Stephen G. Rabe

Stephen G. Rabe is a professor of history at the University of Texas at Dallas and author or coauthor of several books, including The Most Dangerous Area in the World: John F. Kennedy Confronts the Communist Revolution in Latin America. 

Stephen G. Rabe specializes in U.S. foreign relations, with a particular interest in U.S. relations with Latin America. Rabe has written or edited 10 books and has published scholarly articles, numerous book chapters, book reviews, and encyclopedia articles on U.S. and Latin American history. His most recent books are U.S. Intervention in British Guiana: A Cold War Story (2005); John F. Kennedy: World Leader (2010); and The Killing Zone: The United States Wages Cold War in Latin America (2011), which Oxford University Press published.

He has commented on international relations on numerous radio and television programs in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He has also led seminars on U.S. history in Argentina, Brazil, and Ecuador.

The Southwest Council on Latin American Studies awarded him the Harvey O. Johnson Prize for his study on U.S. relations with Venezuela. His book Eisenhower and Latin America won the Stuart L. Bernath Prize from the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). In 1988, SHAFR also recognized Rabe with the Bernath Lecture Prize, which is given to an outstanding young scholar working in international history.

Since arriving at UT Dallas in 1977, Rabe has taught perhaps more undergraduate students than any other professor in the history of the University. He has won three awards for distinguished teaching.

Rabe earned his doctorate from the University of Connecticut. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and serves as the faculty adviser to the Veterans Club at UT Dallas.

Rabe is married with a daughter. His wife, Genice A.G. Rabe, is an attorney specializing in labor law and employment discrimination. His daughter, Elizabeth R. Rabe, is an assistant U.S. attorney in Laredo, Texas.