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Daniel Pipes is an American former professor and commentator, recognized for his extensive work on foreign policy, the Middle East, and the role of Islam in public life.
Daniel Pipes is the president of the Middle East Forum (MEF), a think tank he founded, dedicated to promoting American interests in the Middle East and protecting Western values from radical Islam. The MEF conducts research, publishes reports, and organizes events influencing U.S. policy towards the Middle East, with a strong focus on countering Islamic extremism and supporting Israel. This includes initiatives like Campus Watch and the Legal Project.
From 1986 to 1993, Daniel Pipes served as the director of the Philadelphia-based Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) and was the editor of its journal, Orbis. He also organized the Middle East Forum as a unit of the FPRI before it became an independent organization.
Daniel Pipes served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy, teaching a course titled "International Relations: Islam and Politics" in Spring 2007.
In 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Daniel Pipes to the board of the United States Institute of Peace. He obtained the position by recess appointment and served on the board until early 2005.
Daniel Pipes was a Taube Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
Daniel Pipes addressed a convention of the American Jewish Congress in October 2001, where he discussed his concerns about the increasing influence of American Muslims led by Islamist leadership and its potential dangers for American Jews.
Daniel Pipes was interviewed by Israel National News to discuss his areas of specialization, including the role of Islam in public life, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and U.S. foreign policy.
A PDF document from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy lists Daniel Pipes as the Director of the Foreign Policy, indicating his involvement in policy discussions related to the Middle East.
Daniel Pipes has contributed an article titled "The End of American Jewry's Golden Era" to the Jewish Policy Center, where he is noted as directing the Middle East Forum.
In May 2006, Daniel Pipes received the Guardian of Zion Award from the Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
Daniel Pipes, born on September 9, 1949, in Boston, Massachusetts, comes from a notable academic background as the son of Richard Pipes, a distinguished historian of Soviet Russia. He began his academic journey at Harvard University, earning his A.B. in History in 1971. After spending two years in Cairo, he continued his studies at Harvard, obtaining a Ph.D. in medieval Islamic history in 1978. Pipes’ early academic career involved teaching world history at the University of Chicago from 1978 to 1982, and subsequently history at Harvard from 1983 to 1984. He also taught policy and strategy at the U.S. Naval War College from 1984 to 1986. In 1982–83, he contributed to the policy-planning staff at the State Department, gaining practical experience in foreign policy. His academic shift from medieval Islamic studies to contemporary Islam was influenced by the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini and the Iranian revolution in the late 1970s. This transition marked a significant turning point in his career, directing his focus towards the political and cultural dynamics of the Islamic world, which became a central theme in his later work and public commentary.
Pipes largely transitioned from traditional academia after 1986, although he held a visiting professorship at Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy in 2007. From 1986 to 1993, he served as director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) in Philadelphia and edited its journal, “Orbis.” In 1990, he founded the Middle East Forum (MEF) as a unit of the FPRI, which became an independent organization with him as its head in January 1994. At MEF, he published “Middle East Quarterly” until 2001. Under his leadership, the MEF launched several initiatives, including Campus Watch in 2002, the Legal Project in 2005, Islamist Watch in 2006, and the Washington Project in 2009. His work has focused on promoting American interests in the Middle East, countering what he perceives as radical Islam, and supporting Israel. Pipes has authored sixteen books, including “In the Path of God: Islam and Political Power” (1983) and “Militant Islam Reaches America” (2002), and has contributed articles to major publications such as “The New York Times” and “The Wall Street Journal.” In 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Pipes to the board of the United States Institute of Peace, where he served until 2005. He has received honorary doctorates from the American University of Switzerland (1988) and Yeshiva University (2003) and the Guardian of Zion Award in 2006.
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