Shlomi Dinar's research spans four general
fields including, 'new' or 'non-traditional' security issues, international
environmental politics, negotiation, and conflict resolution. One topic
of special interest, which straddles all four fields, is 'hydro-politics.'
Both the intricacies of conflict and cooperation over transboundary
freshwater as well as the essence of agreements negotiated between river
riparians are key aspects of Dr. Dinar's work. With respect to cooperation
and negotiation, his focus is on the actual design of an agreement and
the manner by which it can encourage participation and compliance among
the parties. In general, Dr. Dinar emphasizes the role of geography
in understanding and analyzing directional environmental externalities.
Though his research tends to be global in perspective, his regional
interests include, Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.