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'''Daniel Tibor Plesch''' (born 15 February 1955) is an academic and media pundit specialising in arms control and international security. He is currently the Director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) at the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
  
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:Dan Plesch is a Senior Research Associate of the [[Foreign Policy Centre]]. He is a writer, broadcaster and consultant on geo-political strategy. He is the author of "The Beauty Queen's Guide to World Peace"; a Research Fellow at the [[University of London]]'s Birkbeck College and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at [[Keele University]]. Previously he was Senior Research Fellow at the [[Royal United Services Institute]] and founding Director of the Washngton DC based, [[British American Security Information Council]]. He is a frequent contributor to the BBC and CNN and has written for a wide variety of print media including the Times, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and the Washington Times.
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==Biography==
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Plesch was born at Keele in Staffordshire and grew up in London. He studied a BA in History at Nottingham and obtained professional qualifications in social work and public administration from Bristol in 1979 and 1980.<ref>SOAS Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, [http://www.cisd.soas.ac.uk/index.asp-Q-Page-E-dan-plesch--45280093 Staff and Tutors: Dan Plesch]</ref> He says in the early 1980s he was active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and helped organise the Glastonbury festivals.<ref>DanPlesch.net, [http://www.danplesch.net/plesch.html, Biography] (accessed 16 May 2008)</ref>
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In 1987 Plesch founded the [[British American Security Information Council]] (BASIC), a research and advocacy group specialising in security and arms control with a transatlantic focus. Plesch directed BASIC from Washington DC until 2001 when he was appointed Senior Research Fellow at the [[Royal United Services Institute]]. In 2003 he became an Honorary Fellow of Birkbeck College, University of London and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Keele.<ref>DanPlesch.net, [http://www.danplesch.net/plesch.html, Biography] (accessed 16 May 2008)</ref> Plesch is known to have worked as a consultant to [[Kroll Security International]].<ref>Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA), [http://www.rsa.org.uk/events/speakerCloseUp.asp?speakerID=950 Dan Plesch] (accessed 16 May 2008)</ref> He holds a Masters and a PhD in International Law – the latter from Keele University – although it is not clear when he undertook these courses.<ref>Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA), [http://www.rsa.org.uk/events/speakerCloseUp.asp?speakerID=950 Dan Plesch] (accessed 16 May 2008)</ref>
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The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce describes Plesch as “one of Britain’s leading public intellectuals”.<ref>Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA), [http://www.rsa.org.uk/events/speakerCloseUp.asp?speakerID=950 Dan Plesch] (accessed 16 May 2008)</ref> He has written for a wide variety of print media including the Times, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and the Washington Times<ref> [http://fpc.org.uk/staff/dan.plesch/ Associates - Dan Plesch],Foreign Policy Centre (Last Accessed 14th February 2008)</ref> and has regularly provided live political and military analysis of evolving news stories for the BBC, CNN, ITN and other news media.<ref>DanPlesch.net, [http://www.danplesch.net/plesch.html, Biography] (accessed 16 May 2008)</ref>
  
 
==Publications==
 
==Publications==
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[image:Beautyqueencover.jpg|right|thumb|100px The Beauty Queen's Guide to World Peace]
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[[image:Beautyqueencover.jpg|right|thumb|100px|The Beauty Queen's Guide to World Peace]]
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* Dan Plesch, [http://fpc.org.uk/publications/172 Britain's Energy Future: Securing the 'Home Front'], [[Foreign Policy Centre]], September 2005 (Last Accessed 14th February 2008)
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*Daniel Plesch, ''The beauty queen's guide to world peace: money, power and mayhem in the twenty-first century'' (London: Politico's, 2004), (ISBN: 9781842751107; 1842751107)
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* Dan Plesch, The Beauty Queen's Guide to World Peace, Politico's Publishing, 15 September 2004
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==External Links==
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*Dan Plesch, ''Taming globalisation: upgrading democracy for the 21st century'' (London: Charter88, 2003), (ISBN: 1873311958; 9781873311950)
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*Dan Plesch and E R Oxburgh, ''Second report on British nuclear weapons safety: a response to the Oxburgh report'' (London: BASIC, 1992), (ISBN: 1874533016; 9781874533016)
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*Dan Plesch, ''NATO's new nuclear weapons: Intermediate and Short Range Cruise & Ballistic Missiles and artillery'' (British American Security Information Council, 1988)
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*Dan Plesch, ''Preparing for the first use of nuclear weapons in Europe: creating a more useable nuclear force'' (School of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, 1987)
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==Affiliations==
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*[[British American Security Information Council]] (BASIC), founder
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*[[Foreign Policy Centre]], Senior Research Associate
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*[[Royal United Services Institute]], former Senior Research Fellow
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==Contact information==
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:Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy
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:School of Oriental and African Studies
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:Thornhaugh Street
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:Russell Square
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:London WC1H 0XG
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:Tel: +44 (0) 20 7898 4840
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:Fax: +44 (0) 20 7898 4839
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:E-mail: dp27@soas.ac.uk; dan@danplesch.net
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==References==
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* Dan Plesch, [http://www.danplesch.net Personnal website] (Last Accessed 14th February 2008)
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[[Category:Terrorologist|Plesch, Dan]]

Latest revision as of 07:14, 12 June 2008

Dan Plesch

Daniel Tibor Plesch (born 15 February 1955) is an academic and media pundit specialising in arms control and international security. He is currently the Director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD) at the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

Biography

Plesch was born at Keele in Staffordshire and grew up in London. He studied a BA in History at Nottingham and obtained professional qualifications in social work and public administration from Bristol in 1979 and 1980.[1] He says in the early 1980s he was active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and helped organise the Glastonbury festivals.[2]

In 1987 Plesch founded the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), a research and advocacy group specialising in security and arms control with a transatlantic focus. Plesch directed BASIC from Washington DC until 2001 when he was appointed Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. In 2003 he became an Honorary Fellow of Birkbeck College, University of London and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Keele.[3] Plesch is known to have worked as a consultant to Kroll Security International.[4] He holds a Masters and a PhD in International Law – the latter from Keele University – although it is not clear when he undertook these courses.[5]

The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce describes Plesch as “one of Britain’s leading public intellectuals”.[6] He has written for a wide variety of print media including the Times, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and the Washington Times[7] and has regularly provided live political and military analysis of evolving news stories for the BBC, CNN, ITN and other news media.[8]

Publications

The Beauty Queen's Guide to World Peace
  • Daniel Plesch, The beauty queen's guide to world peace: money, power and mayhem in the twenty-first century (London: Politico's, 2004), (ISBN: 9781842751107; 1842751107)
  • Dan Plesch, Taming globalisation: upgrading democracy for the 21st century (London: Charter88, 2003), (ISBN: 1873311958; 9781873311950)
  • Dan Plesch and E R Oxburgh, Second report on British nuclear weapons safety: a response to the Oxburgh report (London: BASIC, 1992), (ISBN: 1874533016; 9781874533016)
  • Dan Plesch, NATO's new nuclear weapons: Intermediate and Short Range Cruise & Ballistic Missiles and artillery (British American Security Information Council, 1988)
  • Dan Plesch, Preparing for the first use of nuclear weapons in Europe: creating a more useable nuclear force (School of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, 1987)

Affiliations

Contact information

Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy
School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7898 4840
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7898 4839
E-mail: dp27@soas.ac.uk; dan@danplesch.net

References

  1. ↑ SOAS Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, Staff and Tutors: Dan Plesch
  2. ↑ DanPlesch.net, Biography (accessed 16 May 2008)
  3. ↑ DanPlesch.net, Biography (accessed 16 May 2008)
  4. ↑ Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA), Dan Plesch (accessed 16 May 2008)
  5. ↑ Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA), Dan Plesch (accessed 16 May 2008)
  6. ↑ Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA), Dan Plesch (accessed 16 May 2008)
  7. ↑ Associates - Dan Plesch,Foreign Policy Centre (Last Accessed 14th February 2008)
  8. ↑ DanPlesch.net, Biography (accessed 16 May 2008)
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