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Robert Rabil
Robert Rabil
Associate Professor, Graduate Director
rrabil@fau.edu
(561) 297-3215
Research: Political Islam, Transnational and Revivalist Movements, National and International Security, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Arab and U.S.-Muslim Relations, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Politics of the Greater Middle East and Political Economy of the Arab World, Preventive Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, Gender in the Middle East, Reform in the Middle East, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, and Israel
Teaching: Comparative Politics of the Middle East, Politics and Prospects in Iraq, the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Graduate), Comparative Politics, Religions and World Politics, Iraq: Political Transformation and Socio-religious Movements (Graduate), Comparative Politics of Ethnic Conflict, Future Jihad (Graduate), Women in the Middle East, and the Modern Middle East
Biography: Dr. Robert Rabil received his master's degree in government from the Harvard University Extension School and his doctorate in Near Eastern and Judaic studies from Brandeis University. Previously, Dr. Rabil taught at Suffolk University in Boston and served as manager of the Iraq Research and Documentation Project in Washington, a federally funded project affiliated with Harvard University . He also served as chief of emergency with the Red Cross in Lebanon's Baabda district during its civil war. Currently, he is an academic advisor for the World Lebanese Cultural Union, the American Lebanese Coalition, and the Florida Society of Middle East Studies, as well as a board member of the Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies. Dr. Rabil's frequent speaking engagements include appearances at major universities such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Brandeis, Case Western Reserve, and the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. He participates in roundtable discussions and conferences sponsored by the U.S. State Department. He has also made numerous appearances on media outlets such as ABC, CBS, and BBC. Dr. Rabil's writings have appeared in major newspapers and academic journals, including the Wall Street Journal, Chicago-Sun Times, Daily Star (Beirut), History News Network, National Interest, Middle East Journal, Middle East Policy, and Middle East Review of International Affairs. He is also author of Embattled Neighbors: Syria, Israel, and Lebanon (Lynne Rienner, 2003) and Syria, the United States, and the War on Terror in the Middle East (Praeger, 2006).
