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Biography
Richard Perle is Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington DC (1987-)
where he had directed its commission on Future Defenses. He is a leading authority on national security,
military requirements, arms proliferation and defense, and regional conflicts.
Previously he served as Chairman of the Defense Policy Board (2001-2003); Assistant Secretary of Defense for
International Security Policy (1981-87); and served on the US Senate Staff (1960-1980). He has a B.A. in
International Politics, University of Southern California (1964); a M.A Politics, Princeton University (1967);
Honours Examinations, London School of Economics (1962-63) and Fellowships: Princeton University; Ford Foundation
and American Council of Learned Societies.
Mr. Perle writes frequently for the op-ed pages of the
New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal,
The Daily Telegraph (London), Jerusalem Post and other publications. He appears on radio and television on
matters of security and foreign policy. He is the co-author of "
An End to Evil" and author of "
Hard Line,"
a political novel.
