Guy Ziv Assistant Professor School of International Service
- Additional Positions at AU
- Director, Summer Abroad in Israel Program
- SIS Thematic Area Coordinator, Foreign Policy and National Security
- Faculty Affiliate, Center for Israel Studies
- 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
- Bio
- Dr. Guy Ziv is an assistant professor in the School of International Service's U.S. Foreign Policy Program. He teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses on U.S. foreign policy, the Middle East, and international negotiations. 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; learning in foreign policy; and the role of leaders’ personalities in foreign policy change have been published in peer-reviewed, scholarly journals. His op-eds have appeared in both American and Israeli newspapers, such as The Baltimore Sun, CNN.com, Forward, Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer, La Razon, USA Today, and Ynet News, and he blogs for The Hill and The Huffington Post. He also has appeared as a commentator in major media outlets including Al Araby, Al Jazeera America, BBC, CNN, CTV News, i24 News, TRT World, U.S. News & World Report, Voice of America (VOA), and ZDF German Television. Dr. Ziv 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.
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Teaching
Spring 2019
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
- "Nobody to Talk To: The Persistence of the 'No Partner' Mantra in Israeli Discourse," The Middle East Journal, Vol. 73, No. 3 (Autumn 2019): 335-375.
- "Benjamin Netanyahu's Calculated Ambiguity Toward the Two-State Solution," Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 134, No. 2 (Summer 2019): 217-244.
- "A Near-Consensus: Israel's Security Establishment and the Two-State Solution" (co-authored with Benjamin L. Shaver), Survival, Vol. 61, No. 3 (Summer 2019): 115-138.
- U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump: Readings in U.S. Foreign Policy (Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2017).
- "Foreign Policy Learning," Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, Oxford University Press (May 2017).
- "The Triumph of Agency Over Structure: Shimon Peres and the Israeli Nuclear Program," International Negotiation 20 (2015): 218-241.
- Why Hawks Become Doves: Shimon Peres and Foreign Policy Change in Israel, SUNY Press (December 2014).
- "Simple vs. Complex Learning Revisited: Israeli Prime Ministers and the Question of a Palestinian State," Foreign Policy Analysis, Vol. 9, No. 2 (April 2013): 203-222.
- "Cognitive Structure and Foreign Policy Change: Israel's Decision to Talk to the PLO," International Relations, Vol. 25, No. 4 (December 2011): 426-454.
- "Shimon Peres and the French-Israeli Alliance, 1954-1959," Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 45, No. 2 (April 2010): 406-429.
- "To Disclose or Not to Disclose: The Impact of Nuclear Ambiguity on Israeli Security," Israel Studies Forum, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Winter 2007): 76-94.
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
William Cromwell Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2019
SIS Outstanding Teaching Award, 2014
Multimedia
AU Experts
Area of Expertise
Middle East, Israel, Netanyahu, Shimon Peres, Abbas, U.S. foreign policy, decision making, Palestinians, two state solution
Additional Information
Guy Ziv teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses on U.S. foreign policy, the Middle East, and international negotiations. 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. Ziv 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. Ziv's the author of Why Hawks Become Doves: Shimon Peres and Foreign Policy Change in Israel(2014). 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; learning in foreign policy; and the role of leaders’ personalities in foreign policy change have been published in peer-reviewed, scholarly journals. His op-eds have appeared in both American and Israeli newspapers, such as The Baltimore Sun, Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, Newsday, USA Today, and Ynet News, and he writes a blog for the Huffington Post. He also has been quoted in major media outlets including U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, and Al Jazeera.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.