Robert Pape is an American political scientist and professor at the University of Chicago, where he founded the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism (CPOST). He is widely recognized as a leading expert on suicide terrorism and counterterrorism policy. His groundbreaking research on the strategic logic of suicide bombing attacks has challenged conventional wisdom and significantly influenced both academic understanding and government counterterrorism strategies. His bestselling book "Dying to Win" has become a seminal work in terrorism studies.