Alexis Debat, currently using the name Yves Bergquist (born 1977)[1] is a French former commentator on terrorism and national security issues, formerly based in Washington D.C. He worked as a reporter, consultant, and source for ABC News for six years, as a senior fellow at the Nixon Center, and was a contributing editor to The National Interest.[2] According to Mother Jones, he was the Director of the Terrorism and National Security Program at the Nixon Center.[3] He was also part of the Consulting Committee of the French magazine Politique Internationale, headed by Patrick Wajsman,[4] and worked until September 2007 for the National Security Institute of the George Washington University on Islamist radicalization in Afghanistan since 2005.[5] Since 2003, he has been called an "expert" by Time, U.S. News & World Report, National Journal, the Boston Herald, the Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, PBS, etc. He also wrote op-eds in the Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune.[5]
However, he resigned from ABC News in June 2007, after some ABC officials raised questions about his credentials.[2] He is currently the director of artificial intelligence and neuroscience in media at the Entertainment Technology Center.[6]
- ^ Nicolas Bourcier et Corine Lesnes, L'« affaire Debat », un bluff américain, Le Monde, September 22, 2007 (in French)
- ^ a b Howard Kurtz, Consultant Probed in Bogus Interview, The Washington Post, September 13, 2007 (in English)
- ^ Laura Rozen, Subject to Debat: Did ABC Know About Its Expert's Sourcing Problem?, Mother Jones, September 14, 2007 (in English)
- ^ According to Politique Internationale's website, acceded on September 15, 2007
- ^ a b Philippe Grangereau, « Alexis Debat, indiscutable expert en bobards » in Libération, September 21, 2007 on-line (in French)
- ^ Baum, Gary (2019-11-14). "The Secret Past of a Hollywood Futurist: "I Seek a Second Chance"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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