Current Research
The Researcher: Dr. Bernd Kaussler
Bernd Kaussler is a Professor of Political Science at James Madison University. He received his BA (Hons) in International Relations from the University of Sussex in Britain and earned a Master in Middle East Politics and a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews, analyzing EU human rights diplomacy towards Iran.
Dr. Kaussler’s research interests are Conflict Resolution and Diplomacy, International Security, US Foreign Policy and Middle East Security and Politics (with a focus on Iran). As the recipient of The Cinquegrana Presidential Chair of Faculty Teaching Excellence and Research, Dr. Kaussler is conducting research on proxy war and civilian victimization in Yemen.
The human security map was created with this grant. Students in Dr Kaussler’s course “International Security and Conflict Management” worked on the map during the 2021 spring semester. The project designers and developers were Jamie Zeigler (SMAD 2020) and Jenna Jansen (CIS/Marketing 2021).
Published Works
Dr. Kausslers work has been published in International Studies Perspectives, Orient, Informal Logic, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Iranian Studies, White House Studies, Diplomacy & Statecraft, Journal for Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology, The World Today, The National Interest, Foreign Policy in Focus and Jane’s Intelligence Review. His book on multilateral negotiations with Iran has been published as part of Routledge’s New Diplomacy Studies Series: Iran’s Nuclear Diplomacy: Power Politics and Conflict Resolution (Routledge, 2014). His latest book was published by Routledge in 2017 and is on the impact of US foreign policy on Middle East security: US Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: The Realpolitik of Deceit.
Upcoming Scholarship
Forthcoming scholarship on the Proxy War in Yemen
Dr. Bernd Kaussler
Recent Scholarship: Proxy Wars
The battle of Aleppo: external patrons and the victimization of civilians in civil war
Civilian victimization, whether deliberate or collateral, is a common occurrence in civil war. This study investigates patterns of civilian victimization during the 5-year Battle of Aleppo, a major campaign of the Syrian Civil War in which there were 24,462 documented civilian fatalities.
Published 01 Dec 2019 | Keith A. Grant & Bernd Kaussler
The War in Yemen.
Global Conflict Tracker
UN Security Council Calls for Cease-fire in Yemen – Explore ‘War in Yemen’ on the Council on Foreign Relations website.
Last updated May 21, 2021
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