Rory Miller is a Professor of International Politics at Georgetown University in Qatar. He co-edits the Cambridge book series Intelligence and National Security in Africa and the Middle East. Miller is the author or editor of 11 books and has been published in Foreign Affairs, The Economist, Foreign Policy and The Wall Street Journal. Ciarán Ó Cuinn is Director of MEDRC, the sole surviving institution of the Multilateral Middle East Peace Process. An expert in peace processes and negotiation, he served as a senior policy adviser to the Irish government on the Irish Peace Process and advises internationally on diplomacy and conflict resolution.