Department: Political Science
Areas of Expertise:
- Iran
- Iran Nuclear Deal
- Middle Eastern Politics
- International Security
- Terrorism
With extensive expertise in Iranian policy in the past decade, Kaussler can comment on the Iranian Nuclear Deal, Middle Eastern Policy and terrorism. His most recent book is titled US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: The Realpolitik of Deceit, and he has been featured as an expert on CBS News, NPR and The National Interest and others. He has also served as an expert and panelists at many conferences discussing Middle Eastern politics.
Kaussler has a doctorate and master's from St. Andrew’s University and a bachelor's from the University of Sussex.
Media contact: Eric Gorton, gortonej@jmu.edu
In the news
- Permanent buffer zone in north, Palestinian authority in power: Questions remain over Israel's Gaza plans, says expert (The News Singapore)
- Once a powerful symbol in Russia, McDonald’s withdraws (AP News)
- Iran's Nuclear Deal: Power Politics and Conflict Resolution (Routledge)
- U.S. Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: The Realpolitik of Deceit (Routledge)
- Gates: Iranian Weaponry Found in Iraq (CBS)
- Why the U.S.-Built House Cards in the Middle East is Falling Apart (The National Interest)
- Shifting Sands (NPR)
- Is the End Nigh for the Islamic Republic?
- Why No Middle Eastern Metternichs? (The National Interest)
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