Richard Cockett (born 1961) is a British historian, journalist and author. He is a regional editor of ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British newspaper published weekly in printed magazine format and daily on Electronic publishing, digital platforms. It publishes stories on topics that include economics, business, geopolitics, technology and culture. M ...

'', with experience in Mexico, Central America, Africa and Singapore. He was previously a senior lecturer in politics and history at

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RH), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public university, public research university and a constituent college, member institution of the federal University of London. It ...

Works

* ''Thinking the Unthinkable: Think-tanks and the Economic Counter-revolution, 1931–1983''. (HarperCollins, 1994). . * ''Twilight of Truth: Chamberlain, Appeasement, and the Manipulation of the Press'' (St. Martin's Press, 1989) * '' David Astor and The Observer'' (Andre Deutsch, 1990). * ''New Left, New Right and Beyond. Taking the Sixties Seriously'' (with Geoff Andrews, Alan Hooper, Michael Williams) (Palgrave Macmillan, 1999). * ''Sudan: Darfur and the failure of an African State''. (Yale University Press, 2010). * ''Blood, Dreams and Gold: The Changing Face of

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

''. (Yale University Press, 2015). * ''Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World''. (Yale University Press, 2023).

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* British male journalists British economics writers Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London The Economist people 1961 births Place of birth missing (living people) Living people {{UK-historian-stub