Prof. Anoush Ehteshami is Professor of International Relations and Head of School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, UK. He is also a Fellow of the World Economic Forum. He was Vice-President of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) from 2000 to 2003. His many book-length publications include: Globalization and Geopolitics in the Middle East: Old Games, New Rules (New York: Routledge, 2007), Iran and the Rise of its Neoconservatives (with Mahjoob Zweiri) (London: I.B. Tauris, 2007), The Middle East’s Relations with Asia and Russia (co-editor) (London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2004), The Foreign Policies of Middle East States (coeditor) (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2002) and Iran’s Security Policy in the Post-Revolutionary Era (co-author) (Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2001). His current research revolves around five overarching themes: The Asian balance of power in the post-Cold War era; the ‘Asianization’ of the international system; foreign and security policies of Middle East states since the end of the Cold War; the impact of globalization on the Middle East; good governance, democratization efforts in the Middle East.