Back

Air War College Professors, Regional Reports

When
08 May 2018
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location
Gold Room, 2nd Floor, Whitley Hall, Troy University Montgomery, 231 Montgomery St. Montgomery, AL
Registered
96 registrants

Registration

Guest – $20.00
Multi-Seat Member
Family (2); Supporter (2+1 guest); Diplomat (2+2 guest); Counselor (2+3 guest); Ambassador (2+4 guest); President's Circle (2+5 guest); Sponsor (2+6 guest) Please click the the [Add guest] button for all that are attending, even for a spouse who is also a member.
Single-Seat Member

Registration is closed

The grand finale each year is a report from professors at the Air War College on visits to different areas of the world as part of the Regional and Cultural Studies portion of the curriculum. Three professors will report on their findings from their travel in March and entertain your questions.
Dave Sorenson (Middle East), Dawn Murphy (updated: Northeast Asia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and Republic of China) and Amit Gupta (South Asia)
Dr. David S. Sorenson - Chair, Department of International Security Studies
Dr. David S. Sorenson, Professor of International Security Studies, received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, and his BA and MA from California State University at Long Beach. He previously served on the faculties of the University of Colorado at Denver, Denison University, and the Mershon Center at Ohio State University.
He has published Syria in Ruins: The Dynamics of the Syrian Civil War (Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishers, 2016; Lebanon: Global Security Watch. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers (2010), Interpreting the Modern Middle East, (edited), (Westview Press, 2010), The Process and Politics of Defense Acquisition: A Reference Book (Praeger Publishers, 2008), An Introduction to the Modern Middle East (Westview Press, 2nd Edition 2013), Military Base Closure: A Reference Book (Praeger Publishers, 2007), Shutting Down the Cold War: The Politics of Military Base Closure (St. Martin's Press, 1998), and The Politics of Strategic Aircraft Modernization, (Praeger, 1995).
He has also co-edited The Politics of International Aircraft Collaboration (London: Ashgate Publishers, 2000), and The Politics of Peacekeeping (Frank Cass Publishers, 2005), and numerous articles and book chapters on Middle East politics, defense budget politics, and national security affairs. Professor Sorenson was AWC Associate Dean for Academic Programs (2000-2003).

Dr. Amit Gupta - Department of International Security Studies
Dr. Amit Gupta works on international security issues, the politics of globalization, Indian and Australian politics, popular culture, media and politics.

Dr. Dawn Murphy - Department of International Security Studies
Dr. Dawn Murphy, Assistant Professor, joined the Air War College faculty in 2015. She specializes in Chinese foreign policy and domestic politics, international relations, and comparative politics. Her current research analyzes China’s interests, identity and behavior as a rising global power towards the existing international order. Specifically, she examines China’s relations with the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa and is writing a book titled Rising Revisionist? China’s Evolving Relations with the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa in the post-Cold War Era.
The book project is based on field work conducted as a Visiting Scholar with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, China; a Visiting Research Fellow with the American University in Cairo, Egypt; and a Visiting Researcher at Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Chinese Studies in South Africa. Murphy holds a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and Ph.D. in Political Science from George Washington University. Her previous academic appointments include Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program at Princeton University and Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.

Site managed by Jeremy Lewis, for ALWAC | Venue and support provided by

Troy University, Troy, Alabama 36082 | www.troy.edu | 1-800-414-5756

The Alabama World Affairs Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Tax ID #63-0957378