Carlos L. Yordan grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He earned his B.A. in International Studies and M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution at American University in Washington , D.C. He finished his Ph.D. in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Professor Yordan joined the Department of Political Science in fall 2005. Prior to Drew University , he taught at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB), Hamilton College, the University of Maine, Husson College, and American University 's London Semester Program. He also was a Visiting Scholar in Cornell University's Peace Studies Program.

His current research interests include: (1) U.S. foreign and national security policy; (2) post-war reconstruction efforts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq; (3) terrorism, especially the recruitment, training and indoctrination of individuals, al Qaeda's transformation after the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the financing of terrorism activities; and (4) the politics of civil war termination.

Introduction to International Relations

Terrorism

U.S. National Security Policy

War and Peace in the Middle East

International Political Economy