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Degree(s):

• Ph.D. in History, Northwestern University
• M.A. in History, Northwestern University
• B.A. in History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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• Assistant Professor

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Books:

• Chains of Vengeance: The United States, the Middle East, and the Wars of Terrorism, 1967-2021- Coming Soon

Bio:

Dr. Hobson is a historian of 20^th and 21^st century international affairs who specializes in the history of ideas, the history of emotions, and in U.S. and Middle East history. His book “Chains of Vengeance: The United States, the Middle East, and the Wars of Terrorism, 1967-2021” examines the rise of vengeance in U.S.-Middle East relations in the latter decades of the twentieth century and the consequences of this development for the twenty-first century. He is available for commentary and analysis on these and related topics.