Dr. Michael Hudson is Saif Ghobash Professor of Arab Studies and Professor of International Relations. Dr. Hudson received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University in 1964. He has edited and contributed to numerous books, including Middle East Dilemma: The Politics and Economics of Arab Integration (Columbia University Press/CCAS, 1999), The Palestinians: New Directions (CCAS, 1990), and Alternative Approaches to the Arab-Israeli Conflict (CCAS, 1984). His other works include The Precarious Republic: Political Modernization in Lebanon (Random House, 1968, 1985), World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators (co-author, Yale University Press, 1972), Arab Politics: The Search for Legitimacy (Yale University Press, 1977), Middle East Dilemma (ed., Columbia University Press, 1999), numerous chapters, and articles appearing in Middle East Journal, Middle East Policy, International Affairs, Comparative Politics, Al-Mustaqbil al-'Arabi, and other scholarly journals.