David Mednicoff is an Assistant Professor. He directs the Master’s in Public Policy and Middle Eastern Studies programs at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University. His areas of expertise include Middle Eastern law and politics, international law, human rights, globalization studies and comparative public policy. Mednicoff is currently completing two book manuscripts on the politics of the rule of law, democratization and US foreign policy in five Arab societies.