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Past and Present Affiliations of Experts from the Major World Newspapers List

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Past and Present Affiliations of Experts from the Major World Newspapers List: tenure - Boaz Ganor, Jonathan Stevenson, Daniel Byman

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 <td>51</td>
 <td>[[Michael Osterholm]]</td>
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 </ref> The 13 academics include the prominent critic of Western foreign policy [[Noam Chomsky]], as well as supporters of state and corporate power such as [[Francis Fukuyama]] and [[Alan Dershowitz]].
-Half of the experts are currently or have previously held tenure at an institution of higher education. Of those 50, 35 are known to be members of Private Think-Tanks or Research Institutes.
+of the experts are currently or have previously held tenure at an institution of higher education. Of those 53, 35 are known to be members of Private Think-Tanks or Research Institutes.
 experts are current or former journalists. Of those 16, three have been employed in private security or intelligence firms, seven have worked for a government, intelligence or law enforcement agency, and seven are known to be members of Private Think-Tanks or Research Institutes. The four journalists with no such affiliations are [[Jason Burke]], [[Simon Reeve]], [[Kevin Toolis]] and [[Neil Doyle]].

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 A significant number of the experts (42 out of 100) are currently or have previously been a member of state institutions such as government, security or intelligence services, policing or the military.
-The majority of the experts (67 of the 100) are currently or have previously been members of private think-tanks or research institutes. Of the remaining experts (16 out of 33) are currently or have previously worked in private security or intelligence firms, or alternatively state institutions such as government, security or intelligence, policing or military service.
+The majority of the experts (67 of the 100) are currently or have previously been members of private think-tanks or research institutes. Of the remaining experts 16 out of 33 are currently or have previously worked in private security or intelligence firms, or alternatively state institutions such as government, security or intelligence, policing or military service.
 Of the remaining 17 ‘independent’ experts, four are British journalists <ref>namely Simon Reeve, Jason Burke, Kevin Toolis and Neil Doyle</ref> and 13 are current or former academics with no such affiliation.<ref>The 13 ‘independent’ academics are listed below:

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 ==Analysis==
-A significant number of the experts (46 out of 100) are currently or have previously been a member of state institutions such as government, security or intelligence services, policing or the military. The dominance of the state is even more pronounced if you consider the 20 most prominent experts (who together returned more items than the remaining 80 experts together), 12 of whom have such an affiliation.
+A significant number of the experts (42 out of 100) are currently or have previously been a member of state institutions such as government, security or intelligence services, policing or the military.
-The majority of the experts (62 of the 100) are currently or have previously been members of private think-tanks or research institutes. Of the remaining experts the majority (21 out of 38) are currently or have previously worked in private security or intelligence firms, or alternatively state institutions such as government, security or intelligence, policing or military service.
+The majority of the experts (67 of the 100) are currently or have previously been members of private think-tanks or research institutes. Of the remaining experts (16 out of 33) are currently or have previously worked in private security or intelligence firms, or alternatively state institutions such as government, security or intelligence, policing or military service.
-Of the remaining 17 ‘independent’ experts, four are British journalists<ref>namely Simon Reeve, Jason Burke, Kevin Toolis and Neil Doyle</ref> and 13 are current or former academics with no such affiliation.<ref>The 13 ‘independent’ academics are listed below:
+Of the remaining 17 ‘independent’ experts, four are British journalists <ref>namely Simon Reeve, Jason Burke, Kevin Toolis and Neil Doyle</ref> and 13 are current or former academics with no such affiliation.<ref>The 13 ‘independent’ academics are listed below:
 :Noam Chomsky
 :Francis Fukuyama
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 :Donald Henderson
 :Andrew Lynch
-:Scott Atran
+:Bruce Ackerman
-</ref> The 13 academics include the prominent critic of Western foreign policy Noam Chomsky, as well as supporters of state and corporate power such as Francis Fukuyama and Alan Dershowitz.
+</ref> The 13 academics include the prominent critic of Western foreign policy [[Noam Chomsky]], as well as supporters of state and corporate power such as [[Francis Fukuyama]] and [[Alan Dershowitz]].
-of the 100 experts are currently or have previously held tenure at an institution of higher education. Of those 47, 30 are known to be members of Private Think-Tanks or Research Institutes.
+Half of the experts are currently or have previously held tenure at an institution of higher education. Of those 50, 35 are known to be members of Private Think-Tanks or Research Institutes.
-experts are current or former journalists. Of those 16, three have been employed in private security or intelligence firms, seven have worked for a government, intelligence or law enforcement agency, and seven are known to be members of Private Think-Tanks or Research Institutes. The four journalists with no such affiliations are Jason Burke, Simon Reeve, Kevin Toolis and Neil Doyle. The latter although not known to be directly affiliated with any institution is closely association with corporate security.
+experts are current or former journalists. Of those 16, three have been employed in private security or intelligence firms, seven have worked for a government, intelligence or law enforcement agency, and seven are known to be members of Private Think-Tanks or Research Institutes. The four journalists with no such affiliations are [[Jason Burke]], [[Simon Reeve]], [[Kevin Toolis]] and [[Neil Doyle]].
 ==Notes==

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 <td>[[Ariel Merari]]</td>
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 <td>[[Carl Ungerer]]</td>
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 <td>[[Bruce Ackerman]]</td>
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 <td>[[Michael Chandler]]</td>

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