Dr. Morris Mottale is Professor Emeritus of International Relations

at Franklin University Switzerland.

Dr. Morris Mottale’s main teaching and research interests are in international relations, comparative politics, Middle Eastern politics, international political economy, strategic studies, energy, and mass communication. He taught in the United States, Canada and England before coming to Lugano, Switzerland, and has been a research scholar at universities in North America, Europe and the Middle East, including the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

His publications include countless articles and reviews on international and Middle Eastern politics, and several monographs and books. He has been a guest panelist and commentator on U.S. and International politics on Swiss, Italian, Canadian and American radio and television.

As Professor Emeritus, his intellectual pursuits are evermore focused on international security, technology and energy.