Peter R. Neumann
{{short description|German journalist and academic (born 1974)}}
{{COI|date=August 2010}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Peter R. Neumann
| image = File:Peter Neumann May 2017 (33998228274).jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = German
| occupation = Journalist, academic
| organization = International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
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Peter Rudolf Neumann{{Cite web |date=2024-12-22 |title=Nach Magdeburg-Anschlag: Terrorismus-Experte zeigt sich fassungslos |url=https://www.fr.de/politik/nach-magdeburg-anschlag-terrorismus-experte-zeigt-sich-fassungslos-zr-93481624.html |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.fr.de |language=de}} (born 4 December 1974) is a German journalist and academic who frequently appears on radio and television as an expert on terrorism and political violence. He is the Founding Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence as well as Professor of Security Studies at the War Studies Department of King's College London.
Career
Neumann worked in Germany as a radio journalist. According to his biography he 'went to university in Berlin, Belfast and London. He received an MA in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin and a PhD in War Studies from King's College London.'[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/ws/people/academic/lecturers/neumann/bio.html bio on King's College London website], accessed 29 October 2010
Neumann was director at the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London from 2005-2007 and was then Director of The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR); a terrorism research institute based at King's College London.ICSR: [http://icsr.info/about-us-2/staff/peter-neumann-director/ Peter Neumann – Director]
=Political activities=
Ahead of the North Rhine-Westphalia state elections in 2017, Neumann served as adviser to Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) candidate Armin Laschet.Christian Wiermer (April 20, 2017), [http://www.express.de/news/politik-und-wirtschaft/nrw-wahlkampf-terror-professor-wird-berater-von-cdu-spitzenkandidat-armin-laschet-26738306 NRW-Wahlkampf: Terror-Professor wird Berater von CDU-Spitzenkandidat Armin Laschet] Express
In October 2019, Neumann was present for a speech Michael Gove made at the German embassy in London on German Unity Day,{{Cite web |date=2019-10-03 |title=Remarks at the German Embassy by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: 3 October 2019 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/remarks-at-the-german-embassy-by-the-chancellor-of-the-duchy-of-lancaster-3-october-2019 |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}} and summarised part of the speech on social media. The content of the summary was disputed by Gove, who requested that he "reflect the whole speech in context". Neumann described a negative reaction to parts of the speech from the audience, who he said "clearly felt that a comparison was made" between the reunification of Germany and Brexit.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-04 |title=Michael Gove accused of comparing Brexit to fall of Berlin wall |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/17947016.michael-gove-accused-comparing-brexit-fall-berlin-wall/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=The National |language=en}}
Ahead of the 2021 elections, CDU chairman Armin Laschet included Neumann in his eight-member shadow cabinet for the Christian Democrats’ campaign.Fatina Keilani and Christoph Prantner (September 3, 2021), [https://www.nzz.ch/international/im-umfragetief-laschet-stellt-zukunftsteam-vor-ld.1643675 Personen statt Positionen: Laschet bringt sein «Zukunftsteam» in Stellung] Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
Other activities
- Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Member of the European Expert Network on Terrorism Issues
- [http://icsr.info/ International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence] (ICSR)
- Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, a project of the Fourth Freedom Forum, Advisor{{cite web |url=http://www.globalct.org/html/advisors.html |title=Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation - Advisors |accessdate=2009-10-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213124843/http://www.globalct.org/html/advisors.html |archivedate=2007-12-13 }}
Bibliography
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= Books =
- {{cite book |author=Neumann, Peter R. |title=IRA : langer Weg zum Frieden |lang=de |date=1999 }}
- {{cite book |author=Neumann, Peter R. |author-mask=1 |title=Britain's long war : British strategy in the Northern Ireland conflict 1969-98 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |date=2003 }}
- {{cite book |author1=Neumann, Peter R. |author1-mask=1 |author2=Michael I. R. Smith |name-list-style=amp |title=The strategy of terrorim : how it works and why it fails |location=London |publisher=Routledge |date=2008 }}
= Research reports =
- {{cite book |author1=Heißner, Stefan |author2=Peter R. Neumann |author3=John Holland-McCowan |author4=Rajan Basra |name-list-style=amp |title=Caliphate in decline : an estimate of Islamic State's financial fortunes |location=London |publisher=International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, King's College London |date=2017 |url=https://icsr.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ICSR-Report-Caliphate-in-Decline-An-Estimate-of-Islamic-States-Financial-Fortunes.pdf }}
= Articles =
- {{cite journal |author=Neumann, Peter R. |date=Summer 2006 |title=Europe's jihadist dilemma |journal=Survival |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=71–84}}
=Critical studies and reviews of Neumann's work=
;The strategy of terrorism
- {{cite journal |author=Harley, Jason |date=Autumn 2010 |title=[Untitled review] |journal=Australian Army Journal |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=181–186 |url=https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/library/australian-army-journal-aaj/volume-7-number-1-autumn }}
External links
- [http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/people/professors/neumann.aspx Professor Peter Neumann] at King's College London
- [http://fathomjournal.org/returning-jihadis-a-generational-threat/ Returning Jihadis: A Generational Threat - Fathom Journal, 23 November 2016]
References
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