Nir Eisikovits teaches legal and political philosophy at Suffolk University. He is also a fellow at the International Center for Conciliation.

Dr. Eisikovits’s research focuses on the moral and political dilemmas that arise in post-conflict settings.  His research interests include the possibility of sympathy between enemies, the feasibility of forgiveness in politics, and the comparative benefits of truth commissions and war crime tribunals for societies emerging from prolonged conflict.

His recent scholarly publications include: "Forget Forgiveness: On The Benefits of Sympathy for Political Reconciliation" (Theoria, 105), "I am the Enemy you Killed my Friend: Rethinking The Legitimacy of Truth Commissions"(Metaphilosophy, 37) and "Moral Luck and the Criminal Law" (in Law and Social Justice MIT, 2005). Nir has also written numerous op-ed pieces on the Middle East conflict for various American newspapers and weeklies.

Dr. Eisikovits received his Ph.D. in legal and political philosophy from Boston University in 2005.  Prior to that, he graduated from law school in Tel Aviv.  Dr. Eisikovits is a captain in the IDF reserves.

Topics:

• Democracy and the War on Terrorism
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Attempts at Peace
• Israel as a Jewish Democratic State
• The Day After: A Comparative Look at Political Reconciliation
• Moral Questions in International Relations: Just War Theory, Duty of Assistance to Poor Countries, Realism vs. Idealism in Foreign Policy