Laurent Murawiec
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]
Contents
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
- Committee on the Present Danger | Board of the Paris based Jean Jacques Rousseau Institute [12]
Resources
- Rightweb Laurent Murawiec
- Laurent Murawiec at the Hudson Institute
- Laurent Murawiec at Source Watch
- The Continuing Saga of Laurent (of Arabia) Murawiec [1]
- Potent words, softly spoken, rock Saudi-US relations [2]
Notes
- ↑ Biography, Hudson Institute
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Strategist Caused Stir For Accusing Saudis Of Supporting Terror, Washington Post
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Histoire du néoconservatisme aux États-Unis, Julien Vaïsse, Odile Jacob, 2008 (p.269)
- ↑ Laurent Murawiec on rightweb.irc-online.org
- ↑ Raimondo, Justin (2002-10-07) Now Entering Imperium, The American Conservative
- ↑ Inside the secret war council. 26 August 2002.
- ↑ Laurent Murawiec, a short biography in Réseau Voltaire
- ↑ Thierry Meyssan, The Clash of Civilizations
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Briefing Depicted Saudis as Enemies Ultimatum Urged To Pentagon Board, by Thomas E. Ricks, Washington Post, 6 August 2002
- ↑ Laurent Murawiec est mort, Jean-Dominique Merchet, Libération 9 October 2009 2009
- ↑ Still listed on the board in 2012 despite having died in 2009: JJRI Qui Sommes Nous - About Us, accessed 8 June 2012
