.mei.edu/Portals/0/Publications/Sports%20VP.pdf
2010. Editor. The State of the Arts in the Middle East (Vol. 6): Creative Arab Women (July). http://www.mei.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=RsYsPfk7Yqs%3d&tabid=541
2010. Editor. Higher Education and the Middle East: Serving the Knowledge-Based Economy (July). http://www.mei.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=WY56VtNvo%2bY%3d&tabid=541
2010. Editor. Higher Education and the Middle East: Empowering Under-served and Vulnerable Populations (October). http://www.mei.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=vBOcNODJbGg%3d&tabid=541
2010. Editor. Higher Education and the Middle East: Building Institutional Partnerships (December). http://www.mei.edu/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=m6sk9FJmfEk%3d&tabid=541