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Anatol Lieven

Anatol Lieven

British author and political analyst

Anatol Lieven is a British author, journalist, and policy analyst. He is currently a visiting professor at King's College London and senior fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.[1][2][3][4]

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Background

Peter Paul Anatol Lieven was born on 28 June 1960 in London to Alexander and Veronica Eileen Mary Lieven (née Monahan).[5] His siblings include Elena Lieven, Dominic Lieven, and Dame Nathalie Lieven. He received a BA in history and a PhD in political science from Jesus College, Cambridge.[1][3]

Career

Journalist and academic

In the mid-1980s, Lieven was a journalist with the Financial Times covering Pakistan and Afghanistan, while also covering India as a freelancer.[2][3][6] In the latter half of 1989, he covered the revolutions in Czechoslovakia and Romania for the Times.[2] In 1990, he worked for The Times (London) covering the former USSR, during which time he covered the Chechen War (1994–1996).[2][3] In 1998, he edited Strategic Comments at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, while also working for the Eastern Services of the BBC.[3]

In 2000 through 2005, Lieven was a senior associate for foreign and security policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.[2][3] Lieven served as chair of International Relations and Terrorism Studies at King's College London, where he remains a visiting professor.[3] In 2006, Lieven became a professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service at its campus in Qatar.[1][3] Since 2005, Lieven has been a senior researcher (Bernard L. Schwartz fellow and American Strategy Program fellow) at the New America Foundation, where he focuses on US global strategy and the War on Terrorism.[1][3]

Book author

Lieven's 2011 book Pakistan: A Hard Country was based on Lieven's experiences of covering the country. Lisa Kaaki of Arab News said, “This book gives an insight into the soul of Pakistan, a country often misunderstood and wrongly portrayed in the media"[7] The Independent called the book, "a finely researched blend of the nation's 64-year history."[8]

Lieven's America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism was published in 2004. In Foreign Affairs the book was described as 'intelligent and often provocative'[9] whilst in The Guardian the book was praised by Martin Woollacott who wrote: "It is Anatol Lieven's contention in this illuminating book that Bin Laden's assault on the United States stripped away many of the remaining restraints on the intolerant, irrational, and self-destructive side of American nationalism. Whether this nationalism is a greater problem than that represented by Islamic extremism is a moot point, but it is clear that the combination of the two could bring disaster on us all'.[10]

Awards

  • 1994: Orwell Prize for a political book, for The Baltic Revolution[1][11]
  • 1993: Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review[12]
  • 1993: Yale University Press Governors' Award for The Baltic Revolution[1][4]

Bibliography

Books

References

  1. [1]
    "Anatol Lieven". Georgetown University. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Anatol Lieven". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Anatol Lieven". King's College London. 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. [4]
    O'Sullivan, Mike (18 August 2021). "What Are The Geopolitical And Terror Implications Of The Fall Of Kabul". Forbes. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    Contemporary Authors: A Bio-bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television and Other Fields, Volume 145, p. 245, at Google Books
  6. [6]
    Mishra, Pankaj (1 May 2011). "Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lieven – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Pakistan: A Hard Country". Arab News. 10 April 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Pakistan: A Hard Country, By Anatol Lieven". The Independent. 5 May 2011.
  9. [9]
    "America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism". Foreign Affairs. 28 January 2009.
  10. [10]
    Martin Woollacott (13 November 2004). "Review: America, Right or Wrong by Anatol Lieven". The Guardian.
  11. [11]
    "The Orwell Prize: 1994 Book Prize Winner". Orwell Foundation. 1994. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. [12]
    "The Baltic Revolution". Yale University Press. 1993. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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