Robert S. Leiken

 

Robert S. Leiken is the former Director of the Mexico, Immigration and National Security Programs at the Center for the National Interest. His book, Europe's Angry Muslims, was published by Oxford University Press in 2011. He has also worked on U.S. policy options vis-à-vis Mexican violence.  Dr. Leiken graduated Harvard College Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa and received his doctorate from St. Antony’s College, Oxford University. 

Areas of Expertise 

  • European Muslims
  • Immigration and Integration
  • Terrorism
  • Latin America

Languages

  • Fluent in Spanish

Selected Publications

 

"Mexico's Drug War" July 2012

 

"Perspective: The Menace in Europe's Midst" Current History April 2009

“The Moderate Muslim Brotherhood”
 (PDF)
Foreign Affairs March/April 2007


“The Quantitative Analysis of Terrorism and Immigration: An Initial Exploration” Terrorism and Political Violence December 2006

 

Europe’s Angry Muslims” (PDF) Foreign Affairs July/August  2005



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