Dr Alex Dab

Alex is a historian of the Cold War and transatlantic relations. Most particularly, he is interested in the process of integration and cooperation in Europe after the Second World War, and how the rise of the European Community (EC) as an increasingly cohesive diplomatic actor shaped relations with the United States. His PhD dissertation took the Middle East as a case study and explored how the emergence of a common European stance towards the Palestinian question worked together – and often conflicted – with US policy.

Since completing his doctorate in the department of international history at LSE, he has primarily focused on teaching and took a particular interest in interdisciplinarity as a pedagogical approach. His research reflects this commitment as well, as it evolves beyond established disciplinary boundaries toward a more integrated interdisciplinary perspective.

Alex has been teaching classes on the history of international relations in the 20^th century, the Cold War, European integration and cooperation, Britain and the European Union, and the global 1970s.

Awards:

LSE PhD studentship

LSE Teaching Award, 2016/17

Expertise details:

Cold War; Transatlantic relations; European integration; Western Middle East policies

Publications (work in progress):

‘British Middle East policy in the early Thatcher years: the choice for Europe’

‘French Middle East policy from the Venice Declaration to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, 1979-1982’

‘Transatlantic relations, the Middle East and the formation of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai, 1980-1982’

Courses:

LSE100B: How can we control AI?

LSE100C: How can we create a fair society?

Conferences and talks:

‘The Venice Declaration: a case in transatlantic cooperation’, Transatlantic Studies Association Annual Conference, online (2021)

‘The origins of a common European Middle East policy, 1970s -1980s’,  LSE-Science Po seminar in international history – Science Po, Paris (2019)

‘Going beyond declaratory diplomacy: the European Community’s diplomatic initiative in the Middle East, 1980-1981’, Graduate conference on the history of European integration, European University Institute, Florence (2018)