Louis René Beres

Louis René Beres is a professor of Political Science at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. He was born on August 31, 1945 in Zurich, Switzerland and earned a B.A. from Queens College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1971. Louis René Beres has written several books and currently writes editorials for various newspapers.

Research

"Quote from Professor Beres' page at Purdue University:"

"Louis René Beres lectures and publishes widely on matters of terrorism, strategy and international law. The author of several early books on nuclear war and nuclear terrorism, he is closely involved with Israeli security issues. He is Chair of "Project Daniel," a group advising Israel's Prime Minister on existential nuclear questions. The group's final report, [http://www.milnet.com/beres/daniel-3.htm Israel's Strategic Future] has been the subject of several dozen editorial columns. Professor Beres' most recent articles have appeared in International Security (Harvard), and in the Policy Paper series of the Ariel Center for Policy Research (Israel). His opinion columns appear in such major newspapers as The New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Chicago Tribune, Indianapolis Star, [http://www.jpost.com The Jerusalem Post] , [http://www.haaretz.com Haaretz] (Israel) and Christian Science Monitor."

Publications

*"Apocalypse: Nuclear Catastrophe in World Politics" (Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1980), 315 pp.

*"Terrorism and Global Security: The Nuclear Threat" (Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1979), 161 pp. (2nd ed., 1987).

*"Security or Armageddon: Israel's Nuclear Strategy" (Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books, 1986), 242 pp.

Resources

* [http://www.polsci.purdue.edu/Directory/Faculty/beres.html Professor Beres' page]
* [http://www.analyst-network.com/profile.php?user_id=66 Louis René Beres: Profile on the International Analyst Network]