Robert F. Trager CV Research Data Other

Robert F. Trager is an assistant professor of international relations in the political science department at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on how states form beliefs about the intentions of other states, and in particular on the role of diplomatic communication; how public reactions structure the incentives of political leaders in crises; and a variety of other topics. Professor Trager’s work has appeared in journals such as the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, International Security, The New York Times, and Foreign Policy. He is currently at work on a book entitled Diplomatic Calculus in Anarchy. Before joining UCLA’s faculty, Professor Trager taught at Oxford University and held an Olin Fellowship at Harvard University. He currently sits on the boards of the Burkle Center for International Relations and Institute for Global Cooperation and Conflict and is a corporation member of the Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole, MA. He holds a BA from Middlebury College, an MSc from the London School of Economics and a PhD from Columbia University. Prior to graduate school, he worked in investment banking at Lehman Brothers.