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[[Image:Frédéric Encel.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Frédéric Encel on French television arguing that political violence in the Middle East is not caused by injustices]]
'''Frédéric Encel''' is a Middle East expert and author who also works in risk analysis. He is an expert at the London based organisation [[Réalité EU]].

==Education and career==
Encel graduated from Science Po (Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris) in 1992 and then studied a PhD in geopolitics under the direction of [[Yves Lacoste]] at the University of Paris VIII. His thesis was submitted in 1997. <ref> Frédéric Encel – Official Website [http://www.fredericencel.org Formation et statuts universitaires], [Accessed 12 September 2009]</ref> He teaches International Relations at the International Institute of Public Administration and at the Institute of Political Studies in Rennes. <ref>[http://www.realite-eu.org/site/c.9dJBLLNkGiF/b.2268653/k.AA99/Expert_Sources.htm Réalité–EU – Expert Sources], accessed 2 July 2009</ref>

==Pro-Israel lobby==
The French monthly newspaper ''Le Monde Diplomatique'' describes an academic symposium held in Nice in late 2001 which was supposed to ‘discuss rationality and emotion in the media,’ but ‘seemed more like a kangeroo court’. According to the article a number of academics and journalists were attacked for criticising Israel by Frédéric Encel and other right-wing Zionists:

<blockquote style="background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt">[T]he accused were two journalists from the French Press Agency (AFP), a former ''Liberation'' correspondent in Jerusalem, a journalist on ''Le Monde diplomatique'', and a couple of university lecturers, almost all of whom were Jewish. Their main accuser was a self-styled ‘geopolitician and expert on the Islamic world’, [[Alexandre Del Valle]], who was supported by two academics, Frederic Encel and [[Jacques Tarnero]], and [[Maurice Szafran]], who is editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine ''[[Marianne]]''. [[Alexandre Del Valle|De Valle]] and his assistants were backed by the city's Jewish organisations. <ref>Dominique Vidal, translated by Barry Smerin, ‘[http://mondediplo.com/2002/12/13vidal Self-censorship in France. Far Right Joined Media Harrassment Campaign.]’, ''Le Monde Diplomatique'', December 2002</ref></blockquote>

The website of the Israeli Zionist organisation Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal, describes a fundraising event for the French Jewish organisation the Appel unifié juif de France (AUJF) which was held at the Pavillon d’Armenonville in Paris on 26 March 2009. Frédéric Encel was the 'guest of honour' at the event along with Israel’s Ambassador to France, Daniel Shek. Encel gave what was described as an 'intensely emotional speech' and 'explained that through its strength and its army, Israel has managed to find peace with its most powerful neighbor, Egypt, and that despite many ups and downs, this peace has never been denied.' Making reference to Israel's recent assault on Gaza, which resulted in an estimated 1,387 Palestinians deaths <ref>‘[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8245433.stm Israel 'understated' Gaza deaths]’, BBC News Online, 9 September 2009</ref> and widespread destruction of Palestinians homes, Encel stated that, ‘the Hamas party’s way of making things worse to further their own ends has obliged Israel to use its force.’ He added that the IDF conducting its attacks whilst ‘maintaining a control that is rarely seen in other armies.’ <ref>ref needed</ref>

==Views==
[[Image:De Valle and Encel.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Encel pictured with [[Alexandre del Valle]]]]
Though not ideological enough for [[Daniel Pipes]] – who has criticised Encel’s book on the Golan Heights for attributing ‘little difference between the motives and methods of democracies and those of totalitarian regimes’<ref>Daniel Pipes, ‘[http://www.danielpipes.org/818/le-moyen-orient-entre-guerre-et-paix-une-geopolitique-du Le Moyen-Orient entre Guerre et Paix: une géopolitique du Golan by Frédéric Encel]’, Middle East Quarterly, September 1999</ref> – Encel holds views typical of the neoconservatives and the pro-war liberals. He sees himself as defending a Western liberal tradition against a sinister alliance of Islamists and leftists. He says on his official website that he is in favour of a ‘fierce defence of republican values,’ which he considers to be under attack by what he labels as totalitarianism, fascism, radical Islam and Stalinism. <ref> Frédéric Encel – Official Website [http://www.fredericencel.org Homepage], [Accessed 12 September 2009]. The original text in French reads: ‘Ainsi, mon engagement actif en faveur d’une âpre défense des valeurs républicaines (à commencer par la laïcité et l’égalité de la femme), accompagne sans l’entraver ni la biaiser mon expertise géopolitique ; le combat contre les totalitarismes, du fascisme à l’islamisme radical en passant par le stalinisme, ne souffre pas de répit…’</ref> His worldview is reminiscent of the ‘anti-totalitarianism’ of French intellectuals like [[Bernard-Henri Lévy]] and [[André Glucksmann]]. However, it is probably closest to the French-Italian intellectual [[Alexandre del Valle]], who has written of a supposed ‘Convergence of Totalitarianisms,’ which he terms the ‘Red-Green-Brown Axis’. This he explains is, ‘the Red of the extreme left, the Brown of the extreme right, and the Green of Islamism’. <ref>Alexandre del Valle, ‘[http://www.alexandredelvalle.com/publications.php?id_art=131 The Reds, The Browns and the Greens or The Convergence of Totalitarianisms]’, Politique Internationale, 6 December 2004, translated from the French by Erich von Abele.</ref>

==Resources==
:'[http://oumma.com/Expertise-geopolitique-ou Expertise géopolitique ou propagande?]', Oumma.com, 17 juillet 2006

==Notes==
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[[Category:France|Encel, Frédéric]]

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 <blockquote style="background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt">[T]he accused were two journalists from the French Press Agency (AFP), a former ''Liberation'' correspondent in Jerusalem, a journalist on ''Le Monde diplomatique'', and a couple of university lecturers, almost all of whom were Jewish. Their main accuser was a self-styled ‘geopolitician and expert on the Islamic world’, [[Alexandre Del Valle]], who was supported by two academics, Frederic Encel and [[Jacques Tarnero]], and [[Maurice Szafran]], who is editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine ''[[Marianne]]''. [[Alexandre Del Valle|De Valle]] and his assistants were backed by the city's Jewish organisations. <ref>Dominique Vidal, translated by Barry Smerin, ‘[http://mondediplo.com/2002/12/13vidal Self-censorship in France. Far Right Joined Media Harrassment Campaign.]’, ''Le Monde Diplomatique'', December 2002</ref></blockquote>
-The website of the Israeli Zionist organisation [[Keren Hayesod]] - United Israel Appeal, describes a fundraising event for the French Jewish organisation the [[Appel Unifié Juif de France]] (AUJF) which was held at the Pavillon d’Armenonville in Paris on 26 March 2009. Frédéric Encel was the 'guest of honour' at the event along with Israel’s Ambassador to France, Daniel Shek. Encel gave what was described as an 'intensely emotional speech' and 'explained that through its strength and its army, Israel has managed to find peace with its most powerful neighbor, Egypt, and that despite many ups and downs, this peace has never been denied.' Making reference to Israel's recent assault on Gaza, which resulted in an estimated 1,387 Palestinians deaths <ref>‘[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8245433.stm Israel 'understated' Gaza deaths]’, BBC News Online, 9 September 2009</ref> and widespread destruction of Palestinians homes, Encel stated that, ‘the Hamas party’s way of making things worse to further their own ends has obliged Israel to use its force.’ He added that the IDF conducting its attacks whilst ‘maintaining a control that is rarely seen in other armies.’ <ref>ref needed</ref>
+The website of the Israeli Zionist organisation [[Keren Hayesod]] - United Israel Appeal, describes a fundraising event for the French Jewish organisation the [[Appel Unifié Juif de France]] (AUJF) which was held at the Pavillon d’Armenonville in Paris on 26 March 2009. Frédéric Encel was the 'guest of honour' at the event along with Israel’s Ambassador to France, [[Daniel Shek]]. Encel gave what was described as an 'intensely emotional speech' and 'explained that through its strength and its army, Israel has managed to find peace with its most powerful neighbor, Egypt, and that despite many ups and downs, this peace has never been denied.' Making reference to Israel's recent assault on Gaza, which resulted in an estimated 1,387 Palestinians deaths <ref>‘[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8245433.stm Israel 'understated' Gaza deaths]’, BBC News Online, 9 September 2009</ref> and widespread destruction of Palestinians homes, Encel stated that, ‘the Hamas party’s way of making things worse to further their own ends has obliged Israel to use its force.’ He added that the IDF conducting its attacks whilst ‘maintaining a control that is rarely seen in other armies.’ <ref>ref needed</ref>
 ==Views==

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 [[Image:Frédéric Encel.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Frédéric Encel on French television arguing that political violence in the Middle East is not caused by injustices]]
-'''Frédéric Encel''' is a Middle East expert and author who also works in risk analysis. He is an expert at the London based organisation [[Réalité EU]].
+'''Frédéric Encel''' is a Middle East expert and author who also works in risk analysis. He was an expert at the London based organisation [[Réalité EU], a front group for the US based [[Israel Project]].
 ==Education and career==
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 ==Pro-Israel lobby==
-The French monthly newspaper ''Le Monde Diplomatique'' describes an academic symposium held in Nice in late 2001 which was supposed to ‘discuss rationality and emotion in the media,’ but ‘seemed more like a kangeroo court’.  According to the article a number of academics and journalists were attacked for criticising Israel by Frédéric Encel and other right-wing Zionists:
+The French monthly newspaper ''Le Monde Diplomatique'' describes an academic symposium held in Nice in late 2001 which was supposed to ‘discuss rationality and emotion in the media,’ but ‘seemed more like a kangaroo court’.  According to the article a number of academics and journalists were attacked for criticising Israel by Frédéric Encel and other right-wing Zionists:
 <blockquote style="background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt">[T]he accused were two journalists from the French Press Agency (AFP), a former ''Liberation'' correspondent in Jerusalem, a journalist on ''Le Monde diplomatique'', and a couple of university lecturers, almost all of whom were Jewish. Their main accuser was a self-styled ‘geopolitician and expert on the Islamic world’, [[Alexandre Del Valle]], who was supported by two academics, Frederic Encel and [[Jacques Tarnero]], and [[Maurice Szafran]], who is editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine ''[[Marianne]]''. [[Alexandre Del Valle|De Valle]] and his assistants were backed by the city's Jewish organisations. <ref>Dominique Vidal, translated by Barry Smerin, ‘[http://mondediplo.com/2002/12/13vidal Self-censorship in France. Far Right Joined Media Harrassment Campaign.]’, ''Le Monde Diplomatique'', December 2002</ref></blockquote>
-The website of the Israeli Zionist organisation Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal, describes a fundraising event for the French Jewish organisation the Appel unifié juif de France (AUJF) which was held at the Pavillon d’Armenonville in Paris on 26 March 2009. Frédéric Encel was the 'guest of honour' at the event along with Israel’s Ambassador to France, Daniel Shek. Encel gave what was described as an 'intensely emotional speech' and 'explained that through its strength and its army, Israel has managed to find peace with its most powerful neighbor, Egypt, and that despite many ups and downs, this peace has never been denied.' Making reference to Israel's recent assault on Gaza, which resulted in an estimated 1,387 Palestinians deaths <ref>‘[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8245433.stm Israel 'understated' Gaza deaths]’, BBC News Online, 9 September 2009</ref> and widespread destruction of Palestinians homes, Encel stated that, ‘the Hamas party’s way of making things worse to further their own ends has obliged Israel to use its force.’ He added that the IDF conducting its attacks whilst ‘maintaining a control that is rarely seen in other armies.’ <ref>ref needed</ref>
+The website of the Israeli Zionist organisation [[Keren Hayesod]] - United Israel Appeal, describes a fundraising event for the French Jewish organisation the [[Appel Unifié Juif de France]] (AUJF) which was held at the Pavillon d’Armenonville in Paris on 26 March 2009. Frédéric Encel was the 'guest of honour' at the event along with Israel’s Ambassador to France, Daniel Shek. Encel gave what was described as an 'intensely emotional speech' and 'explained that through its strength and its army, Israel has managed to find peace with its most powerful neighbor, Egypt, and that despite many ups and downs, this peace has never been denied.' Making reference to Israel's recent assault on Gaza, which resulted in an estimated 1,387 Palestinians deaths <ref>‘[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8245433.stm Israel 'understated' Gaza deaths]’, BBC News Online, 9 September 2009</ref> and widespread destruction of Palestinians homes, Encel stated that, ‘the Hamas party’s way of making things worse to further their own ends has obliged Israel to use its force.’ He added that the IDF conducting its attacks whilst ‘maintaining a control that is rarely seen in other armies.’ <ref>ref needed</ref>
 ==Views==
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 Though not ideological enough for [[Daniel Pipes]] – who has criticised Encel’s book on the Golan Heights for attributing ‘little difference between the motives and methods of democracies and those of totalitarian regimes’<ref>Daniel Pipes, ‘[http://www.danielpipes.org/818/le-moyen-orient-entre-guerre-et-paix-une-geopolitique-du Le Moyen-Orient entre Guerre et Paix: une géopolitique du Golan by Frédéric Encel]’, Middle East Quarterly, September 1999</ref> – Encel holds views typical of the neoconservatives and the pro-war liberals. He sees himself as defending a Western liberal tradition against a sinister alliance of Islamists and leftists. He says on his official website that he is in favour of a ‘fierce defence of republican values,’ which he considers to be under attack by what he labels as totalitarianism, fascism, radical Islam and Stalinism. <ref> Frédéric Encel – Official Website [http://www.fredericencel.org Homepage], [Accessed 12 September 2009]. The original text in French reads: ‘Ainsi, mon engagement actif en faveur d’une âpre défense des valeurs républicaines (à commencer par la laïcité et l’égalité de la femme), accompagne sans l’entraver ni la biaiser mon expertise géopolitique ; le combat contre les totalitarismes, du fascisme à l’islamisme radical en passant par le stalinisme, ne souffre pas de répit…’</ref> His worldview is reminiscent of the ‘anti-totalitarianism’ of French intellectuals like [[Bernard-Henri Lévy]] and [[André Glucksmann]]. However, it is probably closest to the French-Italian intellectual [[Alexandre del Valle]], who has written of a supposed ‘Convergence of Totalitarianisms,’ which he terms the ‘Red-Green-Brown Axis’. This he explains is, ‘the Red of the extreme left, the Brown of the extreme right, and the Green of Islamism’. <ref>Alexandre del Valle, ‘[http://www.alexandredelvalle.com/publications.php?id_art=131 The Reds, The Browns and the Greens or The Convergence of Totalitarianisms]’, Politique Internationale, 6 December 2004, translated from the French by Erich von Abele.</ref>
 ==Affiliations==
-*[[Atlantis Institute]]
+*[[Atlantis Institute]] | [[Cercle de l'Oratoire]] | [[Ligue internationale contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme]]
 ==Resources==
 :'[http://oumma.com/Expertise-geopolitique-ou Expertise géopolitique ou propagande?]', Oumma.com, 17 juillet 2006