Robert Pape

  • Myth Busting: Robert Pape on ISIS, Suicide Terrorism, and US Foreign Policy

    Myth Busting: Robert Pape on ISIS, Suicide Terrorism, and US Foreign Policy

    This piece, first published on May 5, 2015, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review’s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. Robert Pape is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago specializing in international security affairs. He is the Director…

  • The West Needs to Avoid Falling into ISIS’s Trap: A Conversation with Robert Pape

    The West Needs to Avoid Falling into ISIS’s Trap: A Conversation with Robert Pape

    Since ISIS attacks in Jakarta, Ankara, Beirut, and Paris, Robert Pape has noted a significant shift in strategy. What is this new strategy, and what should be the Western response, particularly the US response?

  • Myth Busting: Robert Pape on ISIS, suicide terrorism, and U.S. Foreign Policy

    Myth Busting: Robert Pape on ISIS, suicide terrorism, and U.S. Foreign Policy

    Robert Pape, Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism and University of Chicago political scientist, dispels myths about ISIS and suicide terrorism and discusses the potential power of grassroots efforts to influence foreign policy.

  • Special Series on Terrorism: Debunking Myths and Getting Oriented

    Special Series on Terrorism: Debunking Myths and Getting Oriented

    Chicago Policy Review kicks off its exclusive interview series on the Islamic State, suicide terrorism, and U.S. foreign policy with University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape, Duke University historian Dr. Martin Miller, and Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution and former advisor to Secretary Clinton on counterterrorism, Daniel Benjamin.

  • Droning to Win: How the UAV Wars Began

    Droning to Win: How the UAV Wars Began

    Computer scientists investigate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle vulnerability to third-party hacking, showing that commercial drone use is likely to be heavily regulated.