Omar Keshk

Omar Keshk

Areas of Expertise

  • Development
  • International Relations
  • International Political Economy
  • Globalization
  • Middle East
  • International War and Security
  • Development

Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science, The Ohio State University
  • Master of Arts, International Relations, University of San Diego
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Utah

Courses Taught

  • INTSTDS 2200: Introduction to the Modern Middle East
  • INTSTDS 2500: Introduction to Development
  • INTSTDS 3400: The Analysis & Display of Data
  • INTSTDS 3700: Introduction to Intelligence
  • INTSTDS 3701: Introduction to Homeland Security
  • INTSTDS 3850: Introduction to Globalization

 

Previous Courses Taught

International Studies

  • INTSTDS 501: Uncovering Global Trends 
  • INTSTDS 501: Global Trade and Welfare
Political Science
  • POLITSC 145: Introduction to International Politics
  • POLITSC 145H: Honors Introduction to International Politics
  • POLITSC 597: Conflict and Cooperation in an Interdependent World 
  • POLITSC 553: Introduction to International Political Economy 
  • POLITSC 553H: Honors Introduction to International Political Economy 
 

Selection Publications

Rafael Reuveny and Omar M.G. Keshk (2013) “Reconsidering trade and conflict simultaneity: The risk of emphasizing technique over substance” Conflict Management and Peace Science , Volume 30, Number 1, pp. 11-18.

Keshk, Omar M.G., Brian M. Pollins, & Rafael Reuveny. (2010) “Trade and Conflict: Proximity, Country Size, and Measures,” Conflict Management and Peace Science, Volume 27, Number 3, pp. 3-27.

Barbieri, Katherine, Omar M.G. Keshk, & Brian M. Pollins. (2009) “Trading Data: Evaluating our Assumptions and Coding Rules.” Conflict Management and Peace Science, Volume 26, Number 5, pp.471-491.

Sweeney, Kevin and Omar M.G. Keshk. (2005). “The Similarity of States: Using S to Compute Dyadic Interest Similarity.” Conflict Management and Peace Science, Volume 22, Number 2, pp.165-187.

Keshk, Omar M.G., Brian M. Pollins, & Rafael Reuveny. (2004) “Trade Still Follows the Flag: The Primacy of Politics in a Simultaneous Model of Interdependence and Armed Conflict,” Journal of Politics, Volume 66, Issue 4.

Keshk, Omar M.G. (2003). “CDSIMEQ: A program to implement two-stage probit least squares,” Stata Journal, Vol. 3, issue 2, pages 157-167.