Evgeny Finkel
Evgeny Finkel or Eugene Finkel is a political scientist and historian at
Childhood and education
Evgeny Finkel was born in
Research career
As of 2018[update], Finkel's research fields included political violence, genocide, East European and Israeli politics, and Holocaust studies.[1]
Russia–Israel relation in the Syrian civil war
In comments on the Syrian civil war in April 2018, Finkel stated that even though Israel was opposed to the government of Bashar al-Assad, which was supported by Russia, Israel and Russia had common interests in opposition to Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and al-Qaeda, and in preventing the war from extending beyond the borders of Syria. According to Finkel, the Israeli and Russian militaries coordinated closely in order to prevent direct conflict between their forces and to prevent a major escalation of the war.[5]
Media statements
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
In early April 2022, following the
Genocide scholar Raz Segal and law scholar Luigi Daniele argue that "applying the same standard indicated by Finkel" would lead to the conclusion that Israel was already carrying out genocide against Palestinians before the Israel–Hamas war in 2023, because "Israeli journalists and top policy makers denied Palestinians' existence, their right to a state, and collective civilian protection".[6]
Works
- Finkel, Evgeny (2017). Ordinary Jews: Choice and Survival during the Holocaust. Princeton University Press.
- Finkel, Evgeny; Gehlbach, Scott (2020). Reform and Rebellion in Weak States. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-84749-0.
References
- ^ a b "Eugene Finkel Joins Johns Hopkins SAIS as Associate Professor of International Relations". Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. 2018-09-04. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b c Buncombe, Andrew (2022-04-05). "Killings in Ukraine amount to genocide, Holocaust expert says". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b Finkel, Eugene (2022-04-05). "Opinion: What's happening in Ukraine is genocide. Period". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Eugene Finkel – Associate Professor – Academic and Faculty Liaison, SAIS Europe". Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Hilsman, Patrick (2018-04-27). "Russian and Israeli Military Relations Remain Durable Despite Strain". The New Humanitarian. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
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- ^ "Histoire@Politique : comptes-rendus : Evgeny Finkel, Ordinary Jews. Choice and Survival During the Holocaust". Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po (in French). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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- ^ "Ordinary Jews | Reading Religion". readingreligion.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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- ^ "Evgeny Finkel, "Ordinary Jews: Choice and Survival during the…". New Books Network. Retrieved 17 November 2020.