Daniel Ellsberg (born April 7, 1931) is an American economist, activist and former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of the U.S. government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers.
On January 3, 1973, Ellsberg was charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 along with other charges of theft and conspiracy, carrying a total maximum sentence of 115 years. Due to governmental misconduct and illegal evidence-gathering, and the defense by Leonard Boudin and Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson, Judge William Matthew Byrne Jr. dismissed all charges against Ellsberg on May 11, 1973.
Ellsberg was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 2006. He is also known for having formulated an important example in decision theory, the Ellsberg paradox, his extensive studies on nuclear weapons and nuclear policy, and for having voiced support for WikiLeaks, Chelsea Manning, and Edward Snowden.
Ellsberg was awarded the 2018 Olof Palme Prize for his "profound humanism and exceptional moral courage."
Source: Daniel Ellsberg on Wikipedia.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975, History, Military policy, 15.75 history of Asia, Armes nucléaires, Arms Control, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Cold war, Decision making, Deterrence (strategy), Diplomatic relations, Economics, Ellsberg, Daniel, Entscheidung bei Risiko, Entscheidung bei Unsicherheit, Entscheidungstheorie, Extortion, Foreign relations, Government policy, Guerre du Viet-Nam, Guerre du Viet-Nam (1961-1975), Guerre du Viêt-nam, Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975Time
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- VIAF: 17349534
- Wikidata: Q431085
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- Daniel ellsberg
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