UCLA faculty experts advisory: Release of Bin Laden's personal papers

A declassified portion of Osama bin Laden's personal notes and letters, which were seized a year ago in the U.S. raid on his compound in Pakistan, will be published online May 3 by the Combating Terrorism Center, a think tank at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. UCLA has experts.

 

James Gelvin, professor of history, is an expert on the social and cultural history of the modern Middle East.

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Meg Sullivan | 310-825-1046 | msullivan@support.ucla.edu

 

Russell Burgos, a lecturer in global studies and Middle East and North African studies at UCLA's International Institute, is an expert on international conflict, international security and U.S. policy in the Middle East.

Media contacts:

Ricardo Vazquez | 310-206-3986 | rvazquez@support.ucla.edu

Meg Sullivan | 310-825-1046 | msullivan@support.ucla.edu

 

David Rapoport, professor emertius of political science, is an expert on terrorism and is editor of  the journal Terrorism and Political Violence, the most heavily cited academic journal on the subject of terrorism. 

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Meg Sullivan | 310-825-1046 | msullivan@support.ucla.edu

 

Leonard Binder, distinguished professor of political science and past director of the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies, is an internationally known specialist on Middle East politics.

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Ricardo Vazquez | 310-206-3986 | rvazquez@support.ucla.edu

Meg Sullivan | 310-825-1046 | msullivan@support.ucla.edu 

 

Steven Spiegel, director of UCLA's Center for Middle East Development, is a leading expert on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

Media contact:

Ricardo Vazquez | 310-206-3986 | rvazquez@support.ucla.edu

Meg Sullivan | 310-825-1046 | msullivan@support.ucla.edu

 

Michael Intriligator, professor emeritus of political science, public policy and economics, is an expert on international relations and global security.

Media contact:

Meg Sullivan | 310-825-1046 | msullivan@support.ucla.edu

 

Gen. Wesley K. Clark (retired), former supreme allied commander of NATO forces in Europe, is a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. He writes and comments frequently on issues involving U.S. foreign policy and national security.

Media contact:
Ricardo Vazquez | 310-206-3986 | rvazquez@support.ucla.edu