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washingtoninstitute.org - 12/3/2008

Expert Biography

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David Makovsky is a senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Project on the Middle East Peace Process . He is also an adjunct lecturer in Middle Eastern studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Mr. Makovsky is ...

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