Professor
History Department
Telephone: 617-552-8459
Email: seth.jacobs.2@bc.edu
Foreign Policy
Geo-political Crises
History of Foreign Policy
Iran Nuclear Deal
Isis Threat
Israeli - Palestinian Dispute
U.S. - Asian Relations
Vietnam
Dr. Jacobs' research interests focus on the connection between U.S. domestic culture and foreign policy. He is currently writing a book called,ÌýRogue Diplomats: The Proud Tradition of Disobedience in United States Foreign PolicyÌý(Cambridge University Press). Past books include:ÌýThe Universe Unraveling: American Foreign Policy in Cold War LaosÌý(Cornell University Press, 2012);ÌýCold War Mandarin: Ngo Dinh Diem and the Origins of the Vietnam War, 1950-1963Ìý(Rowman & Littlefield); andÌýAmerica’s Miracle Man in Vietnam: Ngo Dinh Diem, Religion, Race, and U.S. Intervention in Southeast Asia, 1950-1957Ìý(Duke University Press).Ìý
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