Dr. Giora Eliraz
Research Fellow, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Reichman University; Associate Fellow, Harry S. Truman Institute & Research Fellow, Forum for Regional Thinking (FORTH)
Dr. Giora Eliraz is the author of the books: Islam in Indonesia: Modernism, Radicalism and the Middle East Dimension(Brighton & Portland: Sussex Academic Press, 2004); The Intellectual Discourse of Interwar Egypt: Globalization of Ideas Amidst Winds of Change (New York: Israel Academic Press, 2018); and the monograph, Islam and Polity in Indonesia: An Intriguing Case Study (Washington: Hudson Institute, February 2007).
His major research interests are: Indonesia, in particular democracy-building, internal politics, political culture, state-religion relations, the Islamic mainstream, Islamic radicalism, foreign policy with emphasis on Indonesia-Israel relations and the Middle Eastern policy; Singapore; Malaysia, in particular the internal politics and the Middle Eastern policy; Southeast Asia and the Middle East – comparative research and interaction; Muslim minorities in Southeast Asia; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Dr. Giora Eliraz is Associate Fellow at the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Research Fellow at The Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Reichman University; and Research Fellow at The Forum for Regional Thinking (FORTH).
He was formerly affiliated with the Southeast Asia Centre at the Australian National University in Canberra (ANU); KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies in Leiden; and the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington in Seattle. During 2008, he was also a member of an international research group established by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC, focusing on religious extremism in Southeast Asia and Australia.
Formerly, he taught at Tel-Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, both at the Department of International Relations and the Rothberg International School. His many essays have appeared in a variety of publications worldwide. He also occasionally provides analytical commentary on radio and television programs.
Dr. Eliraz concluded about 30 years of civil service in 2002 (in the IDF and in the Office of the Prime Minister). He holds a PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
