Laurent Murawiec
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Laurent Murawiec was a French neoconservative figure, member of the Hudson Institute
and of the Committee on the Present Danger
, and formerly defence analyst at the RAND corporation. Murawiec was an associate of Lyndon LaRouche
from 1973–1986, and wrote for Larouche's Executive Intelligence Review
in the 1980s. He was also an advisor of French politician and former Minister, Jean-Pierre Chevènement
In July 2002, Murawiec gave a presentation regarding Middle East policy for the USA before the Defence Policy Board Advisory Committee
. His paper was entitled «Expel Saudis from Arabia», a lecture divided into three parts with the projection of 24 slides. Murawiec argued that "In the Arab world, violence is not a continuation of politics by other means – violence is politics, politics is violence" and calling for an "ultimatum to the House of Saud", ultimately summarising the "Grand strategy for the Middle East" as "Iraq is the tactical pivot, Saudi Arabia the strategic pivot, Egypt the prize". The presentation was made public by Thomas E. Ricks the following month. Murawiec was subsequently expelled from RAND.
Murawiec died of multiple myeloma on 7 October 2009.
Hudson Institute
The Hudson Institute is an American think tank founded in 1961, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist, military strategist, and systems theorist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation...
and of the Committee on the Present Danger
Committee on the Present Danger
The Committee on the Present Danger is an American foreign policy interest group. Its current stated single goal is "to stiffen American resolve to confront the challenge presented by terrorism and the ideologies that drive it" through "education and advocacy"...
, and formerly defence analyst at the RAND corporation. Murawiec was an associate of Lyndon LaRouche
Lyndon LaRouche
Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. is an American political activist and founder of a network of political committees, parties, and publications known collectively as the LaRouche movement...
from 1973–1986, and wrote for Larouche's Executive Intelligence Review
Executive Intelligence Review
Executive Intelligence Review is a weekly newsmagazine founded in 1974 by the American political activist Lyndon LaRouche. Based in Leesburg, Virginia, it maintains offices in a number of countries, according to its masthead, including Wiesbaden, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, Melbourne, and Mexico City...
in the 1980s. He was also an advisor of French politician and former Minister, Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Jean-Pierre Chevènement is a French politician. He was Minister of Defense from 1988 to 1991 and Minister of the Interior from 1997 to 2000. He was a presidential candidate in 2002 and since 2008 has been a member of the Senate....
In July 2002, Murawiec gave a presentation regarding Middle East policy for the USA before the Defence Policy Board Advisory Committee
Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee
The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee, also referred to as the Defense Policy Board is a federal advisory committee to the United States Department of Defense. Their charter is available online through the office of the Director of Administration and Management of the Department of Defense...
. His paper was entitled «Expel Saudis from Arabia», a lecture divided into three parts with the projection of 24 slides. Murawiec argued that "In the Arab world, violence is not a continuation of politics by other means – violence is politics, politics is violence" and calling for an "ultimatum to the House of Saud", ultimately summarising the "Grand strategy for the Middle East" as "Iraq is the tactical pivot, Saudi Arabia the strategic pivot, Egypt the prize". The presentation was made public by Thomas E. Ricks the following month. Murawiec was subsequently expelled from RAND.
Murawiec died of multiple myeloma on 7 October 2009.
Works
- La Guerre au XXIè siècle, Laurent Murawiec, Odile Jacob, 2000
- L'Esprit des Nations: cultures et géopolitique, Laurent Murawiec, Odile Jacob, 2002
- La Guerre d'après, Laurent Murawiec, Albin Michel, 2003
- Princes of Darkness: the Saudi Assault on the West, Laurent Murawiec, Rowman and Littlefield, 2005
- Vulnerabilities in the Chinese Way of War, Hudson Institute, 2004
- Aristotle in Cyberspace: Toward a Theory of Information Warfare and The Mind of Jihad, 2005
- Pandora's Boxes
- The Mind of Jihad, Laurent Murawiec, Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-88393-1
- Spring 2000 article "The Wacky World of French Intellectuals" by Laurent Murawiec, Middle East Quarterly
External links
- Laurent Murawiec at the Hudson InstituteHudson InstituteThe Hudson Institute is an American think tank founded in 1961, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist, military strategist, and systems theorist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation...
- Laurent Murawiec at Source Watch
- The Continuing Saga of Laurent (of Arabia) Murawiec http://www.slate.com/id/2070190/
- Potent words, softly spoken, rock Saudi-US relations http://www.arabianbusiness.com/490163