Who is Gal Luft? The Energy Expert and Whistleblower You Need to Know

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Gal Luft is a prominent figure in the fields of energy and security, as well as a controversial whistleblower who claimed to have damning evidence against Hunter Biden.

But who is he really, and what is his background, career, and age?

Here is everything you need to know about Gal Luft.

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1 Early Life and Education

2 Career and achievements

3 Controversies and scandals

4 Sources

Early Life and Education

Gal Luft was born on May 26, 1966, in Haifa, Israel.

He is 57 years old as of 2023.

served as a lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces, where he specialized in strategic planning and military intelligence.

holds a Ph.D. in strategic studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.

This information is sourced from 1. en.wikipedia.org

Career and achievements

Gal Luft is the co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS), a Washington-based think tank that focuses on the nexus between energy and security.

He is also an advisor for the Endowment for Middle East Truth, a pro-Israel advocacy group.

has written several books and articles on energy and security topics,

such as Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century,

Turning Oil into Salt: Energy Independence Through Fuel Choice, and Silk Road 2.0: US Strategy toward China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

He is a frequent speaker, consultant, and media commentator on energy and security issues, and has testified before various committees of the US Congress.

This information is sourced from.en.everybodywiki.com

Controversies and scandals

Gal Luft has also been involved in some controversies and scandals that have put him in the spotlight. Some of them are:

In 2022, he was reported missing in Cyprus after he claimed to have evidence of Hunter Biden’s involvement in corruption and money laundering in Ukraine and China. He later resurfaced in Israel, saying he had escaped kidnappers who wanted to silence him.
In 2023, the US Justice Department unsealed an indictment accusing him of various crimes, including acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government, violating trade sanctions against Iran, and conspiring to influence US foreign policy. Among the allegations was that he convinced an unnamed adviser to then-president-elect Donald Trump to adopt pro-Chinese positions.
In 2019, several scholars accused him of plagiarism, claiming he had copied their work without attribution in his book Petropoly. He denied the allegations and said he had properly cited his sources.
He argued that natural gas was a bridge fuel that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance energy security