Robert Laffey, Assistant Professor

Robert Laffey

Assistant Professor of Government

Mailing Address
Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108

Office Location
20 Ashburton Place, 2nd Floor, Room 209
Phone: 617.305.5104
Email: rlaffey@suffolk.edu

Fields of Interest

• International Relations
• Middle East Politics
• U.S. Foreign Policy

Research Interest

• U.S. and Middle East relations
• U.S. and the Arab-Israeli conflict

Education

• Ph.D, University of Notre Dame

Working Papers 

• The U.S. Senate and Its Support for Israel

Presentations

• Christian Communities in the Middle East – Paulist Center, Boston, October 2003
• The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Historical Perspective – Providence College, October 2002

Courses Taught

• GVT 110 - Introduction to American Government
• GVT 120 - Research Methodology
• GVT 311/611 - Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
• GVT 363/672 - American Foreign Policy
• GVT 384/692 - U.S. and the Middle East
• GVT 462/662 - Approaches to Foreign Policy and Diplomacy 
• GVT 485/685 - Politics of the Middle East
• GVT 489/689 - Islam and Politics
• GVT 490/690 - International Relations of the Middle East
• GVT 774 - Ethical Issues in International Relations
• GVT 778 - Advanced Research Methods in International Relations