Dr. Hudson is associate director of the School of Middle Eastern & North African Studies at the University of Arizona and director of the Southwest Initiative for the Study of Middle East Conflicts (SISMEC). Mr. Owens is a graduate of the School of Middle Eastern & North African Studies and the School of Government and Public Policy, and Mr. Callen is a PhD candidate at the School of Middle Eastern & North African Studies. Mr. Owens and Mr. Callen are research associates at SISMEC.