As George Carlin said, it’s a big club, and you aren’t in it. Princeton doesn’t care that Malley is an inveterate appeaser who has a clear affinity for Hamas and the Islamic Republic of Iran. If he were unsympathetic to either one or both, Princeton wouldn’t want him. And if the Princeton gig doesn’t work out for Malley, there’s always MSNBC.
“Malley, on leave from US Iran envoy post, to teach at Princeton,” Reuters, August 16, 2023:
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Robert Malley, who in June was put on unpaid leave from his post as U.S. special envoy for Iran because his security clearance is under review, will teach a course on foreign policy at Princeton University this fall, Princeton said on Wednesday….
U.S. President Joe Biden tapped Malley in January 2021 to try to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, under which Tehran agreed to limit its nuclear program to make it harder to obtain a nuclear weapon in return for economic sanctions relief.
Malley was not able to resurrect the agreement…
Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs said in a statement that Malley would teach a graduate course this fall on foreign policy decision-making and one or two undergraduate courses on some combination of diplomacy, negotiation, and foreign policy in the spring.
“While I am on leave from the State Department, I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with the next generation of public servants,” Malley said in the statement. “I look forward to my time at Princeton and returning to government service in due course.”
It is unclear when or how the review of Malley’s security clearance may be concluded. According to media reports, Malley’s clearance was suspended amid an investigation of his handling of classified material.