Yezid Sayigh
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Yezid Sayigh, Baltimore, Maryland. Sayigh is Professor of Middle East Studies in the Department of War Studies at King's College London
, member of the Academic Board of the Gulf Research Center and member of the Board of Trustees of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
(PCPSR). From 1994 to 2003, he was the assistant director of studies at the Centre of International Studies at Cambridge University. Sayigh also headed the Middle East Research Programme of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
(IISS) in London from 1998 to 2003. Sayigh was a former negotiator of the Palestine Liberation Organisation-Israel Agreement on the Gaza Strip
and Jericho
Area (Cairo Agreement
) of May 4, 1994. Headed the Palestinian delegation to the Multilateral Working Group on Arms Control and Regional Security (1992-1994), recipient of the MacArthur Scholar and Research Fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford (1990-1994). From 2005 to 2006 Sayigh was a visiting Professor at the faculty of Political Studies and Public Administration at the American University of Beirut
.
before the start of the British Mandate. Sayigh moved to Beirut in 1956. Obtained a BSc (Chemistry, Beirut) and PhD (War Studies, London). He has also conducted research at the Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University
. His mother is Briton Rosemary Sayigh
.
(Washington DC); watch video or read transcripts at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/ContentDetails/i/9924
He has written numerous articles for National news papers, academic and policy journals.
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, member of the Academic Board of the Gulf Research Center and member of the Board of Trustees of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research is a Palestinian research organisation and think tank based in Ramallah established for "advancing scholarship and knowledge on immediate issues of concern to Palestinians in three areas: domestic politics and government, strategic analysis and...
(PCPSR). From 1994 to 2003, he was the assistant director of studies at the Centre of International Studies at Cambridge University. Sayigh also headed the Middle East Research Programme of the International Institute for Strategic Studies
International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies is a British research institute in the area of international affairs. It describes itself as "the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict"...
(IISS) in London from 1998 to 2003. Sayigh was a former negotiator of the Palestine Liberation Organisation-Israel Agreement on the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
and Jericho
Jericho
Jericho ; is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate and has a population of more than 20,000. Situated well below sea level on an east-west route north of the Dead Sea, Jericho is the lowest permanently...
Area (Cairo Agreement
Cairo agreement
The Cairo agreement or Cairo accord was an agreement reached on 2 November 1969 during talks between Yassir Arafat and the Lebanese army commander General Emile Bustani...
) of May 4, 1994. Headed the Palestinian delegation to the Multilateral Working Group on Arms Control and Regional Security (1992-1994), recipient of the MacArthur Scholar and Research Fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford (1990-1994). From 2005 to 2006 Sayigh was a visiting Professor at the faculty of Political Studies and Public Administration at the American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
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Biography
His father Yusif A. Sayigh (1916-2004) was born in al-Bassa, PalestinePalestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
before the start of the British Mandate. Sayigh moved to Beirut in 1956. Obtained a BSc (Chemistry, Beirut) and PhD (War Studies, London). He has also conducted research at the Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
. His mother is Briton Rosemary Sayigh
Rosemary Sayigh
Rosemary Sayigh is a British-born journalist and scholar of Middle Eastern history. Sayigh is known for her works on the Palestinian people, particularly refugees from the Nakba who fled to Lebanon. Her son is fellow scholar Yezid Sayigh, after marrying Yusef Sayigh in 1953...
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Public Lectures
"Different Yet Similar: Governance in the West Bank and Gaza." Lecture given at the Palestine CenterPalestine Center
The Palestine Center is an independent think tank based in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.. Their focus is on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other Middle East issues....
(Washington DC); watch video or read transcripts at http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ht/d/ContentDetails/i/9924
Publication
His publications include:- Armed Struggle and the Search for a State: The Palestinian National Movement, 1949-1993 (1997); ISBN 0198292651
- The Third World Beyond the Cold War: Continuity and Change By Louise L'Estrange Fawcett, Louise Fawcett, Yazīd Ṣāyigh Contributor Louise L'Estrange Fawcett, Yazīd Ṣāyigh Published by Oxford University Press, 1999 ISBN 0198295510
- The Cold War and the Middle East By Yezid Sayigh, Avi ShlaimAvi ShlaimAvi Shlaim FBA is a British/Israeli historian. He is a professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a fellow of the British Academy.Shlaim is especially well known as a historian of the Arab-Israeli conflict...
Contributor Yezid Sayigh, Avi Shlaim Published by Oxford University Press, 1997 ISBN 0198290993
He has written numerous articles for National news papers, academic and policy journals.
- A political minefield by Yezid Sayigh
- The PLO and the Palestinian Armed Struggle.