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Home >  Scholars & Fellows >  Michael A. Ledeen
Michael A. Ledeen
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Freedom Scholar Michael A. Ledeen
Ledeen is an expert on U.S. foreign policy. His research areas include state sponsors of terrorism, Iran, the Middle East, Europe (Italy), U.S.-China relations, intelligence, and Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe). A former consultant to the NSC and to the U.S. State and Defense Departments, he has also written on leadership and the use of power.  His latest book is entitled The War against the Terror Masters. 
Professional Experience
-Commissioner, U.S.-China Commission, 2001-2003
-Consultant, NSC, State and Defense Departments, 1982-1986
-Senior fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 1982-1986
-Special adviser to the Secretary of State, 1981-1982
-Senior staff member, Georgetown University Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1977-1981
-Rome correspondent, The New Republic, 1975-1977
-Visiting professor of history, University of Rome, Italy, 1975-1977
-Instructor and assistant professor of history, Washington University, 1967-1974


Education
Ph.D., history and philosophy, University of Wisconsin
M.S., history and philosophy, University of Wisconsin
B.A., Pomona College


Articles and Short Publications
Shroud of Turin
Beijing Embraces Classical Fascism
Spy vs. CIA
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Books
The Iranian Time Bomb
The War against the Terror Masters
D'Annunzio
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Events
Anti-Semitism and the War on Terror
How Do the Stalin Archives Affect Views of the Past, Present, and Future?
Indonesia: A Model for Tolerant Islam?
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Media Appearance
Tick, Tock
Speaking Engagements
Iran's Nuclear Impasse: Next Steps
United States Policy toward Iran
Machiavelli for Moderns
Related Links
kaplan/IRUSS/BUK/GBARC/buk.html
Research Areas
Italy
Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe)
Europe
Intelligence
Middle East
U.S. foreign policy
Iran
Leadership and the use of power
Terrorism
U.S.-China relations
Downloads
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Contact Information
Michael A. Ledeen
American Enterprise Institute
 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
Phone: 202-862-5823
Assistant: 202-862-5855
Fax: 202-862-4875
E-mail: MLedeen@aei.org
Latest Book
The Iranian Time Bomb
The Iranian Time Bomb
This book exposes the radical agenda and terrorist activities of the mullahs who run Iran, and offers an action plan for responding. [Read More]