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About Me
Professor Joshua Teitelbaum is a leading historian and analyst of the modern Middle East. He teaches Middle Eastern history in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies and is Senior Research Associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. For many years he was Visiting Fellow and Contributor to the Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order at the Hoover Institution, Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, and Visiting Scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, all at Stanford University. He has been a featured speaker at the annual Policy Conference of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). His latest book is Saudi Arabia and the New Strategic Landscape (Stanford: Hoover Institution Press).
Research Interests
- Democratization and liberalization in the Middle East;
- Saudi Arabia;
- Tribes in the Middle East;
- State and society in the Middle East;
- Palestinian nationalism;
- The military and society in the Middle East;
- The Arabian Peninsula.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Tel Aviv University
Jan 1988 → Jan 1996
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
Master's Degree, Tel Aviv University
Oct 1981 → Sep 1988
Award Date: 30 Sep 1988
Bachelor
Oct 1976 → Sep 1980
Award Date: 30 Sep 1980
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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How extremists carved out a moderate position: the resident other in centrist (wasatiyya) Islamic discourse since the Arab Spring uprisings
Teitelbaum, J. & Abdulaev, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Middle Eastern Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Saudi Arabia (Al-Mamlaka al-'Arabiyya al-Sa'udiyya)
Teitelbaum, J., 13 Dec 2021, Middle East Contemporary Survey, Volume Xvi, 1992. Taylor and Francis, p. 668-701 34 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The palestine liberation organization
Teitelbaum, J., 1 Jan 2021, Middle East Contemporary Survey, Volume Xiv: 1990. Taylor and Francis, p. 211-243 33 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Armed operations
Rabi, U. & Teitelbaum, J., 16 Jan 2020, Middle East Contemporary Survey, Volume Xi, 1987. Taylor and Francis, p. 103-114 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Fraternal Enemies: Israel and the Gulf Monarchies, by Clive Jones and Yoel Guzansky. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. 224 pages. $60.
Teitelbaum, J., 2020, In: The Middle East Journal. 74, 4, p. 640-643 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Arts/Article review › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
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Elie and Sylvia Kedourie Prize for Outstanding Article (External organization)
Teitelbaum, J. (Chair)
2025 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Elie and Sylvia Kedourie Prize for Outstanding Article (External organization)
Teitelbaum, J. (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Taylor and Francis Group (External organization)
Teitelbaum, J. (Member)
2021 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Lecture Series: Israel-Gulf Relations: From Enemies to Allies of Convenience
Tetelbaum, J. (Invited speaker)
2020 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Departmental Seminar/Colloquium: Israel and the Persian Gulf: New Relations for a Challenging New Era
Teitelbaum, J. (Invited speaker)
2020 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Thesis
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The Saudis and the Hajj, 1916-1933: A Religious Institution in Turbulent Times
TETELBAUM, J. (Author), Kostiner, J. (Supervisor), 1988Student thesis: MA Thesis