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'''Irwin Stelzer''' is a senior fellow and director of [[Hudson Institute]]’s Center for Economic Policy.  
 
'''Irwin Stelzer''' is a senior fellow and director of [[Hudson Institute]]’s Center for Economic Policy.  
  
:"Prior to joining Hudson Institute in 1998, Stelzer was resident scholar and director of regulatory policy studies at the [[American Enterprise Institute]]. He also is the U.S. economic and political columnist for The ''Sunday Times'' (London) and The ''Courier Mail'' (Brisbane, Australia), a contributing editor of ''The Weekly Standard'', a member of the Publication Committee of The Public Interest, and a member of the board of the Regulatory Policy Institute (Oxford)," a biographical note states."[http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=staff_bio&eid=StelIrwi]
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:"Prior to joining Hudson Institute in 1998, Stelzer was resident scholar and director of regulatory policy studies at the [[American Enterprise Institute]]. He also is the U.S. economic and political columnist for The ''Sunday Times'' (London) and The ''Courier Mail'' (Brisbane, Australia), a contributing editor of ''The Weekly Standard'', a member of the Publication Committee of The Public Interest, and a member of the board of the Regulatory Policy Institute (Oxford)," a biographical note states."<ref>Hudson Institute, [http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=staff_bio&eid=StelIrwi Irwin Stelzer Biography], Accessed 24-April-2009</ref>
  
Writing in the UK ''Observer'', David Smith described Stelzer as the "right-hand man of Rupert Murdoch and close confidant" of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1329544,00.html] On 3 March 2005, at a [[Hayek Society]] meeting in London he stated (1) that Murdoch had introduced him to Tony Blair, and that he now frequently and regularly consults with Tony Blair, (2) Tony Blair offered to write a chapter for Stelzer's book on neoconservatism.
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Writing in the UK ''Observer'', David Smith described Stelzer as the "right-hand man of [[Rupert Murdoch]] and close confidant" of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.<ref>David Smith, [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1329544,00.html Blair's salad days with Murdoch's guru], ''The Observer'', 17-October-2004, Accessed 24-April-2009</ref> 
  
He has been a managing director at Rothschild and is an alumnus of both New York University and Cornell.
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He has been credited with persuading [[Tony Blair]] to reverse his position on the proposed EU constitution in 2004 and come out in favour of a referendum, a charge which was seen as indicating the power of Murdoch's influence, and which Stelzer denied.<ref>David Smith, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/oct/17/citynews.politics 'It's crazy to think that I'd threaten Blair'], ''The Observer'', 17 October 2004.</ref> [[Tony Blair]], [[Margaret Thatcher]] and [[Michael Gove]] were among the contributors to Stelzer's 2004 book, ''Neoconservatism''.<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neo-conservatism-Irwin-Stelzer/dp/1843543516 Neoconservatism: Irwin Stelzer], amazon.co.uk, accessed 27 May 2009.</ref>
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He has been a managing director at [[Rothschild]] and is an alumnus of both [[New York University]] and Cornell.<ref>Hudson Institute, [http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=staff_bio&eid=StelIrwi Irwin Stelzer Biography], Accessed 24-April-2009</ref>
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==Media 'expert' appearances==
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*BBC Newsnight, "expert" on the effects and prospects of oil price rises, first segment of the program on 7 November 2007.
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
*[[Hudson Institute]] &ndash; director
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*[[Hudson Institute]], director
*[[Weekly Standard Magazine|The Weekly Standard]] &ndash; Contributing editor
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*[[Weekly Standard Magazine|The Weekly Standard]], Contributing editor
*[[American Enterprise Institute]] &ndash; Resident scholar
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*[[American Enterprise Institute]], Resident scholar
 
*[[Rothschild]]
 
*[[Rothschild]]
*[[Sunday Times]] (London) &ndash; columnist
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*[[Sunday Times]] (London), columnist
*[[Courier Mail]] &ndash; columnist
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*[[Courier Mail]], columnist
*[[The Guardian]] (London) &ndash; his columns now appear regularly
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*[[Regulatory Policy Institute]]
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*[[Henry Jackson Society]]
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*[[National Economic Research Associates]] - founder
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==References, Resources and Contact==
  
==Books==
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===Books===
*Irwin Stelzer (ed), "[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0802141935/qid=1103130896/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9089485-0202551?v=glance&s=books The Neocon Reader]", Grove Press,  January 2005. ISBN 0802141935 (This book Most includes contributions from [[Tony Blair]], [[Bill Kristol]], [[Robert Kagan]], [[Condoleezza Rice]] and [[Michael Gove]].  
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*Irwin Stelzer (ed), "[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0802141935/qid=1103130896/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9089485-0202551?v=glance&s=books The Neocon Reader]", Grove Press,  January 2005. ISBN 0802141935 (includes contributions by [[Tony Blair]], [[Bill Kristol]], [[Robert Kagan]], [[Condoleezza Rice]] and [[Michael Gove]]).
  
==External links==
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===Resources===
 
*"[http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=staff_bio&eid=StelIrwi Irwin M. Stelzer]",  Hudson Institute, 2004.
 
*"[http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=staff_bio&eid=StelIrwi Irwin M. Stelzer]",  Hudson Institute, 2004.
*"[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1329545,00.html 'It's crazy to think that I'd threaten Blair']", ''Observer'', October 17, 2004.
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*"[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1329545,00.html 'It's crazy to think that I'd threaten Blair']", ''Observer'', 17 October 2004.
*David Smith, "[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1329544,00.html Blair's salad days with Murdoch's guru]", ''Observer'', October 17, 2004.
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*David Smith, "[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1329544,00.html Blair's salad days with Murdoch's guru]", ''Observer'', 17 October 2004.
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===References===
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[[Category:UK|Stelzer, Irwin]]

Latest revision as of 08:40, 5 November 2014

Irwin Stelzer is a senior fellow and director of Hudson Institute’s Center for Economic Policy.

"Prior to joining Hudson Institute in 1998, Stelzer was resident scholar and director of regulatory policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He also is the U.S. economic and political columnist for The Sunday Times (London) and The Courier Mail (Brisbane, Australia), a contributing editor of The Weekly Standard, a member of the Publication Committee of The Public Interest, and a member of the board of the Regulatory Policy Institute (Oxford)," a biographical note states."[1]

Writing in the UK Observer, David Smith described Stelzer as the "right-hand man of Rupert Murdoch and close confidant" of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.[2]

He has been credited with persuading Tony Blair to reverse his position on the proposed EU constitution in 2004 and come out in favour of a referendum, a charge which was seen as indicating the power of Murdoch's influence, and which Stelzer denied.[3] Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher and Michael Gove were among the contributors to Stelzer's 2004 book, Neoconservatism.[4]

He has been a managing director at Rothschild and is an alumnus of both New York University and Cornell.[5]

Media 'expert' appearances

  • BBC Newsnight, "expert" on the effects and prospects of oil price rises, first segment of the program on 7 November 2007.

Affiliations

References, Resources and Contact

Books

Resources

References

  1. Hudson Institute, Irwin Stelzer Biography, Accessed 24-April-2009
  2. David Smith, Blair's salad days with Murdoch's guru, The Observer, 17-October-2004, Accessed 24-April-2009
  3. David Smith, 'It's crazy to think that I'd threaten Blair', The Observer, 17 October 2004.
  4. Neoconservatism: Irwin Stelzer, amazon.co.uk, accessed 27 May 2009.
  5. Hudson Institute, Irwin Stelzer Biography, Accessed 24-April-2009