د.سرحان بن دبيل العتيبي Dr. Sirhan D. Alotaibi Associate professor, Political Science College of Law and Political Science Vice Dean for Development & Quality King Saud University, Riyadh, K.S.A Address:  P.O.Box 60566, Riyadh, 11577 Phones: (966) 1-467-4333 or 467-4348 Fax: (966) 1-467-0539 Office: B. 14  Email: sirhan@ksu.edu.sa Email: sotaibi@yahoo.com

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Exeter University, January, 1991    Areas of Interest 
Major Field: Comparative Politics              Comparative Politics
Minor Fields: IR and Political Thought        Political Violence
M.A., Utah State University, May, 1981     Middle Eastern Politics
Major Field: Comparative Politics               East Asia Studies
Minor Fields: IR and Political Thought
B.A., King Saud University, May, 1977
Major in Political Science

Profile

Dr. Sirhan Alotaibi received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of  Exeter (UK) in 1991. He is now an associate professor of political science at King Saud University, where he teaches comparative politics and Middle Eastern and East Asian courses. His research focuses on political issues relating to political violence ,Saudi Foreign Policy (especially toward China, Japan and Korea), and Arabian Peninsula States , with a specific emphasis on the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). Recent research projects have focused on Saudi-Chinese-Japanese relations. For Dr. Alotaibi, the defining questions of our time are how will presence of Western military affect the GCC states' decision making, (especially regarding the foreign policy),  and how will this lead to the Gulf region stability.