United States Policy toward the Persian Gulf

David E. Long is currently on a leave of absence from the State Department, and is in residence at the Georgetown University Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he is preparing a major study of the United States and the Persian Gulf. He has served extensively in the Middle East and has lectured throughout the United States on Middle East topics. He is also a professional lecturer at the American University and has written a number of articles on the Middle East in various journals.