Leslie S. Lebl
Principal, Lebl Associates

I am the Principal of Lebl Associates, a Fellow at the American Center for Democracy, and a contributor to the PoliticalMavens blog.

I'm a strong believer in making foreign policy accessible to the average educated citizen. Most people are busy; they want to be better informed about world affairs but have little time to do the necessary research, given that they receive little news via the mainstream media.

My job is to help fill that gap. I draw on my almost 25 years of experience as a Foreign Service Officer, my scholarly research and analysis, and the insights I gain from talking to American and foreign audiences.

In particular, I'd like to invite you to visit my blog (see Quick Links on the left) for updates on radical Islam in Europe, Iraq, transatlantic relations, Russia - whatever is of interest. If you'd like to receive daily notices of blog entries, please email me and I'd be happy to add you to my list.

For more detailed analysis, please see articles I have written on issues like combating radical Islam, transatlantic relations after Bush, U.S.-EU relations, including counter-terrorism cooperation, and European defense policy. You'll find the links on the 'Publications' page.

I'm working on a book about radical Islam and the European Union - I hope to complete a draft in the coming months.

I'll also continue presenting short courses at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Connecticut in Waterbury. This fall's will survey the landscape of modern Europe.