The Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center, directed by Barry Rubin, is a research center located at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya (IDC). IDC is Israel’s first private institution of higher learning.
Our special focus is a unique and creative application of new information technologies to scholarly and analytical work. We believe that these new tools can revolutionize the study of international affairs. Our basic conception in this regard is presented in our article “Bringing Middle East (and International Affairs) Studies into the Twenty-First Century.”
Our Staff
Prof. Barry Rubin
Director of the Global Research for International Affairs (GLORIA) Center
He is editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal and of the Turkish Studies journal. His latest books are The Truth About Syria, The Future of the Middle East…
Dr. Jonathan Spyer
Senior Research Fellow at the GLORIA Center
He is a former official of the Israel Government Press Office and Advisor on International Affairs at the Ministry of National Infrastructures. He completed his…
Dr. Reuven Paz
Senior Research Fellow at the GLORIA Center
He is the Founder and Director of the Project for the Research of Islamic Movements (PRISM). He has published numerous articles in the fields of Palestinian society and politics…
Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum
Principal Research Associate, GLORIA Center
Dr. Teitelbaum is also a Visiting Professor at Stanford University and a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is author of Holier Than Thou: Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Opposition (Washington Institute for Near East Policy); The Rise and Fall of the Hashemite Kingdom of Arabia (New York University Press); Saudi Arabia and the New Strategic Landscape (Hoover Institute Press); and editor of Political Liberalization in the Persian Gulf (Columbia University Press). He has taught at Cornell, Stanford, and the University of Washington.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang G. Schwanitz
Visiting Professor at the GLORIA Center
He authored four and edited ten books on the history and politics of the Middle East in international relations. Among his works are the History of the German Orientbank…
David Rosenberg
Senior Fellow on Economic Issues at the GLORIA Center
David has written on Israeli economics, business, and high technology for the past two decades for the Jerusalem Post, Reuters, and Dow Jones. He was also Israel bureau chief for Bloomberg News and is the author of Cloning Silicon Valley (2001, Pearson-Prentice Hall). He has been published in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times and writes a column on economics for the Jerusalem Post. He holds a B.A. government and an M.A. in modern Middle East history from Columbia University.
Yeru Aharoni
Director of Publications/Chief Editor
Yeru holds a Master’s degree in Middle East Studies from Tel Aviv University. She earned her B.A. in French and psychology from Bar-Ilan University. Her research interests include minorities and women in the Middle East. She has published articles…
Gregg Roman
Director of Development
Gregg previously served as advisor to Members of the Knesset and several government ministries. He is also the former Research Director of the Inter-University Center for Legal Studies at the International Law Institute in Washington DC. Gregg has a wealth of experience and extensive background in development and donor relations from being a consultant to various NGOs, political parties, and research bodies. He studied at the American University and the Interdisciplinary Center.
