Anatol Lieven
Anatol Lieven is a British author, journalist, and policy analyst best known for his expertise on the Taliban of Afghanistan. He is currently a visiting professor at King's College London and senior fellow at the Quincy Institute. Background. Peter Paul Anatol Lieven was born on 28 June 1960 in London to Alexander and Veronica Eileen Mary Lieven ("née" Monahan). He is the brother of Elena, Dominic, Michael, and Dame Nathalie Lieven. He received a BA in history and a PhD in political science from Jesus College, Cambridge. Career. Journalist. In the mid-1980s, Lieven was a journalist with  the "Financial Times" covering Pakistan and Afghanistan, while also covering India as a freelancer. 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 1996, Lieven became a visiting senior fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace through 1997. 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. Academic. Lieven's areas of expertise  and interest include: Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency: Terrorism, Islamist movements, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia and the former Soviet Union, US political culture and strategy. He has spoken as an expert to the British Parliament and the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United States Congress and United States Department of State, and the French Foreign Ministry, as well as universities and institutes. 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 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.