Dr. James Stocker

Associate Professor of International Affairs

Interests

• History of US Foreign Relations
• Modern Middle Eastern History
• Diplomatic History
• Disarmament
• Nuclear Weapons
• Gender

Affiliations

• Representative of the historical community on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee- Archivist of United States

Select Works Published

• Trump and Historical Legacies of U.S. Middle East Policy
  Stocker, J., H-Diplo/International Security Studies Forum policy series, 2017
• A Historical Inevitability?: Kissinger and US Contacts with the Palestinians (1973-76)
  Stocker, J., International History Review,
• Spheres of Intervention: US Foreign Policy and the Collapse of Lebanon (1967-1976)
  Stocker, J., Cornell University Press, 2016
• Fulbright's Middle East: A Senator's Influence on American Foreign Policy
  Stocker, J., Digest of Middle East Studies 24:1, 2015

Philosophy

I teach a variety of courses in contemporary history and international affairs, though my main areas of interest are the history of U.S. foreign relations and the contemporary Middle East. In all of my classes, I challenge students to think critically and systematically about the factors that create our contemporary world and to make connections between the past, the present, and many possible futures. To be successful in today’s world, students must understand the relationship between their own experiences and the world around them. To be global citizens, they need to empathize with the situations of those far beyond our country’s borders. To the extent that I am able to help them do this, I feel I have succeeded.