Aaron Klieman

Aaron Klieman
אהרן קליימן
Aaron Klieman
Born(1939-07-27)July 27, 1939
United States
DiedJune 17, 2021(2021-06-17) (aged 82)
Alma materThe Johns Hopkins University
SpouseAdrian Klieman
ChildrenAliza (Marriott), Amram, Itamar and Yocheved (Shiber)

Aaron (Aharon) S. Klieman (July 27, 1939 – June 17, 2021) was an American-born Israeli historian of international relations who developed the field of international affairs in Israel and abroad. Klieman researched a wide variety of fields in political science including history, arms sales, and geopolitics.[1][2][3][4] He was the Dr. Nahum Goldmann Chair in Diplomacy and lecturer on international relations in the Department of Political Science at Tel-Aviv University, and was the founding director of the Abba Eban Graduate Program in Diplomatic Studies. A native of Chicago, Illinois, his PhD is from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, with an M.A. from the School of International Affairs at Columbia University in Middle Eastern studies.

Klieman wrote and edited 24 books, monographs, and documentary collections in English and Hebrew, and has authored over 30 book chapters in addition to journal articles.  He was also a senior editor of the Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs.[5]

  1. ^ Friedman, Thomas L. (December 7, 1986). "HOW ISRAEL'S ECONOMY GOT HOOKED ON SELLING ARMS ABROAD". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Glenn Frankel (1986-12-12). "Israeli Economy Depends on Nation's Role as Arms Exporter". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  3. ^ "DOES ISRAEL STILL NEED THE COSTLY LAVI FIGHTER?". Chicago Tribune. 4 March 1987.
  4. ^ "Aharon Klieman | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
  5. ^ Klieman, Aharon (2 January 2021). "First Among the Nations? A Cautionary against Triumphalism in Israeli Foreign Policy". Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs. 15: 3–20. doi:10.1080/23739770.2021.1892311. S2CID 234872162.