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| + | '''Ilan Berman''' is an Adjunct Professor at the [[American University School of International Service]], he trades in the "Iran threat". He is the author of ''Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States''. He is the vice president for Policy, [[American Foreign Policy Council]] and is listed as an "expert" on the right-wing Zionist [[Middle East Forum]]'s website.<ref>[http://www.meforum.org/experts.php]</ref> He is also a contributing expert with the [[Ariel Center for Policy Research]]. | ||
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| + | ==Pushing for action against Iran== | ||
| + | In a testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Berman used a dubious Israeli source to push for action against Iran: | ||
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| + | :This past December, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, the chief of staff of the Israeli defense forces, told a Knesset parliamentary committee that Iran will reach the “point of no return” in acquiring the knowledge to build a nuclear weapon by March 2006. | ||
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| + | He concluded by saying: | ||
| + | :...the goal of the United States should not simply be to contain and deter a nuclear Iran. It should also be to create the necessary conditions for a fundamental political transformation within its borders, through forceful public diplomacy, economic assistance to opposition elements, international pressure and covert action.<ref>[http://www.fightingterror.org/pdfs/BermanHASCTestimony.pdf]</ref> | ||
==Afflitiations== | ==Afflitiations== | ||
| + | *[[American Foreign Policy Council]] - Vice President | ||
| + | *[[Ariel Center for Policy Research]] - Contributing Expert | ||
*[[Committee on the Present Danger]] | *[[Committee on the Present Danger]] | ||
| + | *[[Eurasia Program]] - Director | ||
| + | *[[Iran Freedom Initiative]] - Director | ||
| + | *[[JINSA]] - editor of its flagship publication the [[Journal of International Security Affairs]] | ||
| + | *[[Middle East Forum]] | ||
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| + | Berman serves as an editor for the following publications: | ||
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| + | *[[Eurasia Security Watch]] | ||
| + | *[[Iran Democracy Monitor]] | ||
| + | *[[Journal of International Security Affairs]] | ||
| + | *[[Missile Defense Briefing Report]] | ||
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| + | ==Contact, References and Resources== | ||
| + | ===Contact=== | ||
| + | :Tel: 202-543-1006 | ||
| + | :Fax: 202-543-1007 | ||
| + | :Email: berman@afpc.org | ||
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| + | ===Resources=== | ||
| + | ====Publications==== | ||
| + | *''Partnership in Transition: US-Israel Strategic Cooperation Beyond the Cold War'', (Washington, DC: [[Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs]], 2000). | ||
| + | *''Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States''(Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) | ||
| + | *''Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) - co-edited with J. Michael Waller | ||
| + | ===References=== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:52, 28 November 2014
Ilan Berman is an Adjunct Professor at the American University School of International Service, he trades in the "Iran threat". He is the author of Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States. He is the vice president for Policy, American Foreign Policy Council and is listed as an "expert" on the right-wing Zionist Middle East Forum's website.[1] He is also a contributing expert with the Ariel Center for Policy Research.
Contents
Pushing for action against Iran
In a testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Berman used a dubious Israeli source to push for action against Iran:
- This past December, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, the chief of staff of the Israeli defense forces, told a Knesset parliamentary committee that Iran will reach the “point of no return” in acquiring the knowledge to build a nuclear weapon by March 2006.
He concluded by saying:
- ...the goal of the United States should not simply be to contain and deter a nuclear Iran. It should also be to create the necessary conditions for a fundamental political transformation within its borders, through forceful public diplomacy, economic assistance to opposition elements, international pressure and covert action.[2]
Afflitiations
- American Foreign Policy Council - Vice President
- Ariel Center for Policy Research - Contributing Expert
- Committee on the Present Danger
- Eurasia Program - Director
- Iran Freedom Initiative - Director
- JINSA - editor of its flagship publication the Journal of International Security Affairs
- Middle East Forum
Berman serves as an editor for the following publications:
- Eurasia Security Watch
- Iran Democracy Monitor
- Journal of International Security Affairs
- Missile Defense Briefing Report
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
- Tel: 202-543-1006
- Fax: 202-543-1007
- Email: berman@afpc.org
Resources
Publications
- Partnership in Transition: US-Israel Strategic Cooperation Beyond the Cold War, (Washington, DC: Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, 2000).
- Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States(Rowman & Littlefield, 2005)
- Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) - co-edited with J. Michael Waller
