Alex Joffe, PhD
Alex Joffe is an archaeologist and historian specializing in the Middle East and contemporary international affairs. He received a B.A. in History from Cornell University in 1981 and Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona in 1991. From 1980 to 2003 he participated in and directed archaeological research in Israel, Jordan, Greece and the United States. Joffe taught at the Pennsylvania State University and Purchase College and was a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.
He is the author of more than 150 academic papers and reviews and 300 opinion pieces including studies on the archaeology of the ancient Near East and contemporary issues, including Middle Eastern environmental security, intelligence reform, the Palestinian refugee crisis, and the politics of modern antisemitism. He is Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa and the editor of the BDS Monitor, published monthly by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.