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<br> </P> <BR><BR> <p><div align="LEFT"> <DIR> Is there any hope for both stability and greater freedom?<BR> What conditions and approaches lead to durable peace?<BR> <BR></DD> To all those interested in political transitions, or in Central Asia, I offer my perspectives derived from my training, travels, teaching and research.</DIR> </P> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=3><I> <B>Welcome! <P><DD> Colleagues</B> are invited to make copies of my <br> <DD>Curriculum Vita offered in three formats under "Resume."<br></P> <DD><B>My Students</B> can find syllabi, lecture notes, sample quizzes,<br> <DD>supplemental materials and associated news</DD> <br> <DD>and opinion articles under "Current Classes."<br></P><BR> <P><DD><B> Researchers</B> are invited to read published articles,<br> <DD> my thesis in full and my dissertation abstract<br> <DD> under "Research Papers." <br> <DD> Papers presented to academic conferences<br> <DD> are available under "Presentations."<br></P> <P><DD><B> To everyone interested in Central Asia,</B><br> <DD> particularly Tajikistan, I hope that you will enjoy a few <BR> <DD> selected images from my research and teaching trips there.<BR> <DD> From these images I hope that you will appreciate<BR> <DD> how easy it is to love the people of Central Asia.</p> </DD> <P> <div align="LEFT"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> *********************<BR></P> <P ALIGN="LEFT"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE=3><I><DIR> Biographical note:<br></B> College roommates from Iran in 1979 ignited a fascination with the Persian-speaking world, but the fires of intellectual restlessness starved for lack of fuel for many years.<br> Through the support of an amazing wife, I retired from working in municipal water treatment.<br> My love for Persian-speaking people and my studies in International Relations led me to study Tajiki in Samarkand, and later to teach in in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.<br> My travels include three visits to Uzbekistan beginning in 1998 and four trips to Tajikistan beginning in 2000.<br> In 2004 I completed his Ph. D. in International Relations from the University of Denver's Graduate School of International Studies.<br><br> Jonathan is the proud father of a son and daughter,<br> both now studying for their doctorates.</P> </B></FONT></DIR> <div align="center"></P> </TD></TR> </TABLE> <!-- End Body Content --> </TD> <TD width="20%" valign="top" align="Right"> <TABLE BORDER="2" bordercolor="black" CELLSPACING ="0" CELLPADDING="0"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" align="CENTER" bgcolor="lightgrey" ><IMG src="MeezSmall.jpg" width=150> </TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER" bgcolor="lightgrey" ><IMG SRC="King2.jpg" WIDTH="150" > </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER" bgcolor="lightgrey" ><IMG SRC="ThreePeople.jpg" WIDTH="150" > </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER" bgcolor="lightgrey" ><IMG SRC="SecondClass-SMALL.jpg" WIDTH="150" > </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER" bgcolor="lightgrey" ><IMG SRC="conference.jpg" WIDTH="150" > </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER" bgcolor="lightgrey" ><IMG SRC="LadyWithStatue.jpg" WIDTH="150" > </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="CENTER" bgcolor="lightgrey" ><IMG SRC="Tower2.jpg" WIDTH="150" > </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!-- Begin CA Footer --> <!-- Begin ArtfulWebSites Footer --> <BR> <HR width="100%"> <CENTER> <B><FONT FACE="Arial" size="3">Email:&nbsp;&nbsp;<A HREF="mailto:jkzartman@msn.com"><FONT FACE="Arial" size="2">jkzartman@msn.com</B></FONT></A> <HR width="40%"> <FONT size="-1">This web site was designed and produced by: <A HREF="http://ArtfulWebSites.com" target="_blank">ArtfulWebSites.com</A><BR> </font> <HR width="40%"> </CENTER> </FONT> <!-- End ArtfulWebSites Footer --> <!-- End CA Footer --> </BODY> </HTML>