Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eric Walberg


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The result was delete. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:35, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

Eric Walberg

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Walberg is a journalist and author of books about politics in the Near East. He does not appear to have an advanced degree or regular employment. I found a review of one of his books in a minor academic journal, and reviews of 2 others in sources deprecated as FRINGE or not reliable on Reliable Sources Noticeboard: iranreview.org and foreignpolicyjournal.com (this is NOT the journal Foreign Policy,) and one review on a partisan website. Sourcing is PRIMARY, and searches produce material he wrote, not articles about him. His Twitter page. E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:00, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
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 * Delete. (note: EMG discussed the subject with me prior to nomming) . Seems to mainly produce fringey oped material, published in places such as www.eurasiareview.com. Does not seem to be covered as a subject himself in reliable sources.Icewhiz (talk) 20:15, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
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 * Keep (page creator)- A quick search shows that his works have got reviews in academic peer-reviewed journals such as this one and this one. One review of his works is published by the Arabic Aljazeera. His 'Postmodern imperialism : geopolitics and the great games' is found in 196 libraries around the world with the 'The Canada-Israel Nexus' being in 50 libraries around the world. His article on 'Great Game' is used and cited in "The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism". I've updated the article. -- M h hossein   talk 18:54, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
 * The 1st, of the 2 reviews your mention "Islamic Resistance to Imperialism," by By Joseph J. Kaminski, International University of Sarajevo.  in  ReOrient: A Forum for Critical Muslim Studies reads: "Walberg’s argument is based on essentialized binaries relating to Islam and the West.  On 'the good side' is everything and anything that fits within the rubric of Islam: whether it’s Osama bin Laden, Hezbollah, Hamas, Hasan al Banna,  Islamic  State  of  Iraq  and  the  Levant  (ISIS),  Sufism,  or  the  Muslim  Brotherhood; it does not matter. They all get defended or rationalized in one way or another throughout this work because, at least, they stand in opposition to the West,  or  'the  bad  side.'" and  concludes: " In my opinion, Walberg’s book lacks the nuance and depth necessary to properly tackle such an important subject."
 * The 2nd is the review of  Postmodern Imperialism:  Geopolitics and the Great Games, by Joseph Michael Gratale, is the one that I mention in my Nom as published by a "minor" scholarly journal of a  book put out by a very minor publisher claritypress.com.  According to the review, Walberg's book focuses on "the unipolar dominance of the USA," “new developments in financial and military-political strategies to ensure control over the world’s resources," "extensive coverage of CIA sponsored coups, interventions, and wars orchestrated by the US in order to maintain a dominant position,"  "the Israeli lobby have a tremendous influence in shaping US policy," and "discusses at length the role played by Jews in global finance."  FRINGE territory. E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:02, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Note that for fringe theories and promulgators thereof we have a higher sourcing and notability bar per WP:FRIND. Icewhiz (talk) 12:44, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
 * OMG! Such scholarly peer-reviewed works are not reliable...? -- M h hossein   talk 17:46, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
 * You might find it useful to take a close look at WP:AUTHOR. Note that two reviews in minor journals  is not enough to establish notability. His citation of FRINGE theorists, and the fact the author of one of the journal reviews found his scholarship inadequate, adds to the difficulty of establishing notability.E.M.Gregory (talk) 19:01, 12 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete - based on the discussion of sources above. Almost nothing about the person published in 3rd party RS. My very best wishes (talk) 02:27, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete lack of coverage in multiple reliable sources independent of the subject. Also agree with other contributors above on the aspect of fringe theories. -- D Big X ray ᗙ  05:26, 14 March 2019 (UTC)


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