British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor Avi Shlaim
Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford

Year elected: 2006

His scholarly fields include the history and politics of the Middle East, Cold War history and British foreign policy. One of the world's leading experts on the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, his input has been not only through books but also by the very high quality of contributions to newspapers and literary reviews. His work has been notable for combining a political scientist’s interest in concepts and theories with a historian’s attention to sources, detail and context.