Prof. Ruth Margolies Beitler, Ph.D.

Ruth Margolies Beitler is a Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy. She has been the director of the Conflict and Human Security Studies Program since its inception in 2006.  

Dr. Beitler is author of four books: Women and the Military: Global Lives in Focus, (co-authored with Sarah M. Gerstein, 2021); Women’s Roles in the Middle East and North Africa (co-authored with Angelica R. Martinez, 2010); The Fight for Legitimacy: Democracy vs. Terrorism (coauthored with Cindy R. Jebb, P.H. Liotta and Thomas Sherlock, 2006); and The Path to Mass Rebellion: An Analysis of Two Intifadas (2004).  She is also the author of numerous book chapters and articles.

A graduate of Cornell University with a BA in Near Eastern Studies, Dr. Beitler holds a Master of Arts of Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where she also received her Ph.D. in International Relations/Middle East Politics. She has lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East.