Kenneth Pollack

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Kenneth Pollack is a noted American Intelligence analyst on the Middle East. He has served in various governmental roles and has written several articles and books on the related areas.

Kenneth Pollack was educated at Yale University, earning a B.A. in 1988. He went on to MIT, where he earned a Ph.D. in 1996.

In government, Kenneth Pollack has served in a variety of roles. From 1988 until 1995, he was analyst on Iraqi and Iranian military issues for the Central Intelligence Agency. He spent a year as Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs with National Security Council. In 1999, he rejoined the NSC as the Director for Persian Gulf Affairs. He also served two stints as a professor with the National Defense University.

Outside of government, he worked for the Brookings Institution as the director of research at its Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He previously worked for the Council of Foreign Relations as their director of national security studies. He has also published two books, both in 2002. The first, Arabs at War, looks at the actions and lack of effectiveness of six Arab nations in the years between World War II and the Persian Gulf War. The second, The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq details the history of United States actions against Iraq since the Gulf War. He discusses the need to invade Iraq, and the possible ways of going about it. Many have criticized his support for the Invasion of Iraq, including war reporter Robert Fisk. He has written numerous articles for publications such as the Atlantic Monthly and Foreign Affairs. He has also appeared on many mainstream media outlets, such as MSNBC.

In late August of 2005, he confirmed to Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) News Service that he was one of the unnamed U.S. government officials known only as "USG0-1"; referred to in the indictment of Larry Franklin and two employees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), filed by prosecutors as part of the AIPAC espionage scandal. He denies any wrongdoing, however.

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Books

  • Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991, University of Nebraska Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8032-3733-2
  • Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq, Random House, 2002, ISBN 0-3755-0928-3
  • The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and American, Random House, 2004, ISBN 1-40000-6315-9
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External links

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