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 King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

and senior fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

Background

Peter Paul Anatol Lieven was born on 28 June 1960 in South London to and Veronica Eileen Mary Lieven (''née'' Monahan). His siblings include Elena Lieven,

Dominic Lieven Dominic Lieven (born 19 January 1952) is an English research professor at Cambridge University (Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College) and a Fellow of the British Academy and of Trinity College, Cambridge. Education Lieven was educated at ...

, and Dame Nathalie Lieven. He attended the

City of London School The City of London School, also known as CLS and City, is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school for Single-sex education, boys in the City of London, England, on the banks of the River Thames next to the Millennium Bridge, ...

, and received a BA in history and a

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political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

from

Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Jesus College was established in 1496 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Radegund's Priory, Cambridge, St ...

Career

Journalist and academic

In the mid-1980s, Lieven was a journalist with the ''

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'' covering

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

and

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

, while also covering

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

as a freelancer. In the latter half of 1989, he covered the revolutions in

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

and

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

for the ''Times''. In 1990, he worked for ''

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'' (London) covering the former

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, during which time he covered the Chechen War (1994–1996). In 1998, he edited ''Strategic Comments'' at the

International Institute for Strategic Studies The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is an international research institute or think tank focusing on defence and security issues. Since 1997, its headquarters have been at Arundel House in London. It has offices on four co ...

in London, while also working for the Eastern Services of the

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

. In 2000 through 2005, Lieven was a senior associate for foreign and security policy at the

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) is a nonpartisan international affairs think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., with operations in Europe, South Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East, as well as the United States. Foun ...

. Lieven served as chair of International Relations and Terrorism Studies at

, where he remains a visiting professor. In 2006, Lieven became a professor at Georgetown University's

School of Foreign Service The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) is the school of international relations at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It grants degrees at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Founded in 1919, SFS is the oldest continu ...

at its campus in Qatar. Since 2005, Lieven has been a senior researcher (Bernard L. Schwartz fellow and American Strategy Program fellow) at the

New America Foundation New America, formerly the New America Foundation, is an American Modern liberalism in the United States, liberal think tank founded in 1999. It focuses on a range of public policy issues, including national security, technology, health, gender, ...

, where he focuses on US global strategy and the War on Terrorism.

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 ''Arab News'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Saudi Arabia. It is published from Riyadh. The target audiences of the paper, which is published in broadsheet format, are businesspeople, executives and diplomats. At least as ...

'' said, "This book gives an insight into the soul of Pakistan, a country often misunderstood and wrongly portrayed in the media". ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'' called the book, "a finely researched blend of the nation's 64-year history." Lieven's '' America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism'' was published in 2004. In ''

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...

'' the book was described as "intelligent and often provocative" whilst in ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' 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".

Awards

* 1994:

Orwell Prize The Orwell Prize is a British prize for political writing. The Prize is awarded by The Orwell Foundation, an independent charity (Registered Charity No 1161563, formerly "The Orwell Prize") governed by a board of trustees. Four prizes are award ...

for a political book, for ''The Baltic Revolution'' * 1993: Notable Book of the Year by ''The New York Times Book Review'' * 1993: Yale University Press Governors' Award for ''The Baltic Revolution''

Bibliography

Books

* ''Climate Change and the Nation State'' (2020) * '' Pakistan: A Hard Country'' (2011); as a Penguin pocketbook (2012) * ''Ethical Realism: A Vision for America’s Role in the World'' (2006) with John Hulsman * '' America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism'' (2004) (2012) * ''Ukraine and Russia: Fraternal Rivals'' (1999) * ''Chechnya: Tombstone of Russian Power'' (1998) * ''The Baltic Revolution: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Path to Independence'' (1993)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lieven, Anatol 1960 births Living people Academics of King's College London Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge English male journalists English male non-fiction writers English people of Russian descent Historians of Pakistan Journalists from London Anatol People educated at the City of London School Political realists