Willard A. Beling is professor of International Relations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, where he also has been coordinator of the Middle East/North Africa Program, director of the Institute of World Affairs, and director of the International Public Administration Program. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University.
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