Michele Dunne is an expert on Arab politics and U.S. policy. Formerly a specialist at the State Department and White House on Middle East affairs, she has also been a visiting assistant professor of Arabic language at Georgetown University. Dunne's research interests include political, economic, and social reform in the region and U.S. policy toward the Middle East and the Muslim world. Her recent publications include "Incumbent Regimes and the 'King's Dilemma' in the Arab World: Promise and Threat of Managed Reform" (with Marina Ottaway) and "The Ups and Downs of Political Reform in Egypt" (with Amr Hamzawy), which appears in Beyond the Facade: Political Reform in the Arab World (January 2008). Dr. Dunne holds a Ph.D. in Arabic language and linguistics from Georgetown University.

Selected Publications: "Ending Support for Terrorism in the Muslim World" in A Practical Guide to Winning the War on Terrorism (Hoover Press, 2004); Democracy in Contemporary Egyptian Political Discourse (John Benjamins, 2003); "Mapping Egypt's Future: The Fading of Old Certainties" (IISS Strategic Comments No. 7, August 2001)