Anatol Lieven
{{Short description|British author and political analyst}}
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America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism
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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.
{{cite web
| title = Anatol Lieven
| publisher = Georgetown University
| url = https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014TGFeAAO/anatol-lieven
| access-date = 4 April 2020}}
{{cite web
| title = Anatol Lieven
| publisher = Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
| url = https://carnegieendowment.org/experts/42
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170303095446/http://carnegieendowment.org/experts/42
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 3 March 2017
| date = 2005
| access-date = 4 April 2020}}
{{cite web
| title = Anatol Lieven
| publisher = King's College London
| url = https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/professor-anatol-lieven
| date = 2020
| access-date = 4 April 2020}}
{{cite journal
| first = Mike
| last = O'Sullivan
| title = What Are The Geopolitical And Terror Implications Of The Fall Of Kabul
| journal = Forbes
| url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeosullivan/2021/08/18/what-are-the-geopolitical-and-terror-implications-of-the-fall-of-kabul/?sh=57cb3fba6990
| date = 18 August 2021
| access-date = 20 August 2021}}
Background
Peter Paul Anatol Lieven was born on 28 June 1960 in South London to {{ill|Alexander Pavlovich Lieven|de|Alexander Lieven}} and Veronica Eileen Mary Lieven (née Monahan).{{Google books|6a7iAAAAMAAJ|Contemporary Authors: A Bio-bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television and Other Fields, Volume 145|page=245|keywords=|text=Born 28 June 1960 , in London , England ; son of Alexander Pavlovich|plainurl=}} 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."Cambridge tripos exam results", The Times, 7 July 1982, p. 19.
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/may/01/pakistan-hard-country-anatol-lieven-review|title=Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lieven – review|work=The Guardian|date=1 May 2011|first=Pankaj|last=Mishra|access-date=24 August 2016}} In the latter half of 1989, he covered the revolutions in Czechoslovakia and Romania for the Times. In 1990, he worked for The Times (London) covering the former USSR, during which time he covered the Chechen War (1994–1996). 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.
In 2000 through 2005, Lieven was a senior associate for foreign and security policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Lieven served as chair of International Relations and Terrorism Studies at King's College London, where he remains a visiting professor. In 2006, Lieven became a professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service 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, 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 said, "This book gives an insight into the soul of Pakistan, a country often misunderstood and wrongly portrayed in the media".{{cite news |title=Pakistan: A Hard Country |url=https://www.arabnews.com/news/447619 |work=Arab News |date=10 April 2013 |language=en}} The Independent called the book, "a finely researched blend of the nation's 64-year history."{{cite news |title=Pakistan: A Hard Country, By Anatol Lieven |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/pakistan-a-hard-country-by-anatol-lieven-2279469.html |work=The Independent |date=5 May 2011 |language=en}}
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"{{cite magazine|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2005-03-01/america-right-or-wrong-anatomy-american-nationalism|title=America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism|magazine=Foreign Affairs|date=28 January 2009 }} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/nov/13/highereducation.news1|title=Review: America, Right or Wrong by Anatol Lieven|author=Martin Woollacott|work=The Guardian|date=13 November 2004 }}
Awards
- 1994: Orwell Prize for a political book, for The Baltic Revolution
{{cite web|url=https://www.orwellfoundation.com/book-title/the-baltic-revolution-estonia-latvia-lithuania-and-the-path-to-independence/|title=The Orwell Prize: 1994 Book Prize Winner|date=1994|publisher=Orwell Foundation|access-date=4 April 2020}}
{{cite web
| title = The Baltic Revolution
| publisher = Yale University Press
| url = https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300060782/the-baltic-revolution/
| date = 1993
| access-date = 4 April 2020}}
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
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External links
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Category:Academics of King's College London
Category:Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
Category:English male journalists
Category:English male non-fiction writers
Category:English people of Russian descent
Category:Historians of Pakistan
Category:Journalists from London