Eric Laurent

Eric Laurent was born in 1947 and studied law and communication at the University of California, Berkeley. He worked as a reporter for Radio France, specializing in foreign policy, and covered many major current events, such as the Arab-Israeli War of 1973, the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in 1979, and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, among others. Between 1979 and 1980, he served as an associate and advisor to Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, founder of the magazine "L'Express." In 1984, after extensive research at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, he published his work related to the information revolution, "La puce et les Geants." In 1985, he worked for "Figaro Magazine," publishing exclusive interviews with globally renowned figures such as Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein, David Rockefeller, Giovanni Agnelli, and Ronald Reagan. That same year, he published "La corde pour les pendre," which revealed the complex relationships between global businessmen, such as Armand Hammer, a friend of Lenin and other Soviet leaders, while also being a trusted associate of highly conservative U.S. presidents. In addition to the aforementioned works, Eric Laurent is the author of several other books.