Michael Peel is a British journalist. He has written for various publications including ''

Granta ''Granta'' is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centres on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story's supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make ...

'', '' New Republic'', ''

New Statesman ''The New Statesman'' (known from 1931 to 1964 as the ''New Statesman and Nation'') is a British political and cultural news magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first c ...

'' and ''

London Review of Books The ''London Review of Books'' (''LRB'') is a British literary magazine published bimonthly that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews. History The ''London Review of Book ...

''. He is currently science editor of the ''

Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic Current affairs (news format), current affairs. Based in London, the paper is owned by a Jap ...

''.

Early life

Peel grew up in Torquay, Devon, where he lived for about seven years, from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. His mother was head teacher at the primary school which he attended there.

Career

Educated at

Trinity College, Oxford Trinity College (full name: The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight)) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in E ...

, where he studied chemistry, Peel joined the Financial Times in 1996. From 2002-2005, Peel was the West Africa correspondent for the Financial Times, based in

Lagos Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. From March 2005 until 2006, Peel was an Associate Fellow of

Chatham House The Royal Institute of International Affairs, also known as Chatham House, is a British think tank based in London, England. Its stated mission is "to help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous, and just world". It ...

, and a freelance journalist. He was appointed legal correspondent of the Financial Times in 2006, and has been middle east correspondent for the newspaper since January 2011. Michael Peel's first book, ''A Swamp Full of Dollars'' (2009) was shortlisted for the

Guardian First Book Award The Guardian First Book Award was a literary award presented by ''The Guardian'' newspaper. It annually recognised one book by a new writer. It was established in 1999, replacing the Guardian Fiction Award or Guardian Fiction Prize that the newspa ...

2009.

Bibliography

* Peel, Michael (2006). ''Nigeria-Related Financial Crime and its Links with Britain''. Chatham House Report

* Peel, Michael (2009). ''A Swamp Full of Dollars: pipelines and paramilitaries at Nigeria's oil frontier''. London: I.B. Tauris. * Peel, Michael (2019). ''The fabulists: the world's new rulers, their myths and the struggle against them''. London. ISBN 9781786076601.

References

External links

Michael Peel, official website''Guardian'' review of ''A Swamp Full of Dollars''Michael Peel interview for Guardian First Book AwardMichael Peel contributions
to ''

'' magazine
The West and Michael Peel's Africa (critical comment by Uche Nworah)
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