NYU school of engineering MS 1977 Fordham University Ph.D. Comparative politics. Fellowship UC–Berkeley. Political Economy, state developments, Author of Axis of Hope: A Perspective for Community Centric Government for Iran and Other MENA Countries 2014. Kirkus called it “a timely, serious and original contribution to one of the most pressing political debates of our time.”. His work has also appeared in Eurasia Review. He lives in Sonoma, California, on his vineyards making wine. [email protected]