Stephen Semler
​Independent Consultant and Associate Researcher, Armament Research Services
email: stephen [dot] semler [at] armamentresearch [dot] com

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Stephen Semler is a independent consultant and Associate Researcher for Armament Research Services. He has studied the geopolitics of the Middle East and US foreign policy toward the region at Pennsylvania State University, University of Jordan, George Washington University and American University of Beirut. He currently works on designing advocacy strategies and policy writing for humanitarian groups, and analyzes forensic evidence of armaments in conflict zones. Stephen has worked in government relations for Innovative Federal Strategies, in academia as a graduate assistant at American University of Beirut and in tying in democracy promotion to security assistance at the project on Middle East Democracy.