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Robert Loftis

Professor of the Practice of International Relations, BU Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University

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    Robert G. Loftis served in the State Department and Foreign Service from 1980 to 2012, where he held a wide variety of assignments, including Acting Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (2010-2012), Special Representative for Avian and Pandemic Influenza (2009), Senior Adviser for Security Negotiations and Agreements (2004-2007), Ambassador to Lesotho (2001-2004) and Deputy Chief of Mission in Mozambique (1999-2001).   He was most recently an Inter-agency Professional in Residence at the United States Institute of Peace (2012). From 2007-2009, he was the Deputy Commandant and Senior Adviser for International Affairs of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University, where he also taught Strategic Leadership.

    In early 2008, Loftis was the lead negotiator for a status of forces agreement with Iraq.  He was also the Deputy Executive Director of the Implementation Planning Team for the creation of the Department of Defense’s new Africa Command (AFRICOM).

    Previous overseas assignments include the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva,  and the U.S. Embassies in New Zealand, Brazil and Guinea-Bissau.

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    U.S. lands a ‘body blow’ on Kremlin spy network

    March 27, 2018

    Boston Herald Robert Loftis The expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats identified as intelligence agents and the closing of the Russian consulate in Seattle is a “body blow” for Kremlin spying on U.S. soil, but tit-for-tat recriminations and increased tensions are likely as the cycle of retaliation heats up, security experts say… View full article  

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    The ‘if only’ Islamic State strategy

    August 31, 2015

    Washington Examiner By Robert Loftis, College of Arts & Sciences, Pardee School of Global Studies In recent weeks, several Republican presidential candidates have hinted at vague strategies for dealing with the threat posed by the Islamic State… View full article by expert Robert Loftis

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    Maduro Claims Growing Support as Venezuelans Protest

    February 25, 2014

    Bloomberg Robert Loftis, College of Arts & Sciences Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the government was gaining support ahead of a “peace conference” he called for tomorrow following two weeks of protests that have killed 14 people… Expert quote: “If the U.S. accepts the nomination, it signals a softening of attitudes and opens the way for the […]

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    POV: Iran Nuclear Accord Is a Good Deal

    December 9, 2013

    BU Today By Robert Loftis, College of Arts & Sciences Strip away all the rhetoric, and the November 23 agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its nuclear program emerges as an exercise in realism… View full article

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    Coalition apologizes for killing Afghan child, seeks to shore up prospects of security deal

    December 2, 2013

    Washington Post Robert Loftis, College of Arts & Sciences The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan apologized Friday for mistakenly killing a 2-year-old boy during an airstrike, the latest crisis to confront American officials hoping to finalize a long-term security agreement between the two countries… Expert quote: “If he represents what the majority of Afghans want, it’s going […]

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    The Last Time an American President Met an Iranian Leader

    September 24, 2013

    Time Robert Loftis, College of Arts & Sciences The much-hyped potential encounter between U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the UN during this week’s General Assembly would be the first in-person interaction between the two nations’ leaders since 1977… Expert quote: “If both sides want it to happen, then it will […]

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