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'''Laurent Murawiec''' (Paris 1951 – Washington, 7 October 2009<ref>[http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=staff_bio&eid=Murawiec Biography], Hudson Institute</ref><ref name="Stir">[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/13/AR2009101303329.html Strategist Caused Stir For Accusing Saudis Of Supporting Terror], ''[[Washington Post]]</ref>) was a French neoconservative figure,<ref name="Vaisse">''Histoire du néoconservatisme aux États-Unis'', [[Julien Vaïsse]], Odile Jacob, 2008 (p.269)</ref> member of the [[Hudson Institute]] and of the [[Committee on the Present Danger]],<ref name="rightweb">[http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1303.html Laurent Murawiec] on rightweb.irc-online.org</ref> and formerly defence analyst at the [[RAND Corporation]]. Murawiec was an associate of [[Lyndon LaRouche]] from 1973–1986,<ref>[[Justin Raimondo|Raimondo, Justin]] (2002-10-07) [http://www.amconmag.com/article/2002/oct/07/00007/ Now Entering Imperium], ''[[The American Conservative]]''</ref> and wrote for Larouche's ''[[Executive Intelligence Review]]'' in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Inside the secret war council|first=Mark|last= Thompson|work=Time |date=26 August 2002|volume=160|issue=9|page=36}}</ref> He was also an advisor of French politician and former Minister, [[Jean-Pierre Chevènement]]<ref>[http://www.voltairenet.org/auteur5870.html?lang=fr Laurent Murawiec, a short biography in Réseau Voltaire]</ref>
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In July 2002, Murawiec gave a presentation regarding Middle East policy for the USA before the [[Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee|Defence Policy Board Advisory Committee]]. His paper was entitled «Expel Saudis from Arabia», a lecture divided into three parts with the projection of 24 slides.<ref>[http://www.voltairenet.org/article30037.html Thierry Meyssan, ''The Clash of Civilizations'']</ref> Murawiec argued that "''In the Arab world, violence is not a continuation of politics by other means – violence is politics, politics is violence''"<ref name="slate">[http://www.slate.com/?id=2069119 The PowerPoint That Rocked the Pentagon The LaRouche defector who's advising the defense establishment on Saudi Arabia], by Jack Shafer, ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''</ref> and calling for an "''ultimatum to the House of Saud''",<ref name="slate" /> ultimately summarising the "Grand strategy for the Middle East" as "''Iraq is the tactical pivot, Saudi Arabia the strategic pivot, Egypt the prize''".<ref name="slate" /> The presentation was made public by [[Thomas E. Ricks (journalist)|Thomas E. Ricks]] the following month.<ref name="Ricks">[http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A47913-2002Aug5 Briefing Depicted Saudis as Enemies Ultimatum Urged To Pentagon Board], by Thomas E. Ricks, ''Washington Post'', 6 August 2002</ref> Murawiec was subsequently expelled from RAND.<ref name="Vaisse" />
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Murawiec died of multiple myeloma on 7 October 2009.<ref name="Stir" /><ref>[http://secretdefense.blogs.liberation.fr/defense/2009/10/laurent-murawiec-est-mort.html Laurent Murawiec est mort], [[Jean-Dominique Merchet]], ''[[Libération]]'' 9 October 2009 2009</ref>
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== Publications ==
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* ''La Guerre au XXIè siècle'',  Laurent Murawiec, Odile Jacob, 2000
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* ''L'Esprit des Nations: cultures et géopolitique'',  Laurent Murawiec, Odile Jacob, 2002
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* ''La Guerre d'après'',  Laurent Murawiec, Albin Michel, 2003
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** ''Princes of Darkness: the Saudi Assault on the West'', Laurent Murawiec, Rowman and Littlefield, 2005
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* ''Vulnerabilities in the Chinese Way of War'', Hudson Institute, 2004
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* ''Aristotle in Cyberspace: Toward a Theory of Information Warfare and The Mind of Jihad'', 2005
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* ''Pandora's Boxes''
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*''The Mind of Jihad'', Laurent Murawiec, Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-88393-1
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*[http://www.meforum.org/article/37 Spring 2000 article "The Wacky World of French Intellectuals" by Laurent Murawiec, Middle East Quarterly]
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==Afflitiations==
 
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*[[Committee on the Present Danger]]
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*[[Committee on the Present Danger]] | Board of the Paris based [[Jean Jacques Rousseau Institute]] <ref name="Qui">Still listed on the board in 2012 despite having died in 2009:  JJRI [http://www.jjri.net/pages/qui-sommes-nous.html Qui Sommes Nous - About Us], accessed 8 June 2012</ref>
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==Resources==
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*Rightweb [http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1303.html Laurent Murawiec]
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* [http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=staff_bio&eid=Murawiec Laurent Murawiec] at the [[Hudson Institute]]
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* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Laurent_Murawiec Laurent Murawiec] at [[Source Watch]]
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* Jack Shafer [http://www.slate.com/id/2070190/ The Continuing Saga of Laurent (of Arabia) Murawiec] ''Slate'', Posted Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, at 6:06 PM ET
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* Massoud Derhally  [http://www.arabianbusiness.com/490163 Potent words, softly spoken, rock Saudi-US relations]  ''ArabianBusiness.com'' Saturday, 24 August 2002 4:00 AM
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==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 8 June 2012

Laurent Murawiec (Paris 1951 – Washington, 7 October 2009[1][2]) was a French neoconservative figure,[3] member of the Hudson Institute and of the Committee on the Present Danger,[4] and formerly defence analyst at the RAND Corporation. Murawiec was an associate of Lyndon LaRouche from 1973–1986,[5] and wrote for Larouche's Executive Intelligence Review in the 1980s.[6] He was also an advisor of French politician and former Minister, Jean-Pierre Chevènement[7]

In July 2002, Murawiec gave a presentation regarding Middle East policy for the USA before the Defence Policy Board Advisory Committee. His paper was entitled «Expel Saudis from Arabia», a lecture divided into three parts with the projection of 24 slides.[8] Murawiec argued that "In the Arab world, violence is not a continuation of politics by other means – violence is politics, politics is violence"[9] and calling for an "ultimatum to the House of Saud",[9] ultimately summarising the "Grand strategy for the Middle East" as "Iraq is the tactical pivot, Saudi Arabia the strategic pivot, Egypt the prize".[9] The presentation was made public by Thomas E. Ricks the following month.[10] Murawiec was subsequently expelled from RAND.[3]

Murawiec died of multiple myeloma on 7 October 2009.[2][11]

Publications

  • La Guerre au XXIè siècle, Laurent Murawiec, Odile Jacob, 2000
  • L'Esprit des Nations: cultures et géopolitique, Laurent Murawiec, Odile Jacob, 2002
  • La Guerre d'après, Laurent Murawiec, Albin Michel, 2003
    • Princes of Darkness: the Saudi Assault on the West, Laurent Murawiec, Rowman and Littlefield, 2005
  • Vulnerabilities in the Chinese Way of War, Hudson Institute, 2004
  • Aristotle in Cyberspace: Toward a Theory of Information Warfare and The Mind of Jihad, 2005
  • Pandora's Boxes
  • The Mind of Jihad, Laurent Murawiec, Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-88393-1
  • Spring 2000 article "The Wacky World of French Intellectuals" by Laurent Murawiec, Middle East Quarterly


Afflitiations

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Biography, Hudson Institute
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Strategist Caused Stir For Accusing Saudis Of Supporting Terror, Washington Post
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Histoire du néoconservatisme aux États-Unis, Julien Vaïsse, Odile Jacob, 2008 (p.269)
  4. ↑ Laurent Murawiec on rightweb.irc-online.org
  5. ↑ Raimondo, Justin (2002-10-07) Now Entering Imperium, The American Conservative
  6. ↑ Inside the secret war council. 26 August 2002. 
  7. ↑ Laurent Murawiec, a short biography in Réseau Voltaire
  8. ↑ Thierry Meyssan, The Clash of Civilizations
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 The PowerPoint That Rocked the Pentagon The LaRouche defector who's advising the defense establishment on Saudi Arabia, by Jack Shafer, Slate
  10. ↑ Briefing Depicted Saudis as Enemies Ultimatum Urged To Pentagon Board, by Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, 6 August 2002
  11. ↑ Laurent Murawiec est mort, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération 9 October 2009 2009
  12. ↑ Still listed on the board in 2012 despite having died in 2009: JJRI Qui Sommes Nous - About Us, accessed 8 June 2012
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