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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 (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>


Escobar has focused on [[Central Asia]], [[Russia]] the [[Middle East]], and [[Iran]] since the late 1990s.<ref>Sharma, Dinesh and Gielen, Uwe, "About the Contributors", ''The Global Obama: Crossroads of Leadership in the 21st Century'', Routledge 2013</ref>
Escobar has focused on [[Central Asia]], [[Russia]] the [[Middle East]], and [[Iran]] since the late 1990s.<ref>Sharma, Dinesh and Gielen, Uwe, "About the Contributors", ''The Global Obama: Crossroads of Leadership in the 21st Century'', Routledge 2013</ref>


Escobar has reported extensively from [[Afghanistan]].{{cn|date=December 2020}} In August 2000, Escobar and two other journalists were arrested by the [[Taliban]], and accused of photographing a soccer match.<ref>Dartnell, Michael York, ''Insurgency Online: Web Activism and Global Conflict'', University of Toronto Press, 2006, p. 56</ref>
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.<ref>Dartnell, Michael York, ''Insurgency Online: Web Activism and Global Conflict'', University of Toronto Press, 2006, p. 56</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==

Revision as of 22:36, 20 January 2022

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

  • 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. Bio on Al Jazeera
  2. Sharma, Dinesh and Gielen, Uwe, "About the Contributors", The Global Obama: Crossroads of Leadership in the 21st Century, Routledge 2013
  3. Dartnell, Michael York, Insurgency Online: Web Activism and Global Conflict, University of Toronto Press, 2006, p. 56