John Kampfner is an award-winning author, columnist and foreign affairs specialist.

In a career spanning 40 years he has had a front-row seat at many of the world's biggest events.

He is close to completing his eighth book project, his most ambitious yet, in which he travels to inspiring countries that are dealing with the challenges of our times.

His regular columns for the Guardian, Foreign Policy, Politico and others can be found here.

And his recent highly-praised BBC radio documentary on the centenary of Mein Kampf can also be found here.

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  • "One of Europe's foremost intellectuals"

    Andrew Roberts, Historian

  • "One of Britain's most distinguished political writers"

    Mail on Sunday

  • "His analysis is simply peerless"

    Literary Review

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    Jonathan Freedland, Guardian

  • "Smart, provocative, entertaining"

    Kay Burley, Sky News