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OAKLAND, Calif., Apr. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a summary of news sources who are willing to discuss issues related to foreign policy, diplomacy and the politics of war. Each of these organizations issued news releases on the AScribe newswire. This summary of sources is provided by AScribe as a service for the media.

Stansfield Turner / University of Maryland

Adm. Turner (USN Ret.) is senior research scholar at the UM's School of Public Affairs. His expertise includes terrorism; arms control and nuclear weapons; intelligence operations; national and international security; U.S. foreign policy; naval operations. Adm. Turner served as director of the CIA under President Carter. He former commander, U.S. Second Fleet and NATO Striking Fleet, Atlantic. He is also the author of numerous books and articles, including "Ten Steps to Fight Terrorism Without Endangering Democracy" Contact Adm. Turner at (o) 202-266-5441 or 301-405-6365. Alternate contact: Neil Tickner, UM Communications, at (o) 301-405-4622 or (after-hours) 301-257-0073; ntickner@accmail.umd.edu.

Shibley Telhami / University of Maryland

Telhami is Anwar Sadat professor of peace and development. His expertise includes Middle East foreign policy and politics; Arab-Israeli dispute; psychology of peace. He is also senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. His books include, "The Stakes: America and the Middle East." Contact Telhami at (o) 301-405-6734; sadat@gvpt.umd.edu. Alternate contact: Neil Tickner, UM Communications, at (o) 301-405-4622 or (after-hours) 301-257-0073; ntickner@accmail.umd.edu.

Louis J. Campomenosi / Tulane University

Campomenosi is assistant dean and adjunct political science professor. A Gulf War veteran, he can discuss how America's experience in Vietnam continues to shape U.S. foreign policy especially in relation to the war on terrorism and the war with Iraq. Contact Campomenosi at (o) 228-388-5769; campomen@tulane.edu

Marshall Windmiller / San Francisco State University

Windmiller, professor emeritus of international relations, is a veteran analyst of political issues of the Middle East. Windmiller closely follows events in Iraq and the Middle East. Contact SFSU public affairs at 415-338-1665

William David Clinton / Tulane University

Clinton, professor of political science,is an expert on international relations; United States foreign policy; national security and ethics and foreign policy. He can discuss U.S. foreign policy, international organization, ethics in international affairs and terrorism. Contact Clinton at (o) 504-862-8309; wclinto@tulane.edu. Alternate contacts: Fran Simon or Madeline Vann, Tulane Media Relations, 504-588-5221.

Jerry Combs / San Francisco State University

Combs, professor of history, is an authority on the history of American foreign policy and America's military history. He can discuss America's foreign policy strategy during times of war. Contact Combs at (h) 925-935-2404; jcombs@sfsu.edu.

Bruce Kuniholm / Duke University

Kuniholm, professor of history and public policy studies, has worked on the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research and Policy Planning Staff, and served as a consultant for the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, United Technologies Corp. and Norwegian Nobel Institute. His research has focused mainly on diplomatic history and U.S. foreign policy in the Near and Middle East. Contact Kuniholm at (o) 919-613-7341; bruce.kuniholm@duke.edu.

Richard Immerman / Temple University

Immerman, chair of the history department and director of Temple's Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy, can comment on the possibility and implications of military strikes in Iraq and diplomatic strategies. Contact Immerman at (o) 215-204-7466 or (h) 610-645-5436.

Thomas Schwartz / Vanderbilt University

   Schwartz, associate professor of history, can discuss America's current foreign policy in regards to Iraq. He has done extensive research on the making of American foreign policy, the interaction of domestic and foreign policy interests and the role of alliance politics in U.S. foreign policy. He currently is the lead teacher of a class called "Understanding the New Global Crisis." He's written several books including the forthcoming "Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam." Contact Schwartz at (o) 615-343-4328; thomas.a.schwartz@vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt News Service, 615-322-2706.

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

For leading experts in the such fields as war in Iraq, the United Nations, weapons inspections, national security, international law, terrorism, military power, peacekeeping and the Middle East, contact the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington. The faculty includes: Eliot A. Cohen, professor and director of the Strategic Studies Program; Thomas Keaney, SAIS Foreign Policy Institute executive director and professor of strategic studies; Ruth Wedgwood, a professor of international law and director of the International Law and Organization Program; Fouad Ajami, director of the Middle East Studies Program; Michael Mandelbaum, director of the American Foreign Policy Program; Frederick Starr, research professor and chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute; Daniel Hamilton, director of the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations; and Azar Nafisi, Foreign Policy Institute visiting fellow and professorial lecturer. Contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes at 202-663-5626; fklubes@jhu.edu.

 Paul Noble / McGill University

     Noble, profeesor of political science, is director of the Inter-University Consortium for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies and chair of McGill's Middle East Studies Program. He is an expert in foreign policy in the Middle East, international politics, the changing face of national security in the Third World and Arab national strategies in the post Cold War Era. Contact Noble at 514-398-8960 or 514-398-4800; paul.noble@mcgill.ca.

Janice Bially Mattern / Temple University

Mattern, political science professor, teaches courses on international relations, politics, and organizations. Mattern can address many issues related to international coalition-building, the United Nations, and international politics. Contact her at (o) 215-204-7782.

James Ray / Vanderbilt University

      Ray, professor of political science, has written about American foreign policy in the Middle East and terrorism. He teaches a course on international law and organization that looks at current issues regarding human rights protection, international aggression, holding world leaders accountable and the role of the U.N. in international crises. One of his books, "Global Politics," is a comprehensive review of issues in international politics. Contact Ray at (o) 615-322-6235;james.l.ray@vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt News Service, 615-322-2706.

Ole Holsti / Duke University

Holstie, professor of political science, specializes in international politics and foreign policy decision-making. He is the author of "Crisis, Escalation, War: Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities," and "Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy." Contact Holsti at (o) 919-660-4348; holsti@duke.edu.

Stephen M. Saideman / McGill University

     Saideman, professor of political science, is an expert in foreign policy analysis, international relations theory and ethnic conflict. He spent last year serving in the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate, working on Balkans issues, including post-war peace building and counter-terrorism. Contact Saideman at 514-398-2324 or 514-398-4800; steve.saideman@mcgill.ca.

Jackson Janes & Cathleen Fisher / Johns Hopkins University

Janes and Fisher can address the rift between the United States and Germany over policy toward Iraq and the possible damage to this historically important relationship. They can discuss what may happen if the U.S. launches an invasion and what can be done to repair the relationship. Janes is the executive director of the Johns Hopkins American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington. Fisher as the associate director. Contact call Sonia Mayr at 202-332-9312, ext. 117; sonia@aigcs.org