Gregory Harms is an independent scholar long specializing in US foreign policy and the Middle East. He lectures, keeps a blog, and publishes articles on CounterPunch,Truthout, Mondoweiss, and Juan Cole's blog, Informed Comment. Harms has traveled throughout Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, and has been interviewed on BBC Radio.

His first book, The Palestine-Israel Conflict: A Basic Introduction, 4th ed. (Pluto Press, 2017), is a brief and general summary of the conflict, written for students and the general reader. The first edition (2005) was selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title.

Harms's second book, Straight Power Concepts in the Middle East (Pluto Press, 2010), is an examination of US regional policy in the context of US-Israeli relations.

It's Not about Religion (2012), his third title, published by actor and activist Viggo Mortensen's Perceval Press, addresses the common question of religion concerning Middle Eastern instability. It's Not about Religion was selected as a finalist for Adult Non-fiction in 2013 by the Chicago Midland Authors Society.

His new and fourth title, No Politics, No Religion? (2022), is about human nature and American politics, and was published by Political Animal Press.

Harms has taught philosophy as an adjunct professor for the last decade; his areas of specialization are moral and political philosophy.