Anatol Lieven | |
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 Lieven in 2012 | |
| Born | Peter Paul Anatol Lieven (1960-06-28)28 June 1960 (age 65) 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 |
Anatol Lieven (born 28 June 1960) is a British author, journalist, andpolicy analyst. He is currently a visiting professor atKing's College London and senior fellow at theQuincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.[1][2][3][4] He is a contributor to theValdai Discussion Club.[5]
Peter Paul Anatol Lieven was born on 28 June 1960 in South London toAlexander Pavlovich Lieven [de] and Veronica Eileen Mary Lieven (née Monahan).[6] His siblings includeElena Lieven,Dominic Lieven, andDame Nathalie Lieven. He attended theCity of London School, and received aBA in history and aPhD inpolitical science fromJesus College, Cambridge.[1][3][7]
In the mid-1980s, Lieven was a journalist with theFinancial Times coveringPakistan andAfghanistan, while also coveringIndia as a freelancer.[2][3][8] In the latter half of 1989, he covered the revolutions inCzechoslovakia andRomania for theTimes.[2] In 1990, he worked forThe Times (London) covering the formerUSSR, during which time he covered theChechen War (1994–1996).[2][3] In 1998, he editedStrategic Comments at theInternational Institute for Strategic Studies in London, while also working for the Eastern Services of theBBC.[3]
In 2000 through 2005, Lieven was a senior associate for foreign and security policy at theCarnegie Endowment for International Peace.[2][3] Lieven served as chair ofInternational Relations and Terrorism Studies atKing's College London, where he remains a visiting professor.[3] In 2006, Lieven became a professor at Georgetown University'sSchool 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 theNew America Foundation, where he focuses on USglobal strategy and thewar on terrorism.[1][3]
In August 2024, political scientist Hans Gutbrod, a lecturer atIlia State University, stated that a description by Lieven of theGeorgian internal political conflict betweenGeorgian Dream and opposition groups was oversimplified, omitted evidence of physical violence by governmental forces, and was overall misleading.[9]
Lieven's 2011 bookPakistan: A Hard Country was based on Lieven's experiences of covering the country. Lisa Kaaki ofArab News said, "This book gives an insight into the soul of Pakistan, a country often misunderstood and wrongly portrayed in the media".[10]The Independent called the book, "a finely researched blend of the nation's 64-year history."[11]
Lieven'sAmerica Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism was published in 2004. InForeign Affairs the book was described as "intelligent and often provocative"[12] whilst inThe Guardian the book was praised byMartin 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".[13]
