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(Geographer) Derek Gregory is a distinguished British geographer and academic currently holding the position of the Peter Wall Distinguished Professor and Professor of Geography at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He is renowned for his insightful research in political, cultural, and historical geography, with a focus on late modern war and the cultural and political histories of bombing. Gregory is best known for his book "The Colonial Present: Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq," which critically examines Western government actions in the Middle East post-9/11, shedding light on orientalist and neocolonialist tendencies.
