Anatol Lieven (born 28 June 1960) is a British author, journalist, and policy analyst. Lieven is a visiting professor at King's College London, and is a senior fellow and the director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
He is currently based in Washington, D.C.
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Early life
Peter Paul Anatol Lieven was born on 28 June 1960 in South London to Alexander Pavlovich Lieven and Veronica Eileen Mary Lieven (née Monahan). 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.
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. 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.