Walid Phares
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Dr. Walid Phares, is an American of Lebanese descent and expert on global terrorism and Middle Eastern affairs. He is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) in Washington, D.C., and a Visiting Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy in Brussels.
He has published a number of articles in Middle East Quarterly, Global Affairs, Journal of Middle East, South Asian StudiesThe Journal of International Security Studies and other specialized journals, and has written several books.
Phares has testified before committees of the State, Justice, Defense and Homeland Security Departments, the US Congress, the European Parliament, the United Nations Security Council, and is a frequent guest on NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS,BBC, Al Hurra TV, Al Jazeera News programs and is also an MSNBC analyst. His columns have appeared in The Washington Times, World Defense Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Denver Post, Indianapolis Star, San Diego Tribune and many other publications.
Phares' books include The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, and Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies Against America, Palgrave Macmillan. 2005, [1]
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[edit] Biography
Walid Phares was born in Lebanon, where he studied at the University of Beirut. After obtaining degrees in Law, Political Science and Sociology, he practiced law in Beirut. He then obtained a Masters degree in International Law from the Universite de Lyons in France and a Ph.D. in International Relations and Strategic Studies from the University of Miami.
He has lived in the United States since 1990, where he has taught at several universities, such as Florida International University, the University of Miami and Florida Atlantic University where he taught classes on Middle East Politics, Political History and Ethnic and Religious Conflict.
Phares has lectured on US campuses nationwide and internationally including in London, Stockholm, Mexico, Paris, São Paulo, Brussels, Montreal, Geneva, Lisbon, Rome etc. He has also appeared on European, South Asian and Latin American television.
Phares has authored a number of books and articles and has served as the publisher of several publications. His op-eds appear in many US and international periodicals and newspapers. He has been an academic advisor to human rights, ethnic and diaspora groups.
[edit] Books
- The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
- [[Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies Against America]] November 2005. Palgrave Macmillan. Future Jihad was on the top 12 list of the books in world policy of Foreign Affairs. The international edition was scheduled for release in November 2006
- History of the Middle East: Trends and Benchmarks. IRP University of Miami Press. 1998, 2001
- Thirteen Centuries of Struggle, Beirut: Mashreq Editions, 1985.
- The Iranian Islamic Revolution (Dar el-Sharq Press, 1986)
- Democratic Dialogue (Manshurat el-Tagammoh, 1981)
- The Lebanese Thought and the Thesis of Arabization.” Darel Sharq. Beirut.1980
- Pluralism in Lebanon Kasleek University. Lebanon.1979
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[edit] References
www.defenddemocracy.org
C-SPAN video: Walid Phares synopsis of Future Jihad Terrorist Strategies against America
