Peter Sluglett is a professor of Middle Eastern history at the University of Utah.

Susan Slyomovics is professor of anthropology at UCLA and a contributing editor of this magazine.

Benjamin Smith is assistant professor of georgraphy at Florida International University.

Monica Smith holds an M.A. in geography from the University of Colorado.

Chris Smith is a freelance journalist based in Ramallah, the West Bank.

Charles D. Smith, professor of Middle East history at the University of Arizona, is the author of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, now in its sixth edition.

Ron Smith teaches international relations at Bucknell University.

Gayle Smith is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and formerly Special Assistant to President Bill Clinton and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council under the Obama administration.

Pamela Ann Smith is a freelance journalist and author of Palestine and the Palestinians.

Kristen Smith Diwan is assistant professor of Middle East politics at the School of International Service of American University.

Joan Smith/Kocamahhul is a research assistant for the Strategies of Language Revitalization project in the Department of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Naghmeh Sohrabi is the Charles (Corky) Goodman Professor of Middle East History at Brandeis University

Vivian Solana is assistant professor of anthropology at Carleton University, Ottawa.

Tamir Sorek is a Liberal Arts Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University.

Nina Sovich holds an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Diplomacy at Tufts University and is a freelance writer.

Jeannie Sowers is a professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire and a former member of MERIP’s editorial committee.

Emilio Spadola is associate professor of anthropology and Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at Colgate University.

James Spencer is a London-based independent consultant specializing in the political and security issues of the Middle East.

Allison Spencer Hartnett is a post-doctoral associate at the Leitner Program on International and Comparative Political Economy at Yale University.

Robert Springborg is a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs of the Naval Postgraduate School and Program Manager for the Middle East for the Center for Civil-Military Relations.

Annabelle Sreberny is professor of global media and communications at the University of London-SOAS.

Joshua Stacher is associate professor of political science at Kent State University and an editor of Middle East Report. He is author of Adaptable Autocrats: Regime Power in Egypt and Syria (Stanford, 2012).