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He was educated at [[Winchester College]], the [[London School of Economics]] (and was a member of its [[University Challenge]] team in 1984) and studied [[Polish (language)|Polish]] at the [[Jagiellonian University]] in [[Krakow]]. He has contributed to several books, including ''Why I am still an Anglican'' (Continuum 2006). His father is the [[Oxford University|Oxford]] [[philosopher]] [[John Lucas (philosopher)|John Lucas]]. His second wife is the columnist [[Cristina Odone]], with whom he has one child; he had two children with his first wife Claudia.<ref name=GuardSMG>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/31/stepmothers-survival-guide|title=The stepmothers' survival guide|author=Cristina Odone|publisher=The Guardian|date=31 October 2009|accessdate=23 February 2012}}</ref>
He was educated at [[Winchester College]], the [[London School of Economics]] (and was a member of its [[University Challenge]] team in 1984) and studied [[Polish (language)|Polish]] at the [[Jagiellonian University]] in [[Krakow]]. He has contributed to several books, including ''Why I am still an Anglican'' (Continuum 2006). His father is the [[Oxford University|Oxford]] [[philosopher]] [[John Lucas (philosopher)|John Lucas]]. His second wife is the columnist [[Cristina Odone]], with whom he has one child; he had two children with his first wife Claudia.<ref name=GuardSMG>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/31/stepmothers-survival-guide|title=The stepmothers' survival guide|author=Cristina Odone|publisher=The Guardian|date=31 October 2009|accessdate=23 February 2012}}</ref>


Lucas's book, ''The New Cold War'', appeared in 2008. [[Newsweek]] stated that "Lucas has built a very strong case for the prosecution. And, on all too many of the counts in his indictment, the defendant looks smugly guilty".<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/id/111887 The New Cold Warrior]. Newsweek.</ref> [[The Guardian]] stated that "This book reads like a throwback to an era we hoped had passed into history. Painted in black and white... "The New Cold War" tells the new Russia narrative with an old cold war voice".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/feb/23/politics1] Angus Macqueen, The Guardian, 22 February 2008 </ref> ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'' called it the best portrait to date of the mentality of Putin's ruling class.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/non_fictionreviews/3671074/The-last-Russian-and-the-next.html The last Russian, and the next]. The Telegraph. 21 March 2008.</ref> ''The Independent'' wrote: "His book's urgency is fueled by the belief that, while the Russian bear has been sharpening its claws, the West has slept. Our first mistake, he argues, is ever to have regarded Russia as "normal". Our second has been to take our eyes off the ball, so obsessed with the "[[war on terror]]" that we have failed to understand the implications of Kremlin policy and pronouncements, as personified by Vladimir Putin."<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-new-cold-war-by-edward-lucas-779038.html The New Cold War, By Edward Lucas]: Why the West must wake up to the threat posed by Putin and the Kremlin. Reviewed by Virginia Rounding. 7 February 2008</ref> The book received praise from [[Vladimir Bukovsky]], [[Mart Laar]] and [[Oleg Gordievsky]], and criticism from [[John Laughland]] and [[Alexander Zaitchik]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080120040858/www.exile.ru/articles/detail.php?ARTICLE_ID=14038&IBLOCK_ID=35 Edward Lucas's Cold War Hustle] [[The eXile]], 19 November 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/3071/print Predictable Response: Russia's Critics on Medvedev's Victory] [[John Laughland]], Brussels Journal, 07/93/2008</ref>
Lucas's book, ''The New Cold War'', appeared in 2008. [[Newsweek]] stated that "Lucas has built a very strong case for the prosecution. And, on all too many of the counts in his indictment, the defendant looks smugly guilty".<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/id/111887 The New Cold Warrior]. Newsweek.</ref> [[The Guardian]] stated that "This book reads like a throwback to an era we hoped had passed into history. Painted in black and white... "The New Cold War" tells the new Russia narrative with an old cold war voice".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/feb/23/politics1] The Russians are back, Angus Macqueen, The Guardian, 22 February 2008 </ref> ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'' called it the best portrait to date of the mentality of Putin's ruling class.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/non_fictionreviews/3671074/The-last-Russian-and-the-next.html The last Russian, and the next]. The Telegraph. 21 March 2008.</ref> ''The Independent'' wrote: "His book's urgency is fueled by the belief that, while the Russian bear has been sharpening its claws, the West has slept. Our first mistake, he argues, is ever to have regarded Russia as "normal". Our second has been to take our eyes off the ball, so obsessed with the "[[war on terror]]" that we have failed to understand the implications of Kremlin policy and pronouncements, as personified by Vladimir Putin."<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-new-cold-war-by-edward-lucas-779038.html The New Cold War, By Edward Lucas]: Why the West must wake up to the threat posed by Putin and the Kremlin. Reviewed by Virginia Rounding. 7 February 2008</ref> The book received praise from [[Vladimir Bukovsky]], [[Mart Laar]] and [[Oleg Gordievsky]], and criticism from [[John Laughland]] and [[Alexander Zaitchik]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080120040858/www.exile.ru/articles/detail.php?ARTICLE_ID=14038&IBLOCK_ID=35 Edward Lucas's Cold War Hustle] [[The eXile]], 19 November 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/3071/print Predictable Response: Russia's Critics on Medvedev's Victory] [[John Laughland]], Brussels Journal, 07/93/2008</ref>
The book's 2009 edition contains more information on the [[Russia-Georgia War]] of 2008 and [[Russia in the European energy sector|Russia's pipeline politics]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/feb/22/cold-war-kremlin-edward-lucas New Cold War]. Robert Collins. The Observer, 22 February 2009</ref>
The book's 2009 edition contains more information on the [[Russia-Georgia War]] of 2008 and [[Russia in the European energy sector|Russia's pipeline politics]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/feb/22/cold-war-kremlin-edward-lucas New Cold War]. Robert Collins. The Observer, 22 February 2009</ref>


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Lucas in 2010

Edward Lucas (born 3 May 1962) is a British journalist.

Lucas is International Editor of The Economist, the London-based global newsweekly and also oversees the paper’s political coverage of Central and Eastern Europe. He has been covering the region of Europe since 1986, and was the Moscow bureau chief from 1998-2002, the central and east European correspondent.[1] He has also been the correspondent for The Independent and the BBC. Lucas is in addition a regular contributor to The Daily Mail, where he covers Russia- and CIS-related stories.

He was educated at Winchester College, the London School of Economics (and was a member of its University Challenge team in 1984) and studied Polish at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. He has contributed to several books, including Why I am still an Anglican (Continuum 2006). His father is the Oxford philosopher John Lucas. His second wife is the columnist Cristina Odone, with whom he has one child; he had two children with his first wife Claudia.[2]

Lucas's book, The New Cold War, appeared in 2008. Newsweek stated that "Lucas has built a very strong case for the prosecution. And, on all too many of the counts in his indictment, the defendant looks smugly guilty".[3] The Guardian stated that "This book reads like a throwback to an era we hoped had passed into history. Painted in black and white... "The New Cold War" tells the new Russia narrative with an old cold war voice".[4] The Sunday Telegraph called it the best portrait to date of the mentality of Putin's ruling class.[5] The Independent wrote: "His book's urgency is fueled by the belief that, while the Russian bear has been sharpening its claws, the West has slept. Our first mistake, he argues, is ever to have regarded Russia as "normal". Our second has been to take our eyes off the ball, so obsessed with the "war on terror" that we have failed to understand the implications of Kremlin policy and pronouncements, as personified by Vladimir Putin."[6] The book received praise from Vladimir Bukovsky, Mart Laar and Oleg Gordievsky, and criticism from John Laughland and Alexander Zaitchik.[7][8] The book's 2009 edition contains more information on the Russia-Georgia War of 2008 and Russia's pipeline politics.[9]

Bibliography

  • The New Cold War: Putin's Russia and the Threat to the West , Palgrave Macmillan (19 February 2008), ISBN 0-230-60612-1.

References

  1. ^ Economist.com journalist listing - Edward Lucas
  2. ^ Cristina Odone (31 October 2009). "The stepmothers' survival guide". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. ^ The New Cold Warrior. Newsweek.
  4. ^ [1] The Russians are back, Angus Macqueen, The Guardian, 22 February 2008
  5. ^ The last Russian, and the next. The Telegraph. 21 March 2008.
  6. ^ The New Cold War, By Edward Lucas: Why the West must wake up to the threat posed by Putin and the Kremlin. Reviewed by Virginia Rounding. 7 February 2008
  7. ^ Edward Lucas's Cold War Hustle The eXile, 19 November 2007
  8. ^ Predictable Response: Russia's Critics on Medvedev's Victory John Laughland, Brussels Journal, 07/93/2008
  9. ^ New Cold War. Robert Collins. The Observer, 22 February 2009
  • Edward Lucas' blog - provides articles from the Economist and other publications, as well as unpublished thoughts

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