Richard Perle
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Richard Perle is an American neoconservative political advisor and former Pentagon official known for his influential role in shaping U.S. defense and foreign policy, particularly during the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Perle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3805426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Perle Context triple: [Committee on the Present Danger, notableMember, Richard Perle]
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A.
Ken Ledeen
Ken Ledeen is a technology entrepreneur and author best known for co-writing influential works on digital technology and its societal impact.
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B.
Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Wolfowitz is an American political scientist and diplomat best known for serving as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and later as President of the World Bank, and for his influential role in shaping neoconservative U.S. foreign policy.
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C.
Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abrams is an American diplomat and foreign policy official known for his prominent role in shaping U.S. interventionist policies in Latin America during the Reagan administration and later serving in senior national security positions under subsequent Republican presidents.
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D.
Max Löwenthal
Max Löwenthal was a German lawyer and civil servant best known as the first husband of Elsa Einstein, who later married Albert Einstein.
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E.
Robert Baer
Robert Baer is a former CIA case officer and author known for his memoirs on Middle East espionage and U.S. intelligence, one of which inspired the film "Syriana."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Perle Target entity description: Richard Perle is an American neoconservative political advisor and former Pentagon official known for his influential role in shaping U.S. defense and foreign policy, particularly during the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations.
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A.
Ken Ledeen
Ken Ledeen is a technology entrepreneur and author best known for co-writing influential works on digital technology and its societal impact.
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B.
Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Wolfowitz is an American political scientist and diplomat best known for serving as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and later as President of the World Bank, and for his influential role in shaping neoconservative U.S. foreign policy.
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C.
Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abrams is an American diplomat and foreign policy official known for his prominent role in shaping U.S. interventionist policies in Latin America during the Reagan administration and later serving in senior national security positions under subsequent Republican presidents.
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D.
Max Löwenthal
Max Löwenthal was a German lawyer and civil servant best known as the first husband of Elsa Einstein, who later married Albert Einstein.
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E.
Robert Baer
Robert Baer is a former CIA case officer and author known for his memoirs on Middle East espionage and U.S. intelligence, one of which inspired the film "Syriana."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pentagon official
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human ⓘ neoconservative ⓘ political advisor ⓘ |
| advisorTo |
Bush administration
ⓘ
surface form:
George W. Bush administration
Reagan administration ⓘ
surface form:
Ronald Reagan administration
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| coAuthor | David Frum ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-09-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London School of Economics
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University of Southern California ⓘ |
| employer |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| familyName | Perle ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
defense policy
ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasRole |
defense analyst
ⓘ
foreign policy hawk ⓘ policy strategist ⓘ |
| ideology | neoconservatism ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. national security strategy in the 1980s
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U.S. national security strategy in the early 2000s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Truman Doctrine
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surface form:
Cold War containment doctrine
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| knownFor |
advocacy of strong U.S. military power
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influence on U.S. defense policy during the Reagan administration ⓘ influence on U.S. foreign policy during the George W. Bush administration ⓘ support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Enterprise Institute
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Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee ⓘ Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs ⓘ Project for the New American Century ⓘ |
| nickname |
the Prince of Darkness
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surface form:
Prince of Darkness
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| notableWork |
An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror
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Hard Line: The Republican Party and U.S. Foreign Policy ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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consultant ⓘ lobbyist ⓘ political advisor ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. conservative movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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surface form:
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy
Chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Maryland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Perle Description of subject: Richard Perle is an American neoconservative political advisor and former Pentagon official known for his influential role in shaping U.S. defense and foreign policy, particularly during the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations.
Referenced by (2)
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