Gareth Porter
Scholar, Journalist and News Analyst
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5552 Lee Highway
Arlington, VA 22207
(t) 703-532-0124
garethporter@erols.com
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Areas of Expertise
Iraq, Iran
Dr. Gareth Porter is an independent diplomatic historian and journalist specializing in U.S. national security policy and the in particular its policy toward the use of diplomacy to end or avoid war. Porter writes regularly on U.S. diplomatic policy toward Iraq and Iran for Inter Press Service. Porter served as Bureau Chief for Dispatch News Service International in Saigon, South Vietnam in 1970-71 and also filed regular stories as special correspondent for Dagens Hyheter. His stories were published in a number of major U.S. and European newspapers, including The Washington Post. After receiving his MA in International Politics from the University of Chicago, he received his Ph.D in Southeast Asian Studies at Cornell University. In 1974-75, Dr. Porter was Co-Director of Indochina Resource Center in Washington. Porter. After receiving his Ph.D, Dr. Porter taught international studies at City College of New York in 1982-83 and American University from 1985 to 1990. He was also the first Academic Director for Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Washington Semester program at American University. Dr. Porter is the author of four books, the latest of which is Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam (University of California Press, 2005). He is also the author of a detailed proposal for a negotiated peace in Iraq in the fall 2005 issue of Middle East Policy.
Articles in Middle East Policy
Middle Eastern Views of the U.S: What Do the Trends Indicate?
Volume XIII, Summer 2006, Number 2
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