John Kampfner

John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator.

Kampfner's latest book, his eighth, ''Braver New World'', will be published in April 2026.

Since 2019, he has been a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a defence and security think tank. In 2022-2023 Kampfner was Executive Director of the UK in the World Programme at Chatham House.

Since 2022, he has been Chair of the [https://ykw.debrige.de Young Königswinter] conference, which brings young people together from Germany and the UK. Kampfner is also Deputy Chair of the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft (German-British Association). From 2024-2025 he was a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study (Wissenschaftskolleg) in Berlin.

Kampfner is currently a regular contributor to politico, Foreign Policy and The Guardian. He also writes columns for the FT, The New World, The Independent, Der Spiegel, and Die Zeit. He is also a regular broadcaster and programme maker for the BBC. His most recent documentary was for BBC Radio 4 marking the centenary of Mein Kampf. Provided by Wikipedia