Walid Phares
| Walid Phares وليد فارس |
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|---|---|
| Born |
December 24, 1957 Batroun, Lebanon |
| Alma mater |
Lebanese University Saint Joseph University (BA) University of Lyon (MA) University of Miami (PhD) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Website | Official website |
Walid Phares (Arabic: وليد فارس IPA: [waˈliːd ˈfaːres]) is an American scholar of Lebanese Maronite Syriac Christian descent. He is a commentator on global terrorism and Middle Eastern affairs.
Phares has testified before committees of the U.S. Departments of State, Justice, Defense and Homeland Security, the United States Congress, the European Parliament, and the United Nations Security Council. He has served as a commentator on terrorism and the Middle East for NBC from 2003 to 2006, and for Fox News since 2007.
In 2011, Phares was appointed by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as an adviser on foreign affairs. He was subsequently recommended to and chosen by 2016 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as an expert on terrorism, counter-terrorism, and Middle Eastern affairs. Phares is a Senior Fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Phares is a Christian Maronite Lebanese American citizen. He was born in Lebanon on December 24, 1957, grew up in Beirut and in his native village of Ghouma (Batroun district), and emigrated to the United States in 1990. He holds undergraduate degrees in law, political science, and sociology from Saint Joseph University and the Lebanese University in Beirut. Following his undergraduate studies, Phares practiced law in Beirut for a period of time, then went on to obtain a master's degree in international law from the Université de Lyon in France and a PhD in international relations and strategic studies from the University of Miami.
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