Guy Laron
Hello and welcome to my web page.
I am a senior lecturer in international relations, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Previously, I was a visiting scholar at the University of Maryland, Northwestern University, and the University of Oxford.
I am the author of two books: "Origins of the Suez Crisis" and "The Six Day War."
My op-eds and stories have appeared in The Nation, Counterpunch, the Guardian, Haaretz, History Today, War on the Rocks, Informed Comment, and History News Network.
I have also published articles in scholarly journals such as Third World Quarterly, International Journal of Middle East Studies and Journal of Cold War Studies.
I have presented my work, among other places, at the London School of Economics, University of Oxford, the Foreign Office, University of Chicago and the Woodrow Wilson Center.
E-mail: guy.laron [at] mail.huji.ac.il
I am a senior lecturer in international relations, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Previously, I was a visiting scholar at the University of Maryland, Northwestern University, and the University of Oxford.
I am the author of two books: "Origins of the Suez Crisis" and "The Six Day War."
My op-eds and stories have appeared in The Nation, Counterpunch, the Guardian, Haaretz, History Today, War on the Rocks, Informed Comment, and History News Network.
I have also published articles in scholarly journals such as Third World Quarterly, International Journal of Middle East Studies and Journal of Cold War Studies.
I have presented my work, among other places, at the London School of Economics, University of Oxford, the Foreign Office, University of Chicago and the Woodrow Wilson Center.
E-mail: guy.laron [at] mail.huji.ac.il
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The Six Day War effectively sowed the seeds for the downfall of Arab nationalism, the growth of Islamic extremism, and the animosity between Jews and Palestinians. In this important new work, Laron’s fresh interdisciplinary perspective and extensive archival research offer a significant reassessment of a conflict—and the trigger-happy generals behind it—that continues to shape the modern world.
One of the most prevalent explanations for the Brexit vote and the rise of Trump is the fear of the white population both in the UK and the US of its declining demographic weight. This argument fails to explain why we are experiencing now the same political movements that we know from the 1930s. At that time, there were no significant demographic shifts in countries that exhibited the strongest tendency toward repressive, authoritarian regimes.
The Six Day War effectively sowed the seeds for the downfall of Arab nationalism, the growth of Islamic extremism, and the animosity between Jews and Palestinians. In this important new work, Laron’s fresh interdisciplinary perspective and extensive archival research offer a significant reassessment of a conflict—and the trigger-happy generals behind it—that continues to shape the modern world.
One of the most prevalent explanations for the Brexit vote and the rise of Trump is the fear of the white population both in the UK and the US of its declining demographic weight. This argument fails to explain why we are experiencing now the same political movements that we know from the 1930s. At that time, there were no significant demographic shifts in countries that exhibited the strongest tendency toward repressive, authoritarian regimes.
years preceding 1955 had seen a long lull in the arms race between Israel and the Arab states, the result of strenuous efforts by Britain, the US, and France. Now, the quantity and
quality of weapons that Egypt was about to purchase were going to tip the scale in the Arab side’s favor. Furthermore, in the years 1952-55, Egypt received considerable sums of
American aid money for economic development. American diplomats in Cairo had been trying to convince Nasser to sign a military assistance agreement with the US, which
would have allowed Egypt to obtain American arms at low cost. But despite all that effort, it seemed that Egypt was drifting away from the West and into the communist orbit after
the announcement of the arms deal.