Guy Ziv

Assistant Professor
School of International Service

• Additional Positions at AU

  Faculty Director, SIS Summer Abroad in Israel Program
  SIS Faculty Honors Coordinator
  Faculty Affiliate, Center for Israel Studies
  
• Dr. Guy Ziv is an assistant professor in the School of International Service's U.S. Foreign Policy Program. He teaches world politics, U.S. foreign policy analysis, and a variety of both undergraduate and graduate courses on the Middle East. His current research focuses on foreign policy decision-making, the influence of think tanks in U.S. foreign policy, and the role of political elites in the Arab-Israeli conflict. His written works on the impact of Israel’s nuclear policy on U.S.-Israel relations; Israel’s strategic partnership with France in the 1950s; and the role of leaders’ personalities in foreign policy change have been published in academic journals, newspapers, and blogs. Dr. Ziv also has a background in policy, having worked at the U.S. Department of State, on Capitol Hill, and for leading non-profit organizations that promote American involvement in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.

• Degrees

  Ph.D, Government and Politics, University of Maryland; MA, Government and Politics, University of Maryland; MA, International Relations, University of Southern California; BA, Political Science, University of California at Irvine