Robert G. Kaufman

Robert G. Kaufman is a Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine University, specializing in American foreign policy and national security. He is the author of several books including Dangerous Doctrine: How Obama’s Grand Strategy Weakened America and biographies of Ronald Reagan and Senator Henry M. Jackson. Kaufman holds a J.D. from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University.

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In War, Resolution: Israel Had No Substitute for Victory

After two years of intense conflict, Israel is substantially better off than on Oct. 6, 2023, and the chances for a more peaceful Middle East are better than in decades

Robert G. KaufmanOctober 27, 2025

Just Prudence: Defending Aquinas on Preemption, Prevention, & Decisiveness in War
Just Prudence: Defending Aquinas on Preemption, Prevention, & Decisiveness in War

St. Thomas Aquinas knew more than his modern emendators do about grounding his just war deliberations—and much else—in the cardinal moral virtue of prudence.

Robert G. KaufmanSeptember 27, 2017