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{{Short description|Brazilian journalist}}
{{Short description|Brazilian journalist}}
[[File:Pepe_Escobar_on_RT_America_20120104.jpg|thumb|Pepe Escobar on RT America in 2012]]
[[File:Pepe_Escobar_on_RT_America_20120104.jpg|thumb|Pepe Escobar on RT America in 2012]]
'''Pepe Escobar''' (born 1954) is a Brazilian journalist and geopolitical analyst<ref name="MNews2013">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/10/08/obamas-asia-summit-no-show-how-it-looks-from-over-there|title=Obama’s Asia summit no-show: How it looks from over there|work=Mercury News|quote=Most colorfully, Brazilian analyst Pepe Escobar compared China’s 'offensive' in Southeast Asia to 'an accelerating Lamborghini Aventador,' in contrast to America’s 'creaking Chevrolet.'|date=October 8, 2013|access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Jacobin2019">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/10/bernie-sanders-democrats-lula-da-silva-arrest|title=Bernie Has Called to Free Lula. Why Won’t the Rest of the Democratic Field?|work=Jacobin|quote=The fact remains that, in the words of journalist and international relations analyst Pepe Escobar, 'Lula is Brazil’s only possible factor of stability.'|date=October 22, 2019|access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref> who writes regularly for ''[[Asia Times Online]]''. Hampton University professor Steven J. Rosenthal, when interviewed by Pakistani think-tank ''[[Institute_of_Policy_Studies_(Pakistan)#Publications|Policy Perspectives]]''{{Better source needed|reason=unknown journal, for a little known think-tank, put out by fringe publisher Pluto Press|date=February 2022}} in 2010 described Escobar's focus as the multi-national "competition for dominance over the Middle East and Central Asia."<ref name="SJR2010">{{cite journal |author=Rosenthal, Steven J. |date=2010 |title=The US Foreign Policy and the Middle East |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42909249 |journal= Policy Perspectives|volume=7 |issue= 1|pages= 11–14|quote=Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar, who writes regularly for 'Asia Times Online,' has published highly informative articles and books on the global battles over what he has described as 'Pipelinestan.' With a wry and cynical sense of humor, his 'Roving Eye' has described the competition for dominance over the Middle East and Central Asia.|access-date=August 29, 2021}}</ref>
'''Pepe Escobar''' (born 1954) is a Brazilian journalist and geopolitical analyst<ref name="MNews2013">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/10/08/obamas-asia-summit-no-show-how-it-looks-from-over-there|title=Obama’s Asia summit no-show: How it looks from over there|work=Mercury News|quote=Most colorfully, Brazilian analyst Pepe Escobar compared China’s 'offensive' in Southeast Asia to 'an accelerating Lamborghini Aventador,' in contrast to America’s 'creaking Chevrolet.'|date=October 8, 2013|access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Jacobin2019">{{Cite web |url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/10/bernie-sanders-democrats-lula-da-silva-arrest|title=Bernie Has Called to Free Lula. Why Won’t the Rest of the Democratic Field?|work=Jacobin|quote=The fact remains that, in the words of journalist and international relations analyst Pepe Escobar, 'Lula is Brazil’s only possible factor of stability.'|date=October 22, 2019|access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref> who writes regularly for ''[[Asia Times Online]]''. Hampton University professor Steven J. Rosenthal, when interviewed by Pakistani think-tank ''[[Institute_of_Policy_Studies_(Pakistan)#Publications|Policy Perspectives]]''{{Better source needed|reason=unknown journal, for a little known think-tank, put out by fringe publisher Pluto Press|date=February 2022}} in 2010 described Escobar's focus as the multi-national "competition for dominance over the Middle East and Central Asia."<ref name="SJR2010">{{cite journal |author=Rosenthal, Steven J. |date=2010 |title=The US Foreign Policy and the Middle East |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42909249 |journal= Policy Perspectives|volume=7 |issue= 1|pages= 11–14|quote=Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar, who writes regularly for 'Asia Times Online,' has published highly informative articles and books on the global battles over what he has described as 'Pipelinestan.' With a wry and cynical sense of humor, his 'Roving Eye' has described the competition for dominance over the Middle East and Central Asia.|access-date=August 29, 2021}}</ref> According to journalist [[Arnaud de Borchgrave]], Escobar "is well known for breaking stories in the Arab and Muslim worlds."<ref name="AdeB2011">{{Cite web |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/global-con/
|title=Global Con?
|author=de Borchgrave, Arnaud |author-link=Arnaud de Borchgrave |publisher=Atlantic Council
|quote=The investigative reporter behind uncovering the gigantic Libyan con is Brazilian-born Emilio (Pepe) Escobar, a reporter for the online Asia Times. From North Africa to the Middle East to Pakistan, he is well known for breaking stories in the Arab and Muslim worlds.
|date=September 2, 2011 |access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref>


Escobar is also a commentator on Russia's [[RT (TV network)|RT]] and [[Sputnik News]]. In response to queries about editorial interference, Escobar was quoted in 2012 as saying "I knew the Kremlin involvement, but I said, why not use it? After a few months, I was very impressed by the American audience. There are dozens of thousands of viewers. A very simple story can get 20,000 hits on YouTube. The feedback was huge.”<ref name="NR2012">{{Cite web |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/101703/russia-tv-rtv-cohen-alyona|title=Pravda Lite|last=Zwick|first=Jesse|work=New Republic|quote=Pepe Escobar, a left-wing writer for Asia Times and frequent guest on RT, was happy to pile on, making the case that, in the United States, 'we had a stolen election in 2000 [and] we had a semi-stolen election in 2004.'|date=March 14, 2012|access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref> He previously wrote many opinion pieces for [[Al Jazeera]].<ref name="Atlantic2012">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/01/the-unlikely-rise-of-al-jazeera/251112/
Escobar is also a commentator on Russia's [[RT (TV network)|RT]] and [[Sputnik News]]. In response to queries about editorial interference, Escobar was quoted in 2012 as saying "I knew the Kremlin involvement, but I said, why not use it? After a few months, I was very impressed by the American audience. There are dozens of thousands of viewers. A very simple story can get 20,000 hits on YouTube. The feedback was huge.”<ref name="NR2012">{{Cite web |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/101703/russia-tv-rtv-cohen-alyona|title=Pravda Lite|last=Zwick|first=Jesse|work=New Republic|quote=Pepe Escobar, a left-wing writer for Asia Times and frequent guest on RT, was happy to pile on, making the case that, in the United States, 'we had a stolen election in 2000 [and] we had a semi-stolen election in 2004.'|date=March 14, 2012|access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref> He previously wrote many opinion pieces for [[Al Jazeera]].<ref name="Atlantic2012">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/01/the-unlikely-rise-of-al-jazeera/251112/

Revision as of 04:59, 18 February 2022

Pepe Escobar on RT America in 2012

Pepe Escobar (born 1954) is a Brazilian journalist and geopolitical analyst[1][2] who writes regularly for Asia Times Online. Hampton University professor Steven J. Rosenthal, when interviewed by Pakistani think-tank Policy Perspectives[better source needed] in 2010 described Escobar's focus as the multi-national "competition for dominance over the Middle East and Central Asia."[3] According to journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave, Escobar "is well known for breaking stories in the Arab and Muslim worlds."[4]

Escobar is also a commentator on Russia's RT and Sputnik News. In response to queries about editorial interference, Escobar was quoted in 2012 as saying "I knew the Kremlin involvement, but I said, why not use it? After a few months, I was very impressed by the American audience. There are dozens of thousands of viewers. A very simple story can get 20,000 hits on YouTube. The feedback was huge.”[5] He previously wrote many opinion pieces for Al Jazeera.[6][7]

Bibliography

  • Escobar, P. (2007), Globalistan: How the Globalized World is Dissolving into Liquid War, Nimble Books.
  • Escobar, P. (2007), Red Zone Blues: A Snapshot of Baghdad During the Surge, Nimble Books.
  • Escobar, P. (2009), Obama Does Globalistan, Nimble Books.
  • Escobar, P. (2014), Empire of Chaos, Nimble Books.
  • Escobar, P. (2015), 2030, Nimble Books.
  • Escobar, P. (2016), 2030, suivi de Dialogues inactuels (Jorge Luis Borges), Éditions du Cercle.

References

  1. ^ "Obama's Asia summit no-show: How it looks from over there". Mercury News. October 8, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2021. Most colorfully, Brazilian analyst Pepe Escobar compared China's 'offensive' in Southeast Asia to 'an accelerating Lamborghini Aventador,' in contrast to America's 'creaking Chevrolet.'
  2. ^ "Bernie Has Called to Free Lula. Why Won't the Rest of the Democratic Field?". Jacobin. October 22, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2021. The fact remains that, in the words of journalist and international relations analyst Pepe Escobar, 'Lula is Brazil's only possible factor of stability.'
  3. ^ Rosenthal, Steven J. (2010). "The US Foreign Policy and the Middle East". Policy Perspectives. 7 (1): 11–14. Retrieved August 29, 2021. Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar, who writes regularly for 'Asia Times Online,' has published highly informative articles and books on the global battles over what he has described as 'Pipelinestan.' With a wry and cynical sense of humor, his 'Roving Eye' has described the competition for dominance over the Middle East and Central Asia.
  4. ^ de Borchgrave, Arnaud (September 2, 2011). "Global Con?". Atlantic Council. Retrieved February 16, 2022. The investigative reporter behind uncovering the gigantic Libyan con is Brazilian-born Emilio (Pepe) Escobar, a reporter for the online Asia Times. From North Africa to the Middle East to Pakistan, he is well known for breaking stories in the Arab and Muslim worlds.
  5. ^ Zwick, Jesse (March 14, 2012). "Pravda Lite". New Republic. Retrieved August 30, 2021. Pepe Escobar, a left-wing writer for Asia Times and frequent guest on RT, was happy to pile on, making the case that, in the United States, 'we had a stolen election in 2000 [and] we had a semi-stolen election in 2004.'
  6. ^ Bakshian, Aram Jr. (January 10, 2012). "The Unlikely Rise of Al Jazeera". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 30, 2021. A look at the list of Al Jazeera correspondents, commentators and anchors offers dramatic proof of its cosmopolitan breadth. You are not likely to find names like Nick Clark, Dan Hind, Richard Falk, Ronnie Vernooy, Pepe Escobar, Corey Robin, David Zirin, Amanda Robb and Danny Schechter on any list of Muslim extremists.
  7. ^ Al Jazeera bio and articles of Pepe Escobar

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pepe_Escobar&diff=prev&oldid=1072529089

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