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- U.S. Fulbright Scholar, Venezuela,   Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo, at Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas (CENDES-UCV).    Jan-Sept 2008.
- The New School, New York City:    Graduate International Affairs.    Part Time Faculty since 2005.
- The New School for Social Research, New York City:   Graduate Department of Econmics.   Visiting Scholar 2008/09.
- Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics (MCTP)   of The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.    Associate Member since June 2000.


Selected Recent Writing, Talks & Press Interviews:
  • U.S. Fulbright Scholar Research Project,
    - Research in Venezuela, January-September 2008.
    Research Proposal: "The Political Economy of Oil: A Comparative Study of the Internal and External Policies of Venezuela and Algeria"

  • "Understanding the Washington-Tehran Deals"
    "These on-again, off-again talks involve partial deals about the mutual pacification of Iraq, not a 'Grand Bargain' that would finally end th very damaging U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil sector Without such an agreement, the danger of a military conflict remains very real"
    PetroleumWorld.com for Latin America Sunday Feature, 17 February 2008.
    and, updated:
    Z Magazine Online April 2008.


  • "Global Oil to 2030: A Quantitative Assessment in the Context of International Affairs"
    "... The paper concludes that because oil demand has become highly inelastic to price pressures and given the progressive depletion of the aging oil fields in the Northern Hemisphere, global dependence will continue to concentrate on Persian Gulf oil."
    International Relations and Security Network (ISN), Zurich, Switzerland 2 May 2007.


  • Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute (MMPEI)
    - Research; & Workshop Talk: "The Political Economy of the New Global Oil Order and U.S. Policy" 18 January 2007.


  • "The Political Economy of the U.S.-Iran crisis: Oil Hegemony, Not Nukes, is the Real Issue"
    - Full article (Before "Z" edited) 28 April 2006.
    - Z Magazine (On "Z" magazine website) Volume 19, Number 6. June 2006.


  • "Report on Visit to University of Algiers."
    - Talk (3.5MB ppt format) given at U. Michigan's Center for Middle East & N. African Studies (CMENAS) at end-of-semester gathering. Discusses comparative study of Algerian and Venezuelan oil and gas policies. 18 April 2007.

  • "Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Israel: The U.S.-Iran Connection"
    - Full article On the Israeli attack on Lebanon. 14 July 2006.
    		• Press interviews:
  • Interview on "4Corners", on Iranian "PressTV" from Tehran. and click on: "5 Dec 2007, OPEC Summit"


    • Upcoming & recent talks:
  • "The political economy of OPEC as non-cartel and of its two factions: Explaining differences in relations with the U.S.-OECD states and in development trajectories"
    New Orleans, LA. 17-20 Feb. 2010
    ISA: International Studies Conference"
  • "How Exactly is the Iraq War 'All About Oil'?"
    U. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 15 Sept 2007
    Energy Institute (MMPEI), "Energy Day"
  • "The U.S.-Iran Nuclear Crisis" (Chair & Discussant)
    U. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Sunday, 11 Nov 2007
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Rackham Amphitheatre
    Center for Middle East & N. African Studies (CMENAS)
  • "The Global Political Economy of Oil & the 'New Nationalism'"
    Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Tuesday, 13 November 2007
    Middle East Studies Center & Center for Latin American Studies
  • "The Political Economy of Iranian Oil
    Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Montreal. Saturday, 17 November 2007
    Annual North American Conference
  • "The U.S.-Indian Nuclear Agreement in the Media"
    The New School University, Milano School, New York City. Thursday, 6 December 2007
    Imagining Global Asia project
  • "Iran-US Relations: On the Brink of Disaster?"
    The New School, New York City.
    65 Fifth Ave, Swayduck Auditorium, Friday, 7 December, 5:30 PM
    Panel with E. Abrahamian (CUNY), M. Klare (Hampshire), Tim Mitchell (NYU), N. Yevari (Discussant, New School), Jonathan Bach (Chair, New School)
    Sponsor: Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA)

    • Audios & videos: Talks on U.S.-Iran Crisis on Union for Radical Political Economy's (URPE) Iran Crisis website:
  • From Pacifica Radio, NYC (WBAI FM) of the Brecht Forum, NYC and 2006 Left Forum, Cooper Union, NYC
  • A Z Magazine Video of 2006 Left Forum panel

  • 2007 Peer-Reviewed Physics Papers
    On nuclear theory and experiment.


  • Ph.D. Thesis Dissertation in Nuclear Physics
    2000: "A Superconducting-Solenoid Isotope Spectrometer for Production of Neutron-Rich Nuclei" Awarded Terwilliger Prize.



    • "BigSol" A 7 Tesla Superconducting Solenoid Spectrometer for
    Collection and Identification of Neurton-Rich Isotopes. NSCL, c.1996.