Peter Beaumont



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Area of interest: Foreign affairs

Journals/Organisation: The Observer

Email: [mailto:peter.beaumont@observer.co.uk peter.beaumont@observer.co.uk]

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Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/peterbeaumont

Blog: http://theuniverseofstories.typepad.com/the-universe-of-stories

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Networks: https://twitter.com/petersbeaumont



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Viewpoints/Insight: An interview with author Peter Beaumont - www.secretlifeofwar.co.uk

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 * Peter Beaumont's secret life of war - Peter Beaumont, Observer journalist who has reported from war zones for twenty years, talks about his experiences on the Guardian website with Tracy McVeigh - Frontline Club, 26 April 2009

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Awards/Honours: Won the George Orwell Prize for his reports from Iraq, 2007

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 * The secret life of war : journeys through modern conflict OCLC 310157518, 2009 (http://www.secretlifeofwar.co.uk/index.asp)

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Role: Foreign affairs editor

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Email: [mailto:peter.beaumont@observer.co.uk peter.beaumont@observer.co.uk]

Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/peterbeaumont

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Articles: 2012

 * Our enduring desire to court deadly risk - Last week's disaster in the Alps will deter few climbers – risk taking is hardwired into us - 15th July
 * Anders Breivik and the trouble with defining sanity - In law, if he suffers from psychosis he is not responsible for 77 deaths. Should courts consider degrees of mental health? - 18th June
 * The Houla massacre shows how killing can become normal - We are so shocked when confronted by atrocities that we invest them with a sense of moral purpose often absent from the act - 30th May
 * The Houla massacre shows how killing can become normal - We are so shocked when confronted by atrocities that we invest them with a sense of moral purpose often absent from the act - 30th May
 * The Muslim Brotherhood's presidential campaign falters in an evolving Egypt - Egyptian voters want stability but they also fear a return to the old days. The Brotherhood isn't handling this tension very well - 10th May
 * The Assad emails only make him seem more human - Syria's opposition may yet regret releasing documents portraying the torturer-in-chief as an iPad user who listens to New Order - 16th March
 * A better understanding of Iran might save us from catastrophe - As Israel plays up the country's nuclear threat, the west should be seeking active dialogue with Tehran - 11th March
 * One year on: chaotic Libya reveals the perils of humanitarian intervention - The mission to remove Gaddafi was a noble one. But it provides a further lesson in the pitfalls of such actions - 19th February
 * Rick Santorum: bearer of the Christianist mantle - Santorum has gone far beyond other Republican candidates in his desire to enshrine his values in the constitution - 5th January



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 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Beaumont_(journalist)