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'''Gérard Chaliand''' (born 1934) is a French-Armenian terrorologist (and also a writer and a poet ''La marche têtue suivie de Feu nomade'', 1996).
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== Experience ==
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After graduating from the [[Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales|National Institute of Oriental Civilisations and Languages]] (INALCO, Paris) and earning his PhD in third-cycle ([[University of Paris V: René Descartes|Paris V – Sorbonne]]), Gérard Chaliand committed himself with anti-colonialist guerillas (like Portuguese Guinée-Bissau with [[Amilcar Cabral]]) sometimes as an observer, sometimes as a fighter. For approximatively 40 years, he has  researched in more than 60 countries in Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (Central Asia). From 1964 to 2000, he completed more than 12 terrain-researches as a war observer in countries like [[Vietnam]], Afghanistan, Iraq, Nagorno-Karabakh, Sri Lanka (with the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Tamil Tigers]]), Chechnya, Peru, Chiapas, and Kurdistan.
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== Career ==
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He has been a lecturer (''maître de conférence'') at the [[Ecole Nationale d’Administration]] (ENA) (1980-1989), professor at the [[Ecole Supérieure de Guerre]], and director of the [[Centre Européen d’Etude des Conflits]] (1997-2000). Chaliand has been a consultant for the Centre d’Analyse et de Prévision of the [[French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] since 1984.  Since 1970, he has been a visiting professor in several countries, including [[the United States]], [[Japan]], [[Canada]], [[China]], and [[Colombia]].<ref>Ref needed</ref>
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==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
 
*[[International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research]], International Advisory Council
 
*[[International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research]], International Advisory Council
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*[[Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies]], Kabul, Visiting Fellow
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*  He has been an independent advisor to the [[Center for Analysis and Planning]] of the French Foreign Ministry
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* He has been Director of the [[European Center for the Studies of Conflict]] (Foundation for Strategic Research), Paris.<ref>CAPS [http://www.caps.af/staff/Chaliand.asp Chaliand], accessed 27 December 2007</ref>
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==publications, links, notes==
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=== Selected bibliography ===
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* ''The Art of War in World History.'' Univ. of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-07964-9 ([http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/6044.html])
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* ''Guerrilla Strategies: An Historical Anthology from the Long March to Afghanistan'' (California, 1982 [http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/1625.html])
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* ''The Penguin Atlas of Diasporas.'' New York: Viking Books, 1995. xxi + 183 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references. ISBN 0-670-85439-5
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* ''Atlas du millénaire'', avec J-P. Rageau, Paris, éd. Hachette, 1998
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* ''2000 ans de chrétienté'', Paris, éd. Odile Jacob, 2000 (avec Sophie Mousset).
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* ''Puissances et influences. Annuaire géopolitique et géostratégique 2000 - 2001'', co-edited with A. Blin et F. Géré, Paris, ed. Mille et une nuits, 2000.
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* ''Guerres et civilisations. De l'Assyrie à l'époque contemporaine'', Odile Jacob, 2005.
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* '''Histoire du terrorisme : de l'Antiquité à Al-Qaïda'', Bayard, 2004.
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* ''Atlas du nouvel ordre mondial'', Robert Laffont, 2003.
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* ''Mythes révolutionnaires du Tiers-monde'', Seuil, 1979.
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* ''Anthologie mondiale de la stratégie'', Robert Laffont, 1996.
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* ''Voyages dans 40 ans de guérillas'', 2006. ISBN 2-915752-13-3 ([http://www.lignes-de-reperes.com/catalogue/chaliand3.htm extracts])
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* ''Le Génocide des Arméniens'' (avec Yves Ternon), Complexe, 1981, 1991, 2002.
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* ''Slovik le déserteur '' in ''L'Algérie pour théâtre'', L'Aube, 2003. (Theater)
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* ''La marche têtue'' and ''Feu nomade'', L'Aube, 1996. (Poetry)
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* ''Poésie populaire des turcs et des kurdes''.
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* ''Ernesto Che Guevara. La Guerre de guérilla et autres textes militaires'' (with Juliette Minces), La Découverte, 1961, 2002.
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=== Sources ===
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* [http://www.diploweb.com/france/postface.htm Biography of Chaliand and a postface by him]
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===External links===
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*[http://www.nybooks.com/authors/5245 New York Review of Books]
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*[http://www.cyberscopie.info/pages/art_entre/art43_entre.html Gérard Chaliand : « En Irak, l'insurrection armée montre sa terrible efficacité face à la meilleure armée du monde »], April 2006 interview concerning the [[Iraqi insurgency]]
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*[http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3328,36-325353,0.html Gérard Chaliand : Terrorismes et contre-terrorismes ; de la Palestine à l'Irak], June 25, 2003 conference of ''L'Université de tous les savoirs'', published in ''[[Le Monde]]'' (audio files available)
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*[http://www.tous-les-savoirs.com/index.php?op=themes&t=22 Groupes mafieux et globalisation du crime] (video), conference of the Université de tous les savoirs
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*[http://www.lefigaro.fr/debats/20060609.FIG000000242_gerard_chaliand_les_troupes_americaines_devront_rester_en_irak.html Gérard Chaliand : «Les troupes américaines devront rester en Irak»], June 9, 2006 interview in ''[[Le Figaro]]''
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*[http://www.lefigaro.fr/saddam-hussein/20070101.FIG000000099_le_destin_shakespearien_de_saddam_hussein_dictateur_sanguinaire_et_ambigu.html Le destin shakespearien de Saddam Hussein, dictateur sanguinaire et ambigu, par Gérard Chaliand], op-ed in ''[[Le Figaro]]'', January 1, 2007
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*[http://www.palais-bourbon.fr/11/rapports/r2261.asp Report before the French Senate], March 22, 2002
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*[http://www.senate.be/doc/magazine/2002_8/f08-26.html Belgian parliamentary study day on terrorism]
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*[http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Third_World/Third_World_Chaliand.html Third World Definition]
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===Notes===
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Revision as of 12:36, 27 December 2007

Gérard Chaliand (born 1934) is a French-Armenian terrorologist (and also a writer and a poet La marche têtue suivie de Feu nomade, 1996).

Experience

After graduating from the National Institute of Oriental Civilisations and Languages (INALCO, Paris) and earning his PhD in third-cycle (Paris V – Sorbonne), Gérard Chaliand committed himself with anti-colonialist guerillas (like Portuguese Guinée-Bissau with Amilcar Cabral) sometimes as an observer, sometimes as a fighter. For approximatively 40 years, he has researched in more than 60 countries in Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (Central Asia). From 1964 to 2000, he completed more than 12 terrain-researches as a war observer in countries like Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Nagorno-Karabakh, Sri Lanka (with the Tamil Tigers), Chechnya, Peru, Chiapas, and Kurdistan.

Career

He has been a lecturer (maître de conférence) at the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) (1980-1989), professor at the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre, and director of the Centre Européen d’Etude des Conflits (1997-2000). Chaliand has been a consultant for the Centre d’Analyse et de Prévision of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1984. Since 1970, he has been a visiting professor in several countries, including the United States, Japan, Canada, China, and Colombia.[1]

Affiliations

publications, links, notes

Selected bibliography

  • The Art of War in World History. Univ. of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-07964-9 ([1])
  • Guerrilla Strategies: An Historical Anthology from the Long March to Afghanistan (California, 1982 [2])
  • The Penguin Atlas of Diasporas. New York: Viking Books, 1995. xxi + 183 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical references. ISBN 0-670-85439-5
  • Atlas du millénaire, avec J-P. Rageau, Paris, éd. Hachette, 1998
  • 2000 ans de chrétienté, Paris, éd. Odile Jacob, 2000 (avec Sophie Mousset).
  • Puissances et influences. Annuaire géopolitique et géostratégique 2000 - 2001, co-edited with A. Blin et F. Géré, Paris, ed. Mille et une nuits, 2000.
  • Guerres et civilisations. De l'Assyrie à l'époque contemporaine, Odile Jacob, 2005.
  • 'Histoire du terrorisme : de l'Antiquité à Al-Qaïda, Bayard, 2004.
  • Atlas du nouvel ordre mondial, Robert Laffont, 2003.
  • Mythes révolutionnaires du Tiers-monde, Seuil, 1979.
  • Anthologie mondiale de la stratégie, Robert Laffont, 1996.
  • Voyages dans 40 ans de guérillas, 2006. ISBN 2-915752-13-3 (extracts)
  • Le Génocide des Arméniens (avec Yves Ternon), Complexe, 1981, 1991, 2002.
  • Slovik le déserteur in L'Algérie pour théâtre, L'Aube, 2003. (Theater)
  • La marche têtue and Feu nomade, L'Aube, 1996. (Poetry)
  • Poésie populaire des turcs et des kurdes.
  • Ernesto Che Guevara. La Guerre de guérilla et autres textes militaires (with Juliette Minces), La Découverte, 1961, 2002.

Sources

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Ref needed
  2. ↑ CAPS Chaliand, accessed 27 December 2007
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