Anatol Lieven

Senior Research Fellow, American Strategy Program
Anatol Lieven
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Anatol Lieven, a former senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, previously covered Central Europe for The Financial Times; Pakistan, Afghanistan, the former Soviet Union, and Russia for The Times (London), and India as a freelance journalist. He was also an editor at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, where he also worked for the Eastern Services of the BBC. Mr. Lieven is the author of numerous books on foreign policy, including The Baltic Revolution: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Path to Independence (Yale University Press, 1993), which won the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing and the Yale University Press Governors’ Award. His work on American political culture, America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism, was published by Oxford University Press in 2004. His latest book, Ethical Realism: A Vision for America’s Role in the World, coauthored with John Hulsman, was published by Pantheon in September 2006. He has also written for The Financial Times, the International Herald Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, The National Interest, The Christian Science Monitor, Prospect (U.K.), and The Nation, among other publications. Mr. Lieven holds a B.A. in history and a doctorate in political science from Jesus College, Cambridge.

As a Senior Research Fellow with the New America Foundation, Mr. Lieven focuses on U.S. global strategy and the war on terror.

Publications

Article | May 13, 2013 | The Times (London)
Article | May 10, 2013 | Financial Times
Article | Apr 22, 2013 | Financial Times
Article | Jun 22, 2012 | Financial Times
Article | Jun 12, 2012 | The New York Times
Article | Nov 16, 2011 | The Moscow Times
Article | Nov 1, 2011 | The New York Times
Article | Aug 29, 2011 | The Australian

Events

Event | Oct 15, 2012 | Washington
Event | Jul 2, 2007
Event | Mar 28, 2007
Event | Mar 19, 2007
Event | Oct 19, 2006
Event | Oct 12, 2006
Event | Sep 28, 2006
Event | Apr 17, 2006

Press

Areas of Expertise

Afghanistan, Europe, Foreign Policy, National Security, Terrorism