Event

The Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics 2011-2012 Rena & Angelius Anspach Lecture


"Transformation in the Middle East: Libya, Syria and Beyond"

FAWAZ GERGES, London School of Economics

Fawaz A. Gerges is a Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His books include Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012); The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda (Oxford University Press, 2011); Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy (Harcourt Press, 2007), and The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global (Cambridge University Press, 2005). The Washington Post selected The Far Enemy as one of the best 15 books published in the field. Journey of the Jihadist was on the best-selling list of Barnes and Nobles and Foreign Affairs Magazine for several months.

Gerges has given scores of interviews for various media outlets throughout the world,  including ABC, CNN, BBC, PBS, CBS, NPR, CBC, Al Jazeera, and LBC. He has been a guest on The Charlie Rose Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Bill Moyers Journal, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, ABC Nightline, World News Tonight, Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC), This Week, Good Morning America and other prominent shows. He was a senior ABC television news analyst from 2000 until 2007.  He has also been the recipient of MacArthur, Fullbright and Carnegie Fellowships.