Professor聽Ekovich is currently a professor in the International and Comparative Politics Department.听He specializes and publishes on U.S. politics and foreign policy. Previously, he was associate professor at the 脡cole Polytechnique (1984-2000). Ekovich also lectured and consulted abroad during this time, visiting almost 30 countries in Europe, Africa and Central Asia. In 1999-2000 Ekovich was the first American to participate in the 52nd National Session of the Institut des Hautes 脡tudes de D茅fense Nationale (the French War College). He was also a consultant for both the Secr茅tariat G茅n茅ral de la D茅fense Nationale (the approximate equivalent of the U.S. National Security Council) and the French Ministry of Defense between 1992 and 1997.
While Ekovich has wide consulting experience, he has also had an extensive career in academics. He has been an associate professor at the Institut d'脡tudes Politiques de Paris, lecturer at the Institut Sup茅rieur d鈥橝rmement et D茅fense at the University of Paris II, tutor at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1995-2001), guest lecturer at the University of Paris I-Sorbonne (2000), lecturer at the Institut d鈥櫭塼udes Economiques et Sociales de l鈥橧nstitut Catholique (1997-1999), the 脡cole Normale Sup茅rieure de Cachan (1996-1998), the 脡cole Militaire Saint-Cyr, and 聽Hautes 脡tudes Commerciales (HEC) in 1985-1992.听 In 1990 he was a Senior Fulbright Professor at the Tunisian Foreign Ministry.听
BA, MA, PhD, University of California, Irvine.
Faculty sponsor of Student Veterans Association
Engaged in research on the revolution in Tunisia