Michael A. Turner, PhD

Specialties and Interests

• National Security Policy
• U.S. Foreign Policy
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• U.S. Strategic Intelligence
• Diplomacy
• Aegean Issues
• Middle East Policy

Programs and Research Projects

• War Termination Project
• Reform of U.S. Intelligence
• Intelligence Successes and Failures
• The Shape of Peace in the Middle East

Courses Taught

• International Relations
• International Relations Theory
• U.S. Politics
• National Security Policy
• U.S. Foreign Policy
• Diplomacy.

Selected Publications

• "Success of Attack Amounts to Huge Intelligence Failure," San Diego Union Tribune (19 September 2001), p. B7.
• "Open Sourcing the Drug War," (review article) International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 12 (Spring 1999), pp. 103-108.
• "Winning is the Only Option for NATO," San Diego Union Tribune (21 April 1999), p. B9.
• "The Political Costs of Drug Trafficking," Journal of International Studies 6 (1998), pp. 5-13.
• "Setting Analytical Priorities in US Intelligence," International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 9 (Fall, 1996), pp. 313-327.
• "CIA-FBI Non-Cooperation: Cultural Trait or Bureaucratic Inertia?" International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 8 (Fall, 1995), pp. 259-273.
• "US Options in Post-Junta Haiti," Journal of International Studies 2 (Fall, 1994), pp. 2-8.
• "Issues in Evaluating US Intelligence," International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. 5 (1991), pp. 275-285.
• "Understanding CIA"s Role in Intelligence," International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 4(1990), pp. 295-305.
• "The Turkish Military"s Involvement in Politics - The 1980 Coup," in Foreign Military Leadership (Washington, DC.: National Defense University, 1988), pp. 24-31.
• "Politics and the Future of Turkish Democracy," Turkish Studies Association Bulletin 5 (September, 1981), pp. 1-4.
• "Reorganizing Fiscal Assistance for Criminal Justice: The Justice System Improvement Act," International Journal of Public Administration 2 (1980), pp. 247-262.
• "Recent Proposals to Improve the Administration of Federal Justice," Southern Review of Public Administration 2 (June, 1978), pp. 47-55.
• "Failure of the Turkish Opium Ban: Toward an Explanation," Orient 1(March, 1978), pp. 53-69.
• "Ziya Gokalp and the Fundamental Bases of Turkish Nationalism," Turkish Studies Association Bulletin 3 (November, 1977), pp. 5-13.
• "International Control of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs: A synopsis," The Indian Political Science Review 11 (January, 1977), pp. 33-47.
• "Changing Patterns of Turkish Politics: A Developmental Perspective," Turkish Studies Association Bulletin 1(October, 1976), pp. 6-13.
• "The New Intelligence Agenda -- II," International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, 15(Summer 2002), pp. 303-308.

Professional Activities

• Consultant to National Security Council, The White House, Washington, DC.
• Independent Contractor with the American Military University, Manassas Park, Virginia.
• Member of Editorial Board of International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence.
• Member of Editorial Board of African Review of Foreign Policy (published in Nairobi, Kenya).
• Current professional member of The American Political Science Association and International Studies Association.

Professional Licenses, Certifications, and Honors

• PhD in International Relations and Public Management, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1975 -- Dissertation Title: "The International Politics of Narcotics: The United States and Turkey."
• MA in Political Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1971-Master's Thesis Title: "Turkish Nationalism."
• BA in Political Science (German minor), Park College, Parkville, Missouri, 1970.
• President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, U.S. International University, 15 June 1996.
• U.S. Department of Defense Research Grant to Draft a Study on the Challenges to U.S. Intelligence in the New Millennium, 1993-1994, $10,000.
• Exceptional Performance Award, Central Intelligence Agency, 1993.
• Exceptional Performance Award, Central Intelligence Agency, 1992.
• Congressional Fellowship, Washington, DC., 1986-1987.
• Teaching Fellowship, Kent State University, Kent, OH., 1973-1975.
• Rotary Scholarship, Park College, Parkville, MO., 1967-1968.

Interests and Hobbies

• Painting
• Writing
• Camping
• Amateur photography