Anatol Lieven
British author and political analyst
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Anatol Lieven (born 28 June 1960) 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] He is a contributor to the Valdai Discussion Club.[5]
28 June 1960
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| Born | Peter Paul Anatol Lieven 28 June 1960 London, United Kingdom |
| Occupations | 1986-1998 journalist; 1999-present academic |
| Awards | George Orwell Prize for Political Writing (1994) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Academic work | |
Notable works | Pakistan: A Hard Country America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism |
Early life
Peter Paul Anatol Lieven was born on 28 June 1960 in South London to Alexander Pavlovich Lieven and Veronica Eileen Mary Lieven (née Monahan).[6] His siblings include Elena Lieven, Dominic Lieven, and Dame Nathalie Lieven. He attended the City of London School, and received a BA in history and a PhD in political science from Jesus College, Cambridge.[1][3][7]
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][8] 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".[9] The Independent called the book, "a finely researched blend of the nation's 64-year history."[10]
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"[11] 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".[12]
Awards
Bibliography
- The Baltic Revolution: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Path to Independence (1993)
- Chechnya: Tombstone of Russian Power (1998)
- Ukraine and Russia: Fraternal Rivals (1999)
- America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism (2004) (2012)
- Ethical Realism: A Vision for America’s Role in the World (2006) with John Hulsman
- Pakistan: A Hard Country (2011); as a Penguin pocketbook (2012)
- Climate Change and the Nation State (2020)
