MER Article Mary Ann Tétreault Mary Ann Tétreault died peacefully in her sleep at home in Newport, Vermont on November 11, 2015. She was a spectacular human being, a gifted intellectual, and a generous mentor and friend. Mary Ann earned her undergraduate degree at Sarah Lawrence College and her masters and doctorate at Rice Univ Gwenn Okruhlik • 3 min read
MER Article Deborah J. "Misty" Gerner Misty Gerner, an editor of this magazine and an inspiration to so many of us, died in the tranquility of her home in Vinland, Kansas on June 19, 2006 after a lengthy struggle with cancer. Misty was a scholar, activist and peacemaker, exemplifying always both reason and passion. She “let her life spe Gwenn Okruhlik • 14 min read
Current Analysis Understanding Political Dissent in Saudi Arabia The weeks following September 11 brought to the surface the tense undercurrents in the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia. In the aftermath of the horrific attacks in New York and Washington, word spread that many of the hijackers were from the Asir, the mountainous southwest province of Gwenn Okruhlik • 8 min read
MER Article Bringing the Peninsula In from the Periphery Research on the political and economic development of the contemporary Arabian Peninsula is often relegated to the fringes of general comparative and Middle Eastern scholarship, isolated from larger theoretical debates and narrowly defined in terms of threat typologies, regional security alliances a Gwenn Okruhlik • 7 min read
