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{{Infobox person|name=Pepe Escobar|image=Pepe Escobar.jpeg|birth_date=1954|birth_place=[[Federative Republic of Brazil|Brazil]]|nationality=Brazilian}} | |||
'''Pepe Escobar''' is a Brazilian journalist whose main column is called ''The Roving Eye'', for Hong Kong-based ''Asia Times.'' He is also a frequent commentator on Russia's [[RT (TV Network)|RT]] and Iran's [[Press TV]]. He writes regularly for Russia's [[Sputnik News]], and has written many opinion pieces for [[Al Jazeera]].<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/author/pepe_escobar_201141410346922124/ Bio] on [[Al Jazeera]]</ref> | '''Pepe Escobar''' is a Brazilian journalist whose main column is called ''The Roving Eye'', for Hong Kong-based ''Asia Times.'' He is also a frequent commentator on Russia's [[RT (TV Network)|RT]] and Iran's [[Press TV]]. He writes regularly for Russia's [[Sputnik News]], and has written many opinion pieces for [[Al Jazeera]].<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/author/pepe_escobar_201141410346922124/ Bio] on [[Al Jazeera]]</ref> | ||
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Pepe Escobar is a Brazilian journalist whose main column is called The Roving Eye, for Hong Kong-based Asia Times. He is also a frequent commentator on Russia's RT and Iran's Press TV. He writes regularly for Russia's Sputnik News, and has written many opinion pieces for Al Jazeera.[1]
Escobar has focused on Central Asia, Russia the Middle East, and Iran since the late 1990s.[2]
Escobar has reported extensively from Afghanistan. In August 2000, Escobar and two other journalists were arrested by the Taliban, and accused of photographing a soccer match.[3]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bio on Al Jazeera
- ↑ Sharma, Dinesh and Gielen, Uwe, "About the Contributors", The Global Obama: Crossroads of Leadership in the 21st Century, Routledge 2013
- ↑ Dartnell, Michael York, Insurgency Online: Web Activism and Global Conflict, University of Toronto Press, 2006, p. 56