Dr. Robert Farley has taught security and diplomacy courses at the Patterson School since 2005. He received his BS from the University of Oregon in 1997, and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 2004. Dr. Farley is the author of Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force (University Press of Kentucky, 2014), the Battleship Book (Wildside, 2016), and Patents for Power: Intellectual Property Law and the Diffusion of Military Technology (University of Chicago, 2020). He has contributed extensively to a number of journals and magazines, including the National Interest, the Diplomat: APAC, World Politics Review, and the American Prospect. Dr. Farley is also a founder and senior editor of Lawyers, Guns and Money.
Key Points and Summary – Dr. Robert Farley analyzes President Trump’s abrupt rhetorical shift on the Russia-Ukraine war—from casting Kyiv as weak to framing...
Key Points and Summary – The future of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter remains in limbo after the Trump administration froze the program,...
Key Points and Summary – A new analysis of the recent “Twelve-Day War” concludes that while Israeli and U.S. airpower achieved “dazzling” tactical success,...