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P.J. Dermer

The Real World

Colonel (retired) P.J. Dermer is one of the Army’s foremost Middle East regional experts. He career spanned over 30 years of experience. It includes military and civilian arenas spread over a wealth and breadth of challenging spectrums including national levels of the U.S. government and vital international venues. He has extensive coalition-building experience working with international counterparts to foster the Middle East Peace Process as well as the rebuilding of Iraq’s critical national security institutions. He has advised, mentored and written extensively for the nation’s senior military and civilian leadership. In the conduct of his duties, Colonel Dermer had the unique opportunity to operationalize national level strategy on the ground in the Middle East’s extremely complicated social, cultural and religious environment. Countries of expertise include Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, North Africa and the Persian Gulf.