Kaufman is a professor, Political Science and International Relations at the University of Deleware. He is well versed in issues involving U.S. national security, the war in Iraq, U.S. foreign policy and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He specializes in ethnic conflict, U.S. national security strategy and international relations history.
He has previously served as the Director for Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian Affairs for the U.S. National Security Council Staff in 1999.