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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==
 
==Afflitiations==
*[[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