Louis Rene Beres
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Louis René Beres is a professor of Political Science
at Purdue University
in West Lafayette, IN. The son of Austrian Jewish refugees, he was born on August 31, 1945 in Zürich, Switzerland and earned a B.A. from Queens College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University
in 1971. Louis René Beres has written several books and currently writes editorials for various newspapers.
(Bar-Ilan University
); Likud
Chamber; Likud Security Group; the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
. As an expert on nuclear war and nuclear terrorism, he is closely involved with Israeli security issues. He is Chair of "Project Daniel
," a group advising Israel's Prime Minister on existential nuclear questions. The group's final report, Israel's Strategic Future has been discussed in major media.
agencies as the Defense Nuclear Agency and the JFK Special Warfare Center; with Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
; and with Nuclear Control Institute
."
He is Director of the Freeman Center for Strategic Studies and on the Advisory Board for the American Center for Democracy and the
Ariel Center for Policy Research.
, Los Angeles Times
, USA Today
, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, The Jerusalem Post
(Israel), Haaretz
(Israel) and Neue Zürcher Zeitung
(Switzerland).
He was featured in a widely-reprinted debate with Maj. Gen. Shlomo Gazit
(former Chief of IDF Intelligence Branch) on the "Middle East Peace Process." This debate appeared originally in Midstream
magazine. The lead article in the prior month's Midstream was an article by Professor Beres titled: "The Argument for Israeli Nuclear Weapons."
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in West Lafayette, IN. The son of Austrian Jewish refugees, he was born on August 31, 1945 in Zürich, Switzerland and earned a B.A. from Queens College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1971. Louis René Beres has written several books and currently writes editorials for various newspapers.
Research
Louis René Beres has written ten books and several hundred scholarly articles and monographs. He also lectures widely on matters of terrorism, strategy and international law, including at such Israeli venues as the Dayan Forum (with Maj. Gen. Avihu Ben-Nun); the National Security College (IDF); the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies; The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic StudiesBegin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies , is an independent academic body aspiring to contribute to promoting peace and security in the Middle East, through policy-oriented researches on national security in the Middle East, that is located near the Political Science department within Bar-Ilan...
(Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan of the Tel Aviv District, Israel.Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's second-largest academic institution. It has nearly 26,800 students and 1,350 faculty members...
); Likud
Likud
Likud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
Chamber; Likud Security Group; the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs is a public policy think tank devoted to research and analysis of critical issues facing the Middle East. The center is located in Jerusalem, Israel...
. As an expert on nuclear war and nuclear terrorism, he is closely involved with Israeli security issues. He is Chair of "Project Daniel
Project Daniel
Project Daniel was a 2003 Israeli project, commissioned to assess the threat to the nation of Israel from other states in the Middle East, drawing particular attention to Iran, with Iran's nuclear program in mind. It was prepared by a high-powered team of Israeli foreign policy and military experts...
," a group advising Israel's Prime Minister on existential nuclear questions. The group's final report, Israel's Strategic Future has been discussed in major media.
Other work and engagement
In the United States Professor Beres has worked on matters of nuclear terrorism with Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
agencies as the Defense Nuclear Agency and the JFK Special Warfare Center; with Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
The U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was established as an independent agency of the United States government by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act , September 26, 1961, a bill drafted by presidential adviser John J. McCloy. Its predecessor was the U.S. Disarmament Administration, part...
; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military...
; and with Nuclear Control Institute
Nuclear Control Institute
The Nuclear Control Institute is a research and advocacy center for preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. The non-profit organization was founded by Paul Leventhal in 1981. It went under a reorganization in 2003 to make it a web-based program...
."
He is Director of the Freeman Center for Strategic Studies and on the Advisory Board for the American Center for Democracy and the
Ariel Center for Policy Research.
Popular writings
He is also Strategic and Military Affairs analyst for The Jewish Press in New York City. Professor Beres's columns appear often in such newspapers as The New York Times, Washington Times, Indianapolis Star, Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli daily English-language broadsheet newspaper, founded on December 1, 1932 by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post. The daily readership numbers do not approach those of the major Hebrew newspapers....
(Israel), Haaretz
Haaretz
Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
(Israel) and Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung is a major German language Swiss daily newspaper based in Zurich.One of the oldest newspapers still published, it originally appeared as Zürcher Zeitung, edited by Salomon Gessner, from January 12, 1780, and was renamed to Neue Zürcher Zeitung in 1821...
(Switzerland).
He was featured in a widely-reprinted debate with Maj. Gen. Shlomo Gazit
Shlomo Gazit
Shlomo Gazit is a retired Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and was in the past head of the intelligence service of the Israeli army, 1974–1978....
(former Chief of IDF Intelligence Branch) on the "Middle East Peace Process." This debate appeared originally in Midstream
Midstream
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magazine. The lead article in the prior month's Midstream was an article by Professor Beres titled: "The Argument for Israeli Nuclear Weapons."
Publications
- Force, Order and Justice: International Law in the Age of Atrocity (Transnational Pub., 1997)
- Terrorism and Global Security: The Nuclear Threat (Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1979), 161 pp. (2nd ed., 1987).
- America Outside the World: The Collapse of U.S. Foreign Policy (Lexington, Mass. 1987, Lexington Books), 172 p.
- Security or Armageddon: Israel's Nuclear Strategy (Lexington, Mass. 1986, Lexington Books), 242 pp.
- Reason and Realpolitik: U.S. Foreign Policy and World Order (Lexington, Mass. 1984, Lexington Books), 143 pp.
- Mimicking Sisyphus: America’s Countervailing Nuclear Strategy (Lexington, Mass. 1983, Lexington Books), 142 pp.
- Myths and Realities: US Nuclear Strategy (Muscatine, Iowa 1982, Stanley Foundation), 23 pp.
- Nuclear Strategy and World Order: The United States Imperative ([New York] 1982, World Order Models Project), 52 pp.
- People, States, and World Order (Itasca, Ill. 1981, F.E. Peacock Publishers), 237 pp.
- Apocalypse: Nuclear Catastrophe in World Politics (Chicago and London 1980, The University of Chicago Press), 315 pp. (2nd ed., 1982).
- Planning Alternative World Futures: Values, Methods, and Models edited by Louis René Beres, Harry R. Targ. (New York 1975, Praeger) 312 pp. (2nd ed., 1977).
- Transforming World Politics: The National Roots of World Peace (Denver 1975, University of Denver), 51 pp.
- The Management of World Power: A Theoretical Analysis (Denver 1973, University of Denver), 93 pp.