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George Szamuely (born 1954) is a senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute.^{[citation needed]} He is the co-founder and co-host, with Peter Lavelle, of the political commentary show, TheGaggle, on Locals. He was a frequent columnist for the Taki's Top Drawer pages of the New York Press. Szamuely has also written for Antiwar.com, Counterpunch, Commentary, The Observer and the Centre for Research on Globalization. He is a frequent contributor to the RT show CrossTalk.

Biography

He was born in Hungary to Tibor Szamuely (1925–1972), of a Hungarian Jewish merchant family, and Nina (née Orlova; 1923-1974), of Russian parentage.^[1] His great-uncle was the Communist revolutionary Tibor Szamuely (1890–1919). His sister Helen Szamuely, was a prominent figure in the founding of the UK Independence Party.^[2] He was educated in England at University College London and at the London School of Economics. He received a PhD from London Metropolitan University.^{[citation needed]}

He worked for some years as an editor at the Times Literary Supplement and at The National Law Journal. He was also a weekly columnist at the New York Press.^{[citation needed]}

Political views

Szamuely has been an ardent critic of the United States foreign policy, arguing that the reality is the diametric opposite of the lofty rhetoric. The professed humanitarian aspirations invariably lead to extremely non-humanitarian outcomes.^[3]^{[non-primary source needed]} His opposition to the state of Israel has allied him with paleoconservatism and libertarianism.^{[citation needed]}

He has been highly critical of the workings of the United Nations tribunals, in particular the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. He argues that the tribunal and human rights groups such as Human Rights Watch foster conflict rather than reconciliation and serve the interests of Western powers and those of their allies by targeting their opponents, while ignoring or minimizing their, often far more serious, crimes.^[4]^{[better source needed]} He has expressed doubts as to whether the International Criminal Court would ever be willing or able to administer impartial justice.^[5] He has argued that Serbia's actions in Yugoslavia have been unfairly misinterpreted.^[6]

Szamuely's history of NATO's intervention in the Balkans, Bombs for Peace: NATO's Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia,^[7] is published by Amsterdam University Press.

References

^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31745. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Helen Szamuely - Register". The Times. April 20, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
^ Exceptional Empire on YouTube
^ Edward Herman; David Peterson; George Szamuely (February 25, 2007). "Human Rights Watch in Service to the War Party: Inc…". ZCommunications via archive.ph. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
^ CrossTalk: Selective Justice on YouTube
^ George Szamuely, The Yugoslavian Fairy Tale
^ George Szamuely, Bombs for Peace: NATO's Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia

External links

[1] "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31745. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[The_Times_2017-2] "Helen Szamuely - Register". The Times. April 20, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

[3] Exceptional Empire on YouTube

[archive.ph_2013-4] Edward Herman; David Peterson; George Szamuely (February 25, 2007). "Human Rights Watch in Service to the War Party: Inc…". ZCommunications via archive.ph. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

[5] CrossTalk: Selective Justice on YouTube

[6] George Szamuely, The Yugoslavian Fairy Tale

[7] George Szamuely, Bombs for Peace: NATO's Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia

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-'''George Szamuely''' (born 1954) is a Senior Research Fellow at the [[Global Policy Institute]] of [[London Metropolitan University]]. He was a frequent [[columnist]] for the [[Taki's Top Drawer]] pages of the ''[[New York Press]]''. Szamuely has also written for [[Antiwar.com]], ''[[Counterpunch (newsletter)|Counterpunch]]'', ''[[Commentary (magazine)|Commentary]]'', ''[[The Observer]]'' and the Centre for Research on Globalization. He is a frequent contributor to the [[RT (TV network)|RT]] show [[CrossTalk]].
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+'''George Szamuely''' (born 1954) is a senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} He is the co-founder and co-host, with [[Peter Lavelle]], of the political commentary show, TheGaggle, on [[Locals]]. He was a frequent columnist for the [[Taki's Top Drawer]] pages of the ''[[New York Press]]''. Szamuely has also written for [[Antiwar.com]], ''[[Counterpunch (newsletter)|Counterpunch]]'', ''[[Commentary (magazine)|Commentary]]'', ''[[The Observer]]'' and the [[Centre for Research on Globalization]]. He is a frequent contributor to the [[RT (TV network)|RT]] show [[CrossTalk]].
 ==Biography==
-He was born in Hungary, his father being [[Tibor Szamuely (historian)|Tibor Szamuely]] (1925–1972) and his great-uncle the Communist revolutionary [[Tibor Szamuely]] (1890–1919), and he was educated in [[England]] at [[University College London]] and at the [[London School of Economics]]. He received a PhD from [[London Metropolitan University]]. He worked for some years as an editor at the ''[[Times Literary Supplement]]'' and at ''[[The National Law Journal]]''. He was also a weekly columnist at the ''[[New York Press]]''.
+He was born in Hungary to [[Tibor Szamuely (historian)|Tibor Szamuely]] (1925–1972), of a Hungarian Jewish merchant family, and Nina (née Orlova; 1923-1974), of Russian parentage.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-31745|isbn = 978-0-19-861412-8|doi = 10.1093/ref:odnb/31745|title = The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|year = 2004}}</ref> His great-uncle was the Communist revolutionary [[Tibor Szamuely]] (1890–1919). His sister [[Helen Szamuely]], was a prominent figure in the founding of the [[UK Independence Party]].<ref name="The Times 2017">{{cite web | title=Helen Szamuely - Register | website=The Times | date=April 20, 2017 | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/helen-szamuely-qlskd9qwp | access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>  He was educated in England at [[University College London]] and at the [[London School of Economics]]. He received a PhD from [[London Metropolitan University]].{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
+He worked for some years as an editor at the ''[[Times Literary Supplement]]'' and at ''[[The National Law Journal]]''. He was also a weekly columnist at the ''[[New York Press]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
-Szamuely was arrested on October 5, 1999, for having 570 overdue library books from the [[New York University]] campus library, many of them rare or out of print and most of them related to political science, which he refused to return after repeated warnings.<ref>Jayson Blair [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DF1431F935A35753C1A96F958260 "N.Y.U. Library Scofflaw Taken Out of Circulation"], ''New York Times'', 6 October 1999</ref> His fines ran up to $31,000,<ref>Mike Claffey [http://articles.nydailynews.com/1999-10-06/news/18121507_1_new-york-public-library-books-john-beckman "Book Thrown At Library Scofflaw"], ''New York Daily News'', 6 October 1999</ref> although this was allegedly the cost of replacing them.<ref>Alexander Cockburn [http://freepress.org/columns/display/1/2003/630 "Living on Borrowed Books"], ''The Free Press'', 13 October 1999</ref>
 ==Political views{{anchor|Political Views}}==
-Szamuely has been an ardent critic of the [[United States]] foreign policy, arguing that the reality is the diametric opposite of the lofty rhetoric. The professed humanitarian aspirations invariably lead to extremely non-humanitarian outcomes.<ref>{{YouTube|ofF3UFBNC6M|Exceptional Empire<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> Despite his former association with the [[neoconservatism|neoconservative]] [[Hudson Institute]], his opposition to the state of Israel has allied him with the [[paleoconservatism]] and [[libertarianism]].<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=16266 FrontPage Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+Szamuely has been an ardent critic of the United States foreign policy, arguing that the reality is the diametric opposite of the lofty rhetoric. The professed humanitarian aspirations invariably lead to extremely non-humanitarian outcomes.<ref>{{YouTube|ofF3UFBNC6M|Exceptional Empire<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2022}} His opposition to the state of Israel has allied him with [[paleoconservatism]] and [[libertarianism]].{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
-He has been highly critical of the workings of the United Nations tribunals, in particular the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia]].<ref>[http://www.counterpunch.org/szamuely0924.html George Szamuely: US Hypocrisy on Those IKCs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He argues that the tribunal and human rights groups such as [[Human Rights Watch]] foster conflict rather than reconciliation and serve the interests of Western powers and those of their allies by targeting their opponents, while ignoring or minimizing their, often far more serious, crimes.<ref>[http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/1957 ZNet - Human Rights Watch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has expressed doubts as to whether the [[International Criminal Court]] would ever be willing or able to administer impartial justice.<ref>{{YouTube|iUrVIs5hEv4|CrossTalk: Selective Justice<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> He has argued that [[Serbia]]'s actions in [[Yugoslavia]] have been unfairly misinterpreted.<ref>[http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/62/069.html George Szamuely, The Yugoslavian Fairy Tale<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The invocation of human rights abuses all too often serve to justify NATO military expansion. The United States and key European powers rushed to [[International recognition of Kosovo|recognize Kosovo as an independent state]], claiming that the human rights abuses suffered by the [[Kosovo Albanians]] at the hands of the Serbs demanded it. Yet the same Western powers habitually turn a deaf ear to the sufferings and sovereignty claims of other peoples such as the [[Palestinians]] or the [[South Ossetia]]ns.<ref>[http://www.counterpunch.org/2008/02/15/the-absurdity-of-quot-independent-quot-kosovo/ George Szamuely: The Absurdity of "Independent" Kosovo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{YouTube|DvPhlfVBJO4|Kosovo Independence<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>
+He has been highly critical of the workings of the United Nations tribunals, in particular the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia]]. He argues that the tribunal and human rights groups such as [[Human Rights Watch]] foster conflict rather than reconciliation and serve the interests of Western powers and those of their allies by targeting their opponents, while ignoring or minimizing their, often far more serious, crimes.<ref name="archive.ph 2013">{{cite web |author1=Edward Herman |author2=David Peterson |author3=George Szamuely | title=Human Rights Watch in Service to the War Party: Inc… | website=ZCommunications via archive.ph | date=February 25, 2007 | url=http://www.zcommunications.org/human-rights-watch-in-service-to-the-war-party-including-a-review-of-weighing-the-evidence-lessons-from-the-slobodan-milosevic-trial-human-rights-watch-december-2006-by-edward-herman | access-date=January 6, 2022 | archive-date=April 16, 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416082237/http://www.zcommunications.org/human-rights-watch-in-service-to-the-war-party-including-a-review-of-weighing-the-evidence-lessons-from-the-slobodan-milosevic-trial-human-rights-watch-december-2006-by-edward-herman | url-status=live }}</ref>{{better source needed|co-authored blogpost, primary and not noteworthy|date=January 2022}} He has expressed doubts as to whether the [[International Criminal Court]] would ever be willing or able to administer impartial justice.<ref>{{YouTube|iUrVIs5hEv4|CrossTalk: Selective Justice<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> He has argued that [[Serbia]]'s actions in [[Yugoslavia]] have been unfairly misinterpreted.<ref>[http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/62/069.html George Szamuely, The Yugoslavian Fairy Tale<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
-Szamuely's history of NATO's intervention in the Balkans, ''Bombs for Peace: NATO's Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia'',<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Bombs-Peace-NATOs-Humanitarian-Yugoslavia/dp/9089645632 George Szamuely Bombs for Peace: NATO's Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is published by [[Amsterdam University Press]].
+Szamuely's history of NATO's intervention in the Balkans, ''Bombs for Peace: NATO's Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia'',<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Bombs-Peace-NATOs-Humanitarian-Yugoslavia/dp/9089645632/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3BHIQOQX8NLAH&keywords=george+szamuely&qid=1654817390&sprefix=george+sza%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-2 George Szamuely, Bombs for Peace: NATO's Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia]</ref> is published by [[Amsterdam University Press]].
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*[https://georgeszamuely.substack.com George Szamuely on Substack]
-*[http://www.antiwar.com/szamuely/sz-col.html The National Evisceration of Democracy]
+*[https://thegaggle.locals.com/ The Gaggle]
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