Dr. Michael Sharnoff
Associate Professor
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
The history and politics of Egypt and the Levant, The Arab-Israeli conflict, Abraham Accords, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East
ABOUT:
| Biography: Michael Sharnoff is an Associate Professor at the National Defense University’s Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. In this role, he organizes, moderates, and delivers lectures and seminars on topics related to the politics and security of the Middle East. He has taught at Georgetown University, and prior to joining NESA, he served as Associate Professor of Middle East Studies and Director of Regional Studies at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security. While at DMGS, Dr. Sharnoff taught graduate courses on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the history and politics of the modern Middle East. In 2012, he launched Global Views, an op-ed forum on international affairs and popular culture. Dr. Sharnoff’s main fields of interest are the modern political and diplomatic history of the Middle East. These interests converged in his first book, Nasser’s Peace: Egypt’s Response to the 1967 War with Israel (Routledge, 2017), which examines how a developed country can rival the world powers and how fluid the definition of peace can be. His current research examines Jordan’s relationship with the West Bank and Arab challenges to Hashemite custodianship of the holy places in Jerusalem. READ MORE Dr. Sharnoff’s articles and editorials have appeared in Foreign Policy, Al Arabiya, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, The Washington Post, Contemporary Review of the Middle East, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, and the British Journal of Middle East Studies, among other outlets. He holds a Ph.D. in Middle East Studies from King’s College, London, and is a member of the American Historical Association and Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa. |
| Select Publications: Books: Nasser’s Peace: Egypt’s Response to the 1967 War with Israel (Routledge, 2017). https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781315110967/nasser-peace-michael-sharnoff Journals and Magazines: Michael Sharnoff, “Arab Challenges to Jordan’s Custodianship of Holy Sites in Jerusalem,” Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 47, No. 3 (Spring 2024), pp. 57-78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jsa.2024.a927947 Michael Sharnoff, “Visualizing Palestine in Arab Postage Stamps: 1948-1967,” Middle Eastern Studies (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2024.2314523 Michael Sharnoff, “Jordanian Stamps of the Islamic Holy Places in Jerusalem: 1967-1989,” British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2023.2251129 Michael Sharnoff, “Changing Attitudes Toward the West Bank in Jordan,” Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Fall 2022), pp. 44-70. DOI: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/865905 Michael Sharnoff, “Maps of the West Bank in Jordanian Postage Stamps, 1952–1985,” Contemporary Review of the Middle East, Vol. 9, Issue 1 (March 2022), pp. 51-69. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23477989211053177 Michael Sharnoff, “Why Jordan Will Not Reannex the West Bank,” Foreign Policy, November 10, 2021. https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/10/palestine-jordan-will-not-reannex-the-west-bank/ Michael Sharnoff, “Nasser and the Palestinians,” Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Summer 2021), pp. 1-13. https://www.meforum.org/62399/nasser-and-the-palestinians READ MORE Michael Sharnoff, “Five Domestic and Regional Security Challenges for Jordan in 2021,” Strategic Assessment, Vol. 24, No. 2 (April 2021), pp. 129-133. https://www.inss.org.il/publication/five-domestic-and-regional-security-challenges-for-jordan-in-2021/ Michael Sharnoff, “Don’t Pursue Saudi-Israeli Peace at Jordan’s Expense,” Foreign Policy, January 26, 2021. https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/26/dont-pursue-saudi-israeli-peace-at-jordans-expense/ Michael Sharnoff, “Does Jordan Want the West Bank?” Middle East Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Fall 2020), pp. 1-11. https://www.meforum.org/61461/does-jordan-want-the-west-bank |
| Education: Ph.D., Middle East Studies, King’s College, London M.A., Middle Eastern History, Tel Aviv University B.A., History, College of Charleston |
Contact:
Fort Lesley J. McNair 300 5th Ave SW Washington, DC 20319-5066 |
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