Education

The George Washington University, Department of Political Science, Washington, D.C. Ph.D. (Political Science); January 1998. Dissertation Topic: "Praetorians or Professionals? Democratization and the Military in Communist and Post-Communist Russian Politics."

The George Washington University, Department of Political Science, Washington, D.C. M.Phil. (Political Science); August 1994. GPA: 4.0 (A=4). Concentration in Comparative Politics (Eastern Europe/Former Soviet Union) and Political Philosophy.

University of London, University College, London (SSEES), London, England. M.A.(Area Studies); December 1987. Concentration in East European and Soviet Political Institutions. M.A. Thesis: "Soviet Foreign Policy in Lebanon, 1975-1982: Ideology vs. Realpolitik."

Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. B.S. (Languages and Linguistics); May 1986. Magna Cum Laude. Major in Russian Language; Minor in Russian Area Studies. Certificate for Outstanding Scholarship in Major Field of Concentration.