Aaron Mannes is an American

United States

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 writer living in suburban Maryland

Maryland

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. In addition to authoring Profiles in Terror

Profiles in Terror

Profiles in Terror: A Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations is a 2004 book by Aaron Mannes. It profiles more than twenty terrorist organizations operating in the Middle East and their affiliate groups worldwide, describing their characteristics: ideology and objectives; history; leadership;...

: A Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations (2004), he has written on Middle East

Middle East

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 affairs and terrorism

Terrorism

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 for numerous publications including Policy Review

Policy Review

Policy Review is one of America's leading conservative journals. It was founded by the Heritage Foundation and was for many years the foundation's flagship publication. In 2001, the publication was acquired by the Stanford University-based Hoover Institution, though it maintains its office on...

, The Wall Street Journal Europe

The Wall Street Journal Europe

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, The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post

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, National Review Online, The Forward

The Forward

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, Middle East Insight, and The Journal of International Security Affairs. Mannes also speaks to groups throughout the United States and has been interviewed on radio shows worldwide.

From 1998 to 2001, Mannes was the Director of Research at the Middle East Media Research Institute

Middle East Media Research Institute

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 (MEMRI), where he wrote numerous papers and helped to establish MEMRI as a source of translations and analysis of the Middle East media.

Mannes holds a Master’s degree from St. John's College

St. John's College, U.S.

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 in Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis, Maryland

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