RUTH MARGOLIES BEITLER

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1 RUTH MARGOLIES BEITLER United States Military Academy Department of Social Sciences 607 Cullum Road West Point, NY ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY. May 2009-present. Associate Professor of International and Comparative Politics, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY. June 2003-present. Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Politics, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY. July 2002-May Adjunct Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Politics, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY June Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Politics, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY. June 1993-June Teaching Assistant, Tufts University. Departments of History and Political Science, Medford, MA. Jan-Dec EDUCATION THE FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY, Medford, MA. Ph.D. International Relations (1993) Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (1991) FIELDS OF STUDY: International Security Studies, Southwest Asia, International Organizations, International Monetary Theory and Policy. DISSERTATION TITLE: The Path to Mass Rebellion: A Study of the Tactics and Countertactics in the Israeli-Occupied Territories. DISSERTATION COMMITTEE: Richard Shultz, Robert Pfaltzgraff, Andrew Hess. CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY. B.A. in Near Eastern Studies, May PRINCIPAL COURSE WORK AND RESEARCH AREAS: Contemporary Arab Politics, Middle East History.

2 EDUCATION ABROAD Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Spring Semester, School for International Living, Oxford, England. Spring Semester, OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Consultant, Carnegie Corporation of New York. "Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict." Summer Political Intern, United States Department of State, Cairo, Egypt. May- September Political Intern, United States Department of State, Tel Aviv, Israel. December July Program Director, Educational Summer Programs, New York and Tel Aviv, Israel. Summers , Childcare Worker, Ithaca, NY. Part-time September 1984-May Worked hours per week as an assistant in the 3-5 year old classroom while a full-time student at Cornell University. PUBLICATIONS BOOKS (co-authored) Women s Roles in the Middle East (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2010). (co-authored) The Fight for Legitimacy: Democracy Versus Terrorism (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006). The Path to Mass Rebellion: An Analysis of Two Intifadas, (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2004). PUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS Co-authored with Cindy Jebb Egypt as a Failing State: Implications for US National Security Strategy, INSS Occasional Paper 51 (July 2003). ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS Middle East in American National Security 7 th edition, Michael Meese, Suzanne Nielsen and Rachel Sondheimer ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, (forthcoming 2017). Jewish Feminism and Women s Movements, Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture Across History, Susan de Gaia ed. ABC-CLIO (forthcoming 2017). Beitler 2

3 Israel, Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture Across History, Susan de Gaia ed. ABC-CLIO (forthcoming 2017). Marriage and Divorce (Judaism), Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture Across History, Susan de Gaia ed. ABC-CLIO (forthcoming 2017). Book Review Article. Robert A. Rubinstein, Kerry Fosher and Clementine Fujimura (eds). Practicing Military Anthropology: Beyond Expectations and Boundaries, Res Militaris (Summer 2013). Should the US Take the Leading Role in Revitalizing the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process? in Taking Sides: Clashing Views in American Foreign Policy eds. Suzanne Nielsen, Scott Handler. 6 th ed. (New York: McGraw Hill, 2013.) (coauthored) The Arab Spring: Investing in Durable Peace, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, 2011 (online). Middle East, in American National Security eds. Jordan, Amos A., William J. Taylor, Michael J. Meese and Suzanne C. Nielsen., 6 th ed. (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009). The USS Cole and Yemen, in Countering Terrorism in the 21 st Century ed. James Forest (Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2007). The European Union in the Middle East: The Benefits of Soft Power, in Old Europe, New Security: Evolution for a Complex World eds. Janet Adamski, Mary Troy Johnson and Christina Schweiss (Ashgate Publishers, 2006). The Complex Relationship Between Global Terrorism and U.S. Support for Israel, in The Making of a Terrorist: Recruitment, Training, and Root Causes, ed. James Forest (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2005). Co-authored with Richard Shultz, Tactical Deception and Strategic Surprise in al- Qai da s Operations, in Middle East Review of International Affairs (June, 2004). The Troubled History of the Occupied Territories in The Arab-Israeli Conflict ed. Shasta Gaughen (Greenhaven Press, 2004). Operation Crossroads Africa: Preparing Our Nation s Leaders in Assembly (January, 2003). The West Bank and Gaza Strip: Statehood and Security, in History Behind the Headlines, ed. Meghan Appel O Meara (Michigan: Gale Publishers, 2000). Syria and Israel: Negotiations for Peace Still on Hold, in History Behind the Headlines, ed. Meghan Appel O Meara (Michigan: Gale Publishers, 2000). Beitler 3

4 Contributor, Understanding International Relations: The Value of Alternative Lenses, 4 th edition, eds. Daniel Kaufman, Jay Parker and Kimberly Field (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999). Contributor, Understanding International Relations: The Value of Alternative Lenses, 3 rd edition, eds. Daniel J. Kaufman, Jay M. Parker, Grant Doty and Harry L. Cohen (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998). "The Intifada: Palestinian Adaptation to Israeli Counterinsurgency Tactics," The Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence (Summer 1995) Vol. 7, No. 2. Book Review, The Middle East Journal (Summer 1995). Contributor, Understanding International Relations: The Value of Alternative Lenses, 2nd ed. (revised) Daniel J. Kaufman, Joseph J. Collins, Thomas F. Schneider ( New York: McGraw Hill, 1994). OTHER RESEARCH Recipient with Michael Meese and Matthew Abbruzzese of an Institute for National Security Studies research grant, November 2003; Prepared study entitled Operation Iraqi Freedom: Lessons Learned. Recipient of Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) research grant, November 2002 U.S. Peacekeeping and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. Co-authored with Alan L. Beitler, Increasing The Effectiveness of Joint Forces in Operations Other Than War: Surgical Missions versus Traditional Medical Deployments. SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, SEMINARS, REFEREE Panelist for the Marshall Fund Congressional Program engaging with 9 Members of the US Congress and 11 members of the German Bundestag. Panel entitled, From ISIS to Iran: Shifting Forces of Power in the Middle East. February 29, Guest Speaker for Department of English and Philosophy Teaching Practicum, United States Military Academy. Fall 2015 and Guest Speaker for Women in Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall, April 17, Guest Speaker, New City Jewish Center, presentation entitled: Roots of Conflict in the Arab World, August 4, Panelist with Jim Letterer and William Russell Mead: New World Disorder: US Grand Strategy in a Chaotic Middle East, September 22, Panelist, World Affairs Forum: Revisiting the Arab Spring, May Beitler 4

5 Served as Referee for Political and Military Sociology: An Annual Review, October Served as Referee for International Journal of Human Rights, March Panelist, HSBC Emerging Markets Conference, New York, NY, November 2012 Conducted West Point Faculty Seminars (as part of a team) in the Ecole Nationale Des Officiers D Active (ENOA) in Thies, Senegal, May Panelist, Gender Justice, The Center for the Rule of Law, West Point, NY, April Conducted seminar on the Middle East and the Arab Spring for Audia Group Board of Trustees, Palm Beach, Fl, April Panelist, Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at The Fletcher School, Tufts University conference on Engaging the Middle East after the Cairo Speech, October Moderator, Redressing Inequalities through Economic Empowerment, Conference on The Future of International Criminal Justice. West Point, NY. Lectured on Hezbullah, the Iranian Revolution and Shia Militancy, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Kansas City, KS and FBI Academy, Quantico, VA, June Hezbullah and the Second War in Lebanon. Keynote speaker, Sullivan Community College, Womensview Series, March Guest Reviewer, Journal of Terrorism and Political Violence, Fall 2007 The Future of the Peace Process. Presentation at Valparaiso University, November The Intifadas in Comparative Perspective. Keynote speaker, The Fletcher School, Tufts University symposium on Security Studies, February Prewar Planning for Post-War Iraq: A Rashomonesque Perspective. Coauthored with P. Matthew Abbruzzese and Michael Meese. Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI. March Issues of the Middle East. Served as panelist for the Regional Studies International Affairs Symposium at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, November 2003 and May U.S. Peacekeeping and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. Paper presented at the Institute for National Security Studies, United States Air Force Academy, November Beitler 5

6 Denial and Deception in Al Qaeda Operations. Paper presented at the Senior Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, June Egypt as a Failing State: Implications for U.S. National Security, co-authored with Cindy Jebb. Paper presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, Portland, Oregon, March The Intifadas in Comparative Perspective. Presentation at Valparaiso College, October Egypt as a Failing State: Implications for U.S. National Security, coauthored with Cindy Jebb. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association, Boston, MA August The Middle East and North Africa. Faculty Co-Chair, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. The Student Conference on United States Affairs (SCUSA). The Middle East/ North Africa Table. November 1994, The United States and Iraq. Panelist for Peace Studies Program, Cornell University, February Levels of Discontent: An Iranian Inroad to the Gulf States, co-authored with Sandra J. Pietrantonio. Paper presented at the New England Political Science Association Annual Meeting, May, Islam in Historical Perspective. Presentation for the Department of the Navy (in Theatre on the USS Tarawa in the Persian Gulf), July, Palestinian Adaptation to Israeli Counterinsurgency Tactics. Presentation for the Departments of Near Eastern Studies and the Program of Peace Studies, Cornell University, September, "A World Without Borders: Religion and Ideology. Faculty Senior Co-Chair, at The Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. April, "The Middle East Peace Process." Department of Arabic, United States Military Academy, October, "Guerrilla Warfare. Presentation at Tufts University, Department of Political Science, February SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Director, Conflict and Human Security Studies, 2006-present. Responsible for the program s creation and all aspects of the program including guest lecture series, rotating NGO fellows, supervising faculty research, arranging conferences and cadet internships dealing with human security issues. Led Beitler 6

7 cadet trips with NGO/other organizations during summer months (Tanzania, Peru, Thailand, Ghana, Costa Rica, Haiti, Morocco). Director, Advanced Individual Academic Development (Summer Internships). March 2003 present. Responsible for the management of the summer internship budget, selection of cadets and coordination of all aspects of internships with various organizations to include United States Embassies, International Academic Programs, Departments of State and Defense and International Development Programs and private organizations. Co-director, West Point-Culinary Institute of America Exchange Program present. Responsible for coordinating civil-military exchange program 4 times per year. Served as Committee Member of the Dean s Transition Team. August-present. Hosted a 3-day visit from Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan as part of cultural exchange program, November 2014 Chaired or served on numerous search committee including American Politics Faculty, Deputy Head of the Math Department, Deputy Head of the English and Philosophy Department, Director of United States Military Academy Library, Assistant Professor Searches present. Hosted visits from Interdisciplinary Center from Herzliya, Israel (October 2015 and October 2016). Served on Core Curriculum Rewrite and Regional Thread Committee. Served as Committee Member for Jewish Chapel Fund tribute to Mr. Lou Gross. Assisted in coordination of two key events at West Point. Spring Served on the Admissions Committee, October 2014-present. Served as Academic Advisor for summer internship, the Peace and Dialogue Leadership Initiative leading students from Yale, Princeton, Columbia and West Point to Israel for an intense academic program to explore the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Israeli domestic politics. Worked throughout the year with student leaders to set the agenda. In country, led discussion groups and lectures. Summers 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (in planning process). Led group of West Point cadets to work with NGO Give Hope in Haiti (25 June 25-9 July, 2014). Served as Committee Member, Sol Feinstone Lecture Series, 2010-present. Served as member of Title 10 Working Committee, Fall- Spring Beitler 7

8 Served as member of Faculty Manual Rewrite Committee, Spring Responsible for reviewing and rewriting the faculty manual for the United States Military Academy. Coordinator of Research Opportunities, Fall Responsible for reviewing research proposals and coordinating research opportunities for the Department of Social Sciences. Scholarship Advisor. Responsible for advising scholarship candidates for Truman, Marshall and Rhodes scholarships. Participated in mock interviews and reviewed essays and application materials , 2002-present. Senior Thesis Advisor, , 2002-present. Selection Board for Director of Terrorism Center, Spring Chapter Advisor Pi Sigma Alpha Cornell Alumni Ambassador. Responsible for conducting interviews of Cornell applicants Company Academic Counselor. Responsible for counseling thirty cadets each semester , Senior Advisor for Student Conference on United States Affairs. Responsible for selecting and preparing USMA cadets on Middle East issues for conference , Persian Gulf Research Director. Planned, developed and led a research trip to the Persian Gulf to conduct joint research with cadets Middle East Security Policy Research Director. Developed, coordinated and conducted all aspects of a study tour of Middle Eastern countries (Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Israel). Interviewed and selected students, conducted preparation seminars, created budget, arranged meetings with host scholars, high-ranking officials and military officers. Summer Civilian Faculty Development Council. With other faculty, identified, advised and drafted report addressing issues pertaining to civilian faculty integration and professional development at West Point Beukema Faculty Research Coordinator. Responsible for collection assessment and running of faculty research center. Developed plan to increase high tech holdings. Superintendent's Honor Review Committee. Responsible for assessing a variety of issues regarding USMA Honor education program. Developed questions for survey used to assess Honor issues Beitler 8

9 Hebrew Professor. Responsible for teaching Hebrew to Middle East Foreign Area Officer Hebrew Teacher, Temple Beth El, Tacoma, WA. Spring MEDIA Has appeared as a guest commentator on CBS Morning Show. Has appeared as a guest commentator on MSNBC. HONORS Dean s Award for a Career of Excellence in Teaching, 2015 (received the inaugural award) Achievement Award for Civilian Service Commander s Award for Civilian Service Superior Civilian Service Award Term Member, Council on Foreign Relations, Phi Kappa Phi Scholastic Achievement Award, Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honor Society, 2002-present Bradley Foundation Fellowship for doctoral research, Selected as Presidential Management Intern, 1990 (declined). Donner Fellowship for Master's thesis research, Academic Year Fellowship, Cornell University, Graduated with Distinction in all subjects, Cornell University, Dean's List, Cornell University. Beitler 9