US EditionScholar and Journalist Michael Ledeen Dies at 83
- Michael A. Ledeen, an American historian and intellectual, died at age 83 on May 17 at his daughter's Texas home after small strokes.
- Ledeen’s career included serving as a terrorism advisor under Reagan and consulting for the National Security Council during the Cold War.
- He influenced U.S. policy notably by persuading Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi in 1983 to accept Pershing missile deployment against the Soviet threat.
- David P. Goldman emphasized that Ledeen played a much more significant and underrecognized role in securing the United States’ success in the Cold War, highlighting the strong confidence placed in him by the Reagan administration.
- Ledeen’s death marks the loss of a historian who championed democracy movements like Iran’s dissidents, and his wife Barbara expressed regret he did not live to see Tehran’s regime toppled.
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He died at the age of 83 years Michael Ledeen, the historian who was for a long time the man of the background, from Rome to Washington: councilman of presidents, theorist of the Empire of Evil, ambassador shadow between the two sides of the Atlantic. He died after a series of strokes, in the daughter's house in Texas, according to Fox News. Character discussed, he crossed the history of Republican Italy at difficult and controversial times and …
With Michael Ledeen Gone, the World Lost One of Its Great Minds
The world has lost a towering intellect, a fearless thinker, and a deeply principled man. Michael Ledeen’s passing on May 18 marks the end of an era in which ideas were not just debated but lived, tested, and acted upon. The list of problems Michael solved over his 83 years was impressive, but it pales in comparison to the list he could have tackled had he been granted more time. International, domestic, personal—Michael engaged with the world…
Secure Freedom Minute: A Terrible Time to Lose Michael Ledeen
This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. The passing of Dr. Michael Ledeen at any time would be a terrible loss for our country. His myriad brilliant books and countless essays on foreign policy amounted to a national treasure. Surpassingly invaluable were his analyses of the regime that has misruled the people of Iran and threatened ours for over four decades. He tirelessly argued against negotiating with, and thereby legitimizing…
Michael Ledeen, a Reagan revolutionary, passes at 83
Michael Ledeen passed away on May 17 at the age of 83 after a long illness. His death deprives the United States of one of the last Americans who approached intelligence with a deep understanding of history and culture. He was one of the last of a generation that could not have been educated at […] The post Michael Ledeen, a Reagan revolutionary, passes at 83 appeared first on Asia Times.
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