Academic Work
Prior to his emigration to the United States, Phares was a visiting lecturer on the History of the Middle East and Lebanon between the years of 1979 and 1989 in Saint Joseph University, Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik and the Lebanese University.
Once established in the USA, Phares taught at the Department of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University between 1993 and 2005. He has been a senior lecturer at the Lifelong Learning Society since 1994. His courses include Middle East Politics, Political History, Ethnic and Religious Conflict and International Terrorism. He has given lectures throughout North America and Europe.
As of 2008, Phares teaches Global Strategies at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
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