Background
Lesser, Ian O. was born on October 22, 1957.
(The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction--nuclear...)
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction--nuclear, chemical and biological--and the means for their delivery at ever longer ranges has emerged as a leading issue in the post-Cold War debate about international security and as a prominent concern of U.S. policymakers and Army planners. Nowhere are the effects of proliferation trends felt more keenly than around the Mediterranean, where the European and Middle Eastern security environments meet, and where NATO allies are increasingly exposed to the spillover effects of instability to the south. This analysis explores proliferation trends in North Africa and the Levant (the Eastern Mediterranean and its hinterlands), the motives of proliferators around the region, and the implications for European security and for U.S., NATO, and Army policy.
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( The clash of civilizations” has become a common phrase...)
The clash of civilizations” has become a common phrase in discussions of U.S.Middle East relations. This book explores the nature of the friction between the Muslim world and Western states, looking at legitimate perceptions and grievances on both sides involving historical, political, economic, cultural, psychological, and strategic elements.Arguing that Islam versus the West” does not represent the arena of the next global ideological struggle, the authors examine specific issues of a bilateral nature that require careful handling to prevent the consolidation of states into opposing blocs. They discuss Islam’s efforts to politically enhance the real power of Muslim states and to equalize relations with the West in the strategic arena; the enlarged role of Islam in the internal politics of Muslim countries; and the urgency of political, economic, and social change to break away from traditional authoritarian orders. A central theme of the book is that political Islam threatens the established order in most Muslim countries far more than it threatens the West and that violent confrontation can best be circumvented by integrating Islamist forces into the political process.
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(Recent bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa remind us tha...)
Recent bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa remind us that U.S. citizens and U.S. interest are not immune to terrorism. Featuring the works of world-renowned experts, this book traces the recent evolution of international terrorism against civilian and U.S. military targets, looks ahead to where terrorism is going, and assesses how it might be contained.
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Lesser, Ian O. was born on October 22, 1957.
Ba in International Politics, University Pennsylvania, 1979. Master of Science in International Relations, The London School of Economics, 1980. Master of Arts in Law, Diplomacy, Tufts University, 1982.
Doctor of Philisophy in International Politics, Oxford University, 1988.
Senior fellow The Atlantic Council of the United States, Washington, 1980-1981, Center Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 1985-1988. Senior analyst National Security Research Division Research and Development, Santa Monica, California, 1989-1994. Associate director strategy and doctrine program Project Air Force Research and Development, 1996-1998.
Senior international policy analyst Research and Development, Washington, 1996—2002. Member policy planning staff United States Department State, 1994-1995. Vice president, director of studies Pacific Council on International Policy, Los Angeles, since 2002.
President Mediterranean Advisors, LLC, since 2004.
(The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction--nuclear...)
( The clash of civilizations” has become a common phrase...)
(How will the world change in the next century?)
(Recent bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa remind us tha...)
Member Council Foreign Relations, Pacific Council International Policy, International Institute Strategic Studies, Atlantic Council (councillor).