Dr.
Robert M. Farley
455 Patterson Office
Tower
859-533-0410
Ph.D. thesis, Transnational Determinants of Military
Doctrine.
Jonathan Mercer (Chair), Elizabeth Kier, David Bachman, Mary
Callahan.
Ph.D. University
of Washington, Political Science. 2004.
M.A. University of
Washington. Political Science. 1999.
B.S. University of
Oregon. Political Science Major, History Minor.
1997.
Assistant Professor,
Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, August 2006-present.
Journal Articles
Fighting Piracy: Experiences in Southeast Asia and Off the
Horn of Africa. With Yoav Gortzak, Journal of Strategic Security v.2, n.1 February
2009
Privilege Wise and Patent (and Trade Secret) Foolish. With
Davida Isaacs, 24 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 773
(2009).
Book
Chapters
The Responsibilities of Hegemony: U.S. Naval Doctrine and
Piracy in Southeast Asia. With Yoav Gortzak,
in At Issue: Piracy on the High Seas,
vol. 1 pp. 25-27, 31-332. Belmont, CA: Gale. 2009.
Privilege Wise and Patent (and Trade Secret)
Foolish. With Davida Isaacs, in M N Bhavani ed.
Evidence Law and State Secrets .
161-199. Hyderabad: Amicus Books, Icfai University Press. 2009.
Op-Ed and Policy
Oriented Articles
The Future of US Naval Power, September
14, 2010, World Politics Review
The Civilian Control Trap, August 5, 2010, Right Web
The Nuclear Posture Attack. June 2, 2010, Right
Web
Goldilocks Approach to Cheonan
Incident.
With William Ruger, May 18, 2010, Korea Times
American Defence Lacks Reality
that UK May One Day Pay For. Warships: International Fleet Review, May
2010, p.21-22
Busting the Myths: The Norwegian Campaign. Warships:
International Fleet Review, May 2010, p. 38-39.
Why did the Nuclear Posture Review Bomb? April 8, 2010, The American Prospect Online
Russia
Joins the “Amphib” Club with the French Mistral Deal April 8, 2010, World
Politics Review
Which Maritime Nation
is Most Sea Blind: UK, USA, or Oz?, Warships: International Fleet Review, April
2010 p. 27
South Korean Ship in Troubled Waters, March 26, 2010,
Guardian Comment is Free
Putting India on the Atlantic. Pragati:
The Indian National Interest Review, March 2010 p. 5-9
An End to the “Long War”, February 3, 2010 The American Prospect Online
The View from the United States. Warships
Annual Guide to the Royal Navy, January 2010
Busting the Myths: Battle of the River Plate. Warships:
International Fleet Review, January 2010 p.36-38
The EMP Threat: Lots of Hype, Little Traction, October 16, 2009, Right Web
US on Target with Missile Decision, September 17, 2009,
Guardian Comment is Free
Bill Clinton’s New Role August 10, 2009, Guardian Comment is
Free
What if Iran Got the Bomb? July 7, 2009, Foreign
Policy
How do you Solve a Problem Like
Korea. May
27, 2009, Guardian Comment is Free
Star Wars in the Toilet, April 1, 2009, Guardian Comment is Free
Rebooting US-Russia Relations. March 4, 2009,
Guardian Comment is Free
Europe vs. the Pirates. With
Yoav Gortzak, December 3,
2008, Foreign Policy
Project for a New Cold War. December
1, 2008, Guardian Comment is Free
Somali Piracy is Everyone’s Problem. November 20, 2008,
Guardian Comment is Free
Russia Fires Obama A
Dilemma. November 18, 2008,
Guardian Comment is Free
Constant Vigilance: The
Israeli Sea Corps. Warships: International Fleet Review,
November 2008
But What Does it Mean for NATO? August 15, 2008, The American Prospect Online
Devil’s Advocate: Time
to Get Rid of the Air Forces? Warships:
International Fleet Review, June 2008
Roundtable: What’s the Air Force For? November 1, 2007, The American Prospect Online
Abolish the Air Force. The American Prospect, November 2007
The False Decline of the United States Navy. October
23, 2007, The American Prospect Online
What the New US-Russia Fight is Really
About.
June 7, 2007, The American Prospect Online
Apocalypse How? January 31, 2007, The
American Prospect Online
Still the Right War. October 27, 2006, The American Prospect Online
Book Reviews
Small Boats, Weak
States, Dirty Money (book
review) Pragati: The Indian National Interest Review
33, December 2009: 31-32.
Generals
in the Cabinet Room (book
review). Armed Forces & Society 2009
35: 762-764.
Party of Defeat (book review). September 26, 2008,
FrontPage Magazine
On War and Politics (book review, Utility of Force). July 13, 2007, The
American Prospect Online
Grants
2009 New Ideas Fund, National Security Network ($9500)
Fellowships
2005-2006 Post Doctoral
Scholar, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University
of Kentucky.
2002-2003 Freeman
Fellowship, Freeman Undergraduate Asian Studies Project, University of
Washington.
Presented The Washington Naval Treaty and East Asian Security
at the 2007 International Studies Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Presented The Responsibilities of Hegemony: U.S. Naval
Doctrine and Piracy in Southeast Asia at the 2006 International Studies
Association Conference in San Diego, California.
Presented Transnational Determinants of Military
Doctrine at the 2003 International Studies Association Conference in
Portland, Oregon.
Presented Transnational
Determinants of Military Doctrine at the 2002 American Political Science
Association Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
Presented Attribution
Theory and Multiple Group Affiliation at the 2001 International Studies
Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Presented Tactical Innovation
and the Offense-Defense Balance at the 1999 American Political Science
Association Conference in
Served as
discussant on panel Strategic Culture: Knowledge and Military Power, at the
2003 International Studies Association Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Served as
discussant on Lynn Eden’s presentation of Whole
World on Fire: Organizations, Knowledge, and Nuclear Weapons Devastation at
the Pacific Northwest Colloquium in International Security, November 22, 2002.
Served as
discussant on Stephen Rosen’s presentation of The DNA of Strategy: Stress,
Distress, and War Termination at the Pacific Northwest Colloquium in
International Security, January 25, 2002.
Columnist, World Politics Review, 10/10-present.
Contributor, Lawyers, Guns and Money, 5/2004-present. ~6000 daily visits, ~5200
subscribers
Contributor, TAPPED:
Group Blog of the American Prospect, 9/2006-7/2009 ~7000
daily visits, ~1700 subscribers
Contributor, Bloggingheads.tv, 1/2008-present.
Contributor, Progressive Realist, 1/2009-present
Contributor, Information Dissemination, 8/2009-present ~ 7000
daily visits, ~2500 subscribers
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Academic Fellowship on Terrorism, June 9-June 20, 2008, Tel Aviv,
Maritime Strategy Project, December 11-15,
2006, Naval
White Team Exercise, October 12, 2006, Naval
Offense-Defense Theory,
Retrospectives and Future Directions, September 21-22, 2000, Belfer
Center for Science and International Affairs,
Summer Workshop on
Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy, July 9-28, 2000, Institute for War and
Peace Studies,
Speech, “North Korea and the Non-Proliferation
Treaty,” University of Kentucky School of Law, November 2, 2006
Speech, “North Korea, Iran, and the Future of
Non-Proliferation,” United Nations Association, November 27, 2006
Independently
designed and taught (selected):
Diplomacy 750, Defense Statecraft, Spring 2010
DIP 600, Statecraft and the State, Spring 2010
DIP 600, National Security Policy, Autumn 2009
DIP 600, History of Strategic Thought, Spring 2009
DIP 600, European Security, Spring
2008
DIP 600, East Asian Security, Spring 2007
Political Science 428, Military Intervention, Summer 2005
Political Science 419, US-China Foreign
Relations, Spring 2005
Political Science 321, American Foreign Policy,
Winter 2005
Political Science 324,
Political Science 426, World Politics, Summer 2004
Political Science 407, International Conflict, Summer 2002
Teaching
Fields:
International Relations (Jonathan Mercer),
Political Theory (Mika Lavaque-Manty),
Master’s Thesis
Jonathan Mercer (Chair), Elizabeth
Kier, Mika Lavaque-Manty.
American Political
Science Association, 1997-present.