Gareth Porter

Gareth Porter
Gareth Porter during a February 2012 interview on RT
Born (1942-06-18) June 18, 1942 (age 82)
Alma materCornell University
OccupationJournalist
AwardsMartha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism (2012)

Gareth Porter (born June 18, 1942) is an American historian, investigative journalist, author and policy analyst specializing in U.S. national security issues. He was an anti-war activist during the Vietnam War and has written about the potential for peaceful conflict resolution in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.[1] In the late 1970s Porter was a defender of the Khmer Rouge (KR) against charges that the KR was pursuing genocidal policies against the Cambodian people. Porter's books include Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam (2005), his explanation of the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.[2]

  1. ^ "Gareth Porter". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  2. ^ Porter, Gareth. "Perils of Dominance", University of California Press.