Dr. Sullivan is a professor of economics at the National Defense University and is the lead of the Energy Industry Study along with the North Africa and Levant Regional Security Study. He is also a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute. From 1993 until 1999, Dr. Sullivan taught and researched at the American University in Cairo. His research interests include the politics and economics of post-Saddam Iraq, the economics of energy and development in the Arab world, U.S.-Arab relations and U.S.-Islamic relations. Dr. Sullivan is the author of numerous publications including journal articles and book reviews.