Press & Media

Peter writes for the Sunday Telegraph on 'Ten Days that Changed the World: How history will look back on the Russian invasion' of Ukraine.
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Peter is 'the first great historians of the 21st century', writes Emir Sader in Brazil's DCM magazine
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Peter talks to Simon Brewer of The Money Maze podcast about what the global landscape in the 2020s, about the lessons history can teach investors and thinkers - covering China, Russia and the world beyond.

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Irene Velasco and Andes Seoane admire Peter's book on the First Crusade in two major articles in Spain's El Mundo. To read click here and here.

Peter writes about The Joy of Books for Engelsberg Ideas.
Books are like keys in a lock that can to open doors to new places.
See here to read.

'Rock star historian Peter Frankopan' is profiled in Finland's Helsingin Sanomat by Ville Similä - and warns that failure to understand China, Russia and change to the east of Europe will have dire consequences in the future. Click for more

Peter is not your usual academic, Vassilis Nedos says in Kathimerini - as he is keen to get encourage those outside academia to learn from the past. See here to read

Peter talks to Reid Standish of Radio Free Europe about the 30 years that followed the break up of the Soviet Union and what that has meant for China. See here for more.

Katerina Oikonmakou talks to Peter ahead of his lecture in Athens to mark the inaugural Thalia Potamianos lectures in a wide-ranging interview.
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Peter promises to engage with very well known subjects in very different ways when he gives the first of three Thalia Potamianos lectures at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens where he will focus on Global Greece in the Age of Antiquity - he tells Publishing Perspectives.

Peter is impressed by Christian Baumer's ambition in History of the Caucasus: At the Crossroads of Empire in this magnificent book. Click here to read

Peter enjoys Colin Thubron's ambitious trek along the River Amur and admires the legendary writer's eye for detail, literary skill - and stamina. To read, see here

Peter reviews Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans and the Making of the Modern World by Howard French for The Observer. It is nothing less than a masterpiece. See here for more.

Peter writes in the Spectator about James Howard-Johnston's fine book on The Last Great War of Antiquity that reshaped the world in the 7th century. Click to read

Peter talks to Sean Kingsley of Wreckwatch magazine about maritime Silk Roads, about his favourite historians, about globalisation, about why comparing Rome and Han China poses as many questions and answers - and how history helps understand the present and future.
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Peter reviews The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe by Matt Gabriele and David Perry. While he admires the effort to shine light onto this period , he can't help thinking it a shame that half of Europe is left in the shadows. Click here to read.

Peter spoke with Matt Frei of Channel 4 News about the unfolding situation in Afghanistan - about the country's history and about how to best understand the fall of the government of President Ghani and the rise of the Taliban.
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Peter reviews Michael Pye's new book Antwerp: The Glory Years - a charming and rather lovely history of a beautiful and famous city between 1500-1600.
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Peter is back for his third time on the Award-Winning, Multimillion downloaded You're Dead to Me.

He joins host Greg Jenner with comedian Olga Koch to talk about the life of Ivan the Terrible (1530-84)
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Peter was interviewed by Dunyo News Agency in Uzbekistan about the Tashkent Conference that took place in August 2021 which he participated in as expert advisor.
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W.A Wigewardena, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Sri Lanka, writes extensively about Peter's New Silk Roads - and how it reveals the shifting centre of power in the 21st century. To read, click here

Peter talks with Greg Jenner for his Audiobook for Audible Original about the History of Sitting Down - something that is more complex and interesting than one might think.
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Peter was interviewed for leading Estonian newspaper Postimees about Europe, China and the 21st Century. To read, click here

Peter reviews Barnaby Phillips' Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes for AirMail. It is a story that tells us a great deal about past engagements with Africa - and why action is needed today to put right the wrongs of the past.
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Peter was interviewed by Stephen Sackur for the BBC's flagship Hard Talk programme about global politics, change in the contemporary world and how history can be helpful to understand both.

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Peter delivered the keynote speech on International Actors in the Caspian Region and then took part in a roundtable with Ambassador Richard Hoagland, Maj-Gen Michael Repass, Nia Yau and Dr Roger Kangas.
For more see here.

The Capitol Hill riots in Washington were shocking, writes Peter Frankopan in the Evening Standard. But they were not surprising.
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As a former Chair of the Judges of the Ondaatje Prize, and as a Fellow of the Royal Society fo Literature, Peter was asked to write about The Spirit of Places Missed before the 2021 Ondaatje Prize was announced. You can read his submission here

Peter writes about the lessons of 2020 and of the challenges of surviving a global pandemic in The Guardian. He writes that we should remember the good news, as well as the bad; and that there may be some surprising silver linings to the events of 2020. To read click here

Peter talks to Observant NL ahead of the prestigious Tans lecture 2020 at Maastricht University. To read, click here

Nick Keller of the Beyond Sports podcast talks to Peter about his life in sport - and asks him to select three sporting moments that have had an impact on his life. To listen, click here

Peter returns to Greg Jenner's smash-hit You're Dead To Me series, alongside comedian Phil Wang to talk about Genghis Khan, the Mongols and one of the great empires in history.
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Algerie Cultures writes about the change of museums in Istanbul into mosques and reports Peter's misgivings about the timing of this decision.
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Peter writes for BBC History magazine about how the curriculum could and should change in schools, and argues that need to think more about connections and about including all parts of the world in looking at the past.

Greek daily Kathimerini asks five distinguished British writers about their love of Greece. Peter says it's been a llfe-long passion. Click here for more

Peter tells Christophe Ono-Biot of Le Point that the transformation of Haghia Sophia and Chora in Istanbul are part of a worrying trend in Turkish politics. To read, click here

Peter talks to BBC History Magazine about the 2020 Cundill Prize 2020 where he is Chair of the Jury and about Global History, looking at; how things have changed since the Silk Roads was published in 2015.
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Peter nominates the Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkosky for the BBC Radio 4's famous Great Lives series. He tells Matthew Parris that although unknown to many, Tsiolkovsky played a crucial role in conceptualising space travel and how we think about outer space. To listen, click here

Peter chooses one of his favourite cricket photos for The Guardian. There was nothing more exciting or beauttiful than watching the West Indies in the 1980s.See here for more

The implications of CoVid-19 are hard to exaggerate, writes Peter in a major essay for Engelsberg Ideas. But even before the pandemic struck, more than half of all deaths in Africa come from infectious disease. But there will be long-term consequences - unless leadership is brave, inspired and enlightened,

Pandemics exacerbate inequalities, writes Peter for The Conversation. They can last for decades - and even for centuries. Click here to read

Leaders in history have often relied on political advisors, Peter writes in HIstory Today, Few were as divisive as Nikephoritzes, bane of the Byzantine Empire in the late 11th century.

Peter talks to Hugo Alconada Mon of La Nación of Argentina about how the first six months of 2020 may set the tone for the rest of the decade. For more, see here

We should be wary of the threats of future outbreaks of infectious diseases, Peter writes in Prospect magazine - partly becaues bio-security in global laboratories is so poor. To read, click here

Leading historians have written to the Turkish government following the conversion of the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a museum to a mosque. To view the letter, which received much coverage in Turkish press, see click here

Srijana Mitra Das talks to Peter about the rising tensions between China and India and the military escalation in Ladakh - and what explains the latest worrying developments. Click here to read

The Chalke Valley History Festival was an online event this year. Peter was asked to talk about a topic - or an object - linked to his recent research. He chose a matryoshka a Russian stacking doll with the leaders of the Soviet Union and Russia since 1917. To watch, see here (from 6.32)

It is important to think how best to engage with China. How much easier and more productive it would be, says Peter in the Sunday Times, to work with other nations around the world to do that, rather than on our own.

Peter talks to Prof Adil Najam of Boston University about the future of the Silk Roads as part of of the World After Coronavirus series. To listen, click here

Writing for Kenya's The Elephant, Daniel Blau considers the implications of how leading intellectual conceptualise the future of democracy. Peter's work is central to the author's argument, alongside that of economist Branko Milanović.
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Peter writes for the Jinnah Institute in Pakistan, founded by Senator Sherry Rehman. He considers what the future has in store for South Asia and for Asian populations more generally. To read click here

Peter writes about the challenges facing the UK and the removal of Huawei from critical infrastructure. Global Britain needs global perspectives and global partnerships if it is retain a leading role in world affairs. To read, click here

CNBC Arabia talk to Peter about the history of pandemics, what CoVid-19 means for the Middle East, and for what comes next in global geopolitics.
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Amrita Dutta of Indian Express interviews Peter about historical parallels to CoVid-19 and about the lack of global co-ordination for dealing with the outbreak of disease. Tolerance, diversity and inclusivity are not just nice ideas, he says; they also produce better outcomes. For more, click here

Nick Maini of Cambridge Universtity's Varsity newspaper asks Peter about the future of globalisation, about CoVid-19 and what changes will come about if, as and when the dust setlles from the current disruption.
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Peter talks to Masanori Hattori of Japanese newspaper Mainchi about pandemics, about the future of the Silk Roads and about China's ambitions. To read, click here

Peter writes about rising challenges and opportunities that CoVid-19 has presented for China and for the rest of the world. To read, click here

Peter talks with Dan Snow's award winning History Hit podcast about science, history and pandemics - and why historians need to keep on learning, as well as asking important questions. Pandemics and disease are important parts of humanity's past, but also its present and future. To listen click here

Peter was in conversation with leading Emirati diplomat HE Oman Ghaboosh in early May to discuss ideas about how CoVid-19 may affect the world. See The National for more

Peter reviews Putin's People by Catherine Belton for the FT. It is the best book written about Putin, the people around him and perhaps even about contemporary Russia itself in three decades.

The world will change as a result of the pandemic, Peter tells Luigi Ippollito of Corriere della Sera, accelerating a galvinisation of Asia at the expense of Europe and the USA. The consequences will be damaging - and deep. For more, click here

Peter's interview in Le Point is translated into Bulgarian for readers of Glasove, To read, click here

China is challenging the narrative of the CoVid-19 coronavirus - and rewriting the recent past as part of a wider division between Chna and the world, Peter tells Christophe Ono-Biot.

Vassilis Nedos gives a glowing review in Kathimerini of Peter's 'masterful' First Crusade book which has been translated into Greek. Click here to read

Peter writes about the history of pandemics for The Times and notes how often societies in the past have had to deal with the spread of infectious disease. The aftermath can sometimes have surprising outcomes, he notes. To read, click here

The coronavirus sweeping the world will teach valuable lessons on how to prepare better for future pandemics - and will improve hygiene standards in the UK and elsewhere, writes Peter in the Daily Mirror

Peter talks to Luis Alemany of El Mundo about global reactions to CoVid-19 and about the shifting narratives behind the outbreak

Sarah Gheyas of the Columbia Journal talks to Peter about his books, the value of historical perspective and the importance of reading.

Peter recommends Camilla Townsend's Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs as perfect quarantine reading during the lock-down to readers of El País.

Le Point of France recommends Forty Books as the perfect companions to a period of enforced lock-down - including Peter's Silk Roads.

Peter reviews Christina Lamb's new book Our Bodies - Their Battlefield for The Observer. It should be required reading, he writes.
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Peter is a guest of Adam Boulton on the All Out Politics podcast - and talks about historical precedents to CoVid-19 and the latest news from around the world. To listen, click on this link

Bulgarian daily Glasove carries a translation of Peter's interview with Le Point on why we can draw some comfort from past experiences with pandemics. To read, click here

Peter talks to Christophe Ono-dit-Biot of Le Point about Coronovirus - and the lessons we can learn from history. Click here for more

CoVid-19 might have some unexpected consequences, writes Peter in the Evening Standard - a bonanza for makers of surgical masks and tinned goods; but it might also have an impact on the US presidential election.
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Peter talks to Tom Swarbrick of LBC's Rule Britannia podcast about CoVid-19, China and Britain's future in the 21st Century.
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Peter writes about Coronavirus for the Sunday Times and asks whether this is China's Chernobyl moment - or whether the crisis presents an opportunity for Beijing. To read, click here

Peter is interviewed by Justo Barranco of La Vanguardia in Spain about the challenges that new technologies, climate change and the rise of Asia pose for Europe and the west.
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Peter writes for the Bangkok Post about the city's rich literary history - and about the Bangkok Edge festival.

Peter talks with Coen van de Ven of De Groene Amsterdammer in a long interview that looks at major shifts in global economy, power and poltiics. The world is changing fast, he argues.
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The outbreak of the 2019-CoV 'Coronavirus' in Wuhan has parallels with the outbreak of disease and pandemics in the past. Peter warns in the Daily Mail that global health authorities are poorly placed to co-ordinate a response. To read, click here

Francisco Sosa Wagner writes about how Peter's New Silk Roads explains how the world is changing around us. To read, click here

Peter took part in Adam Boulton's All Out Politics for Sky News.
Topics included how to mark Brexit; whether FlyBe should get government subsidies; and who might become the next leader of the Labour Party in the UK.
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As the government was about to decide about allowing Huawei into the 5G spectrum, Peter talked to Mishal Husain of BBC Radio's flagship Today programme about the context, consequences and choices at stake. To listen, click here

We live in the age of the pandemic, writes Peter in Prospect. Changing climates, the threat of biotechnology and sanitation problems leave us highly exposed to potential disaster. Click here to read

The Silk Roads also makes the front cover of a special issue of Histoire de l'Antiquité à Nos Jours in France.
Peter focuses on the networks that helped connect traders, merchants, conquerors and pilgrims in the ancient world, taking the story up to the time of the Crusades in c.1100.
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Peter talks to Matias de Diego of El Diario in Spain about why it is important to move away from traditional views of the past - and of the present. To read, click here

Peter writes about the death of Iranian geneal, Qasem Soleimani, in an attack in Baghdad - and about what this means for Iran, for the Middle East and the difference in the way that the UK and US deal with this region. Click here to read

Peter writes the cover story for Revistas Desperta Ferro, Spain's most prominent magazine for history lovers. He explains the role played by the Silk Roads in history, and above all way that it helped shape Spain's own past - both during the Islamic Golden Age, but also as Spanish ships took to the seas in the 1400s and onwards.
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The prestigious bi-annual Calliope Prize for 2019 has been awarded to Peter Frankopan by the German Emigration Centre in Bremerhaven, The prize, one of the most generous in Germany recognises Peter's ground-breaking research, and enables a future project on the role of languages in the modern world. For more, click here

Peter is interviewed by Hector Barnes of Spain's El Confidencial about Europe and its approach to China. The lack of a coherent strategy is not only surprising, but also rather worrying.
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Peter talks to Urs Gehriger of Switzerland's Die Weltwoche about the call of the East, and how the challenges and opportunities in Asia are the ones we should be thinking about - from IT to the military, from climate change to shifting economic and political power. Click here for more

Peter writes a Guest Blog for the Secret Bookseller after visiting the fabulous Soneva Fushi hotel in the Maldives at the end of 2019 as Guest Visiting Author.
He would go back in a flash (not surprisingly)
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Peter took part in the Nexus Institute 2019 Event that looked at Götterdämmerung: The Twlight of the Gods, alongside Rob Riemen, Michael Ignatieff, entrepreneur Eric Li, Afghan minister, Sima Samar, Jose Manuel Barroso, former Presdient of the European Commission and Adm Mike Mullen, former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces.
For a short video of the event, click to the left.

Peter reviews new books on the Crusades by Dan Jones and Roger Crowley for The Financial Times - and asks whether the shadow of the Crusades is all that it seems.

The rise of Asia, along with the opportunities and challenges that provides should make us ask fundamental questions about how to respond, Peter tells Marcus Rubin of Danish newspaper Politiken. To read, click here

Peter talks to Luis Torras of Spanish Daily El Mundo about the changes in the 21st century - and what we should be thinking about. To read, click here

Markos Charasarinis of To Vima interviews Peter about the role of the EU and how history can help inform how to look at the present and future - as well as the past.
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We should not just look at the world from the perspective of Europe and the West - Peter tells Kristeligt Dagblad - or we will not understand history properly. To read, click here

As the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin wall approaches, Peter writes that the euphoria of 1989 has given way to some important challenges in Central and Eastern Europe.
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We have made a great mistake for failing to pay attention to other parts of the world, Peter tells Weekendavisen. That needs to change - and soon. To read, click here

Peter talks to Mishal Hussain on BBC 4's Today programme about the award of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature - and why this year's choices are not only divisive but offensive. To listen, click here

Peter reviews Justin Marozzi's Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilisation for The Sunday Times and finds it is an outstanding account of peoples, places and ideas. Click here for more

Christiane Amanpour spoke with Peter and the Malte Herwig about the award of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature to Peter Handke.
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Peter talks to the The World Today, the report of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) about the Silk Roads, China's rising ambitions and the challenges in the 21st Century. Click here to read

Peter writes about the rise of the New Silk Roads for Atlas Magazine of Denmark. He explains why we should be paying attention. Click for more

Peter tells The Ultimate Library about his ten fabourite history books at the moment - including gems by Kim Ghattas, William Dalrymple, Kassia St Clair, Hallie Rubenhold and more. Click here for the full list

After Harvard advises students on how to use social networking, Peter explains in the Evening Standard how some leaders got it right when it came to describing their abilities - and some did not.
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Peter writes for The Straits Times to mark the Bicentennial of Singapore - and notes that history teaches important lessons about the need to adapt to a changing world.

Peter talks to Le Un about the history of the Himalayas in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages and about the different ways that geography of the mountain range has impacted the peoples and cultures of this region.
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Peter reviews the exhibition ''The World Between Empires: Art and Identity in the Ancient Middle East' at the Metropolitan Museum in New York for Foreign Affairs. To read, click here

Peter writes about the State Visit of President Trump to the UK - and says that visits of foreign dignitaries can sometimes lead to very awkward problems. To read click here

Are Tech Giants the New Superpowers, asks Peter Frankopan for Literary Hub. To read, click here

Peter writes exclusively for LinkedIn about the growth of Asian economies - and why the fear of rapid change is sparking a reaction in the US. To read, click here

Hindol Sengupta of Fortune India talks to Peter Frankopan about the Belt and Road Initiative, about India's vision for the future, and about how history can provide hope even in what seem to be troubling times. To read click here

Osama Rizvi of Pakistan's Daily Times talks discusses Peter's 'brilliant analysis' of contemporary international relations, and discusses what the lied ahead for Pakistan.
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Peter writes about the US-China trade wars - and explains that they are part of a much wider series of global changes
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Peter talks to Andy Fitch of the Los Angeles Review of Books about how to make sense of the contemporary world in a long interview. To read, click here

Peter is profiled by the Astana Times of Kazakhstan about history, the role of the Silk Roads and how Central Asia has helped shape the past.
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Peter talks to Luke Frostick of the Bosphorus Review of Books about the Return of the Silk Roads.
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Peter talks to Torsten Riecke of German business newspaper Handelsblatt about the rise of China - and why Europe is asleep at the wheel. To read, click here

Peter talks to Sabine Verhest of La Libre Belgique about China, about the Belt and Road Inititiave and about how to make sense of the past, present adn future. To read, cllck here

Peter talks to Sonja Gillert of Die Welt - and says that when it comes to China, Europa has little plan of what to do next. To read click here

Peter has a long interview with Luis Lema of Le Temps covering changes and challenges in the contemporary world - and the dangers of modern Sinophobia. To read, click here

Prospect magazine asks Peter about the book that changed his life. The Loom of Language made him think about culture, language and different. To read, click here

Peter talks to Veroniqe Kiesel of leading Belgian daily, Le Soir, about change in teh world in the 21st century - and the role of Europe in the coming decades.
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Peter talks with Jan Willem Velthuijsen of PwC about the shifts in global power in the 21st century - and how to best prepare for the consequences.
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Peter was interviewed on several TV channels in Central Asia during his recent visit to the region. To view a short extract, click here

Ibrahim Arab is impressed by Peter's two books on the past, present and future of the Silk Roads, which represent outstanding examples of scholarship.
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Peter writes about events in Sudan and Algeria and asks whether the signs of a second Arab spring will deliver better results than the first.
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Peter talks to Serena Jung of The Asia Society in Switzerland about the Belt and Road Initiative, about Europe's response to global change, and the significance of the 21st century.
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Peter answers the famous 20 Questions posed by the TLS.
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Peter is profiled in the Daily Telegraph after his book on The Silk Roads was named one of the 25 most influential translated into Chinese. To view this piece which originally appeared in China Daily, click here

Peter talked to Justin Webb of the BBC 4's Today progrramme. along with Isabel Hilton, about the significance of the visit by President Xi of Chinato Italy and France. To listen, click here (starts at 34m)

Peter is interviewed by Luis Lema of leading Swiss newspaper Le Temps about China, its motivations with hte Belt and Road Initiative and Europe's reaction. To read, click here

Peter talks to Alexander Wulfers of the Frankfurter Allgemeine about the world's shifting centre of gravity-and the challenges it poses. To read click here

Peter talks about maps, Russian literature and his writing routine with Qudsia Sajjad of The News on Sunday in Pakistan.
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Peter is interviewed by Vassilis Nedos, of leading Greek daily Kathimerini about the challenges facing Europe. To read, click here

Peter talks to Sabine Schweisguth of leading French history website Herodote.net about the importance of history and the importance of the new Silk Roads. To read, please click here

Vivek Verma is impressed by Peter's new book on The New Silk Roads and compares him to Paul Valéry. To read click here

Peter writes in his column for the Evening Standard about a new Great Game playing out - between tech giants and governments over new technologies and over data. To read, click here

Peter talks to Uzbek daily Samarkandskii Vestnik about the role of Samarkand in history.
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Peter writes for The Evening Standard about Brexit - and warns that the consequences of economic slowdown in China, coupled with trade war with the US, present major problems for the UK in 2019

Peter reviews Joanna Lillis' Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan for the Spectator. It is a great place to start for anyone wanting to see how and why Central Asia matters in the 21st century.

Peter talks to the website East & West about how terminology that is is designed to help us understand the world, often makes it more difficult to do so. To read, click here

Peter writes about the problems of looking at history from the perspective of Europe and the West for Aeon - and urges us to expand our horizons when we think about the past. To read, click here

Peter discusses the New Silk Roads, India and connections in global history with Vidya Venkat for The Hindu.

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Peter is on a mission to change how we think about the world's past, present and future, says Jan Fred van Wijnen in Het Financieele Dagnlad. To read, click here

Peter talks to Matthew Price of BBC Radio for Beyond Today to discuss 'Who Rules the World in 2019'. The answers, he says, do not lie in Europe.

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Peter talks about the Balkans, China and the Silk Roads of the past, present and future with Vladimir Vlatkovic. It is not easy to please some people in the Balkans, he says

'If you are going to read only one non-fiction book in the coming years, says Qudsia Sajjad in Pakistan's News On Sunday, 'let it be The New SilK Roads. This book 'has all the answers and some more.'
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Peter talks of his surprise that his book The Silk Roads: A New History of the World has been named as one of the 25 most important works translated into Chinese, along with A Brief History of Time, A Hundred Years of Solitude and The Great Gatsby. To read, click here

Britain needs to look outwards if it is to prosper in the future, Peter tells the Big Issue. But the most important thing about 2019 is survival, as supporters of the Big Issue know better than anyone.

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Peter is interviewed by Sam Leith of The Spectator about his book The New Silk Roads.
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Peter writes about his 'Culture Fix' for The Times - and reveals his favourite books, music and arts (and some of his least favourites too)

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Peter's book The Silk Roads: A New History of the World has been named one of the 25 most important books translated into Chinese, alongside The Great Gatsby, Catcher in the Rye and A Hundred Years of Solitude. To learn more, click here

Peter is interviewed by Stefan Weiss of Austrian daily, Der Standard, about the legacy of colonialism, how to understand the history of empire and what to do with museum collections in Europe and the US. To read, click here

Peter talks to Kazakh News Service Kazinform about the history of the steppes and how Central Asia fits into global history.
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Peter talks to fellow Oxford historian Rana Mitter on BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking about his book The New Silk Roads - and about the 2018 Cundill Prize and open access for scholarship. To listen, click here

Peter is interviewed by Andrew Anthony of The Guardian about history, literature and Eurocentrism.
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Peter talks to Sud-Ouest in France about change in the world in the 21st century - and why the centre of gravity is moving east.

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Peter talks to leading Dutch daily Trouw about how failing to look at the global past prevents us from understanding the global present. Click here to read.

Peter talks to William Yeoman of the West Australian about how the world looks in 2019, and how we are living in a new era of confrontation and challenge.
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Peter discusses the Belt and Road Initiative with Chinese news agency Xinhua, and says it is still early days when it comes to evaluating its long-term consequences.

Peter is interviewed in La Croix about the rise of China and change in Europe in the 21st century.
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Peter talks to Edward Stourton of the BBC for Radio 4's Remembrance Day Special to mark 100 years of the end of the First World War. The war had dramatic consequences for Europe - but also for the world beyond. To listen (at 27:00), click here

Peter was on BBC's flagship Politics Live programme to talk about the Asian Century and how globalisation means that focusing on Brexit stops us understanding the profound changes elsewhere in the world.
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Peter chooses books by Ben McIntyre, Henry Porter and Christian Sahner as has books of the year for The Spectator

Peter talks with Nick Robinson of the Today programme about his new book The New Silk Roads and the Asian Century. He says that while Europe is in the process of fragmentation, other parts of the world are trying to work out how to co-operate with each other more closely. To listen click here (at 2:55)

Peter is interviewed by Baillie Gifford about his new book on The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World.
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Peter's response to a question about climate change at the Cheltenham Literary Festival and the risks of pandemic disease is covered by The Times. To read, click here. Click to read coverage in Bild; The Daily Mail; The Sun; New York Post

Peter talks to Lyse Doucet of the BBC about a brewing split in the Orthodox Church as the Patriarch in Moscow threatens to cut ties with the Ecumenical Patriarch in Constantinople.
He explains that this is not just a church issue, but part of the wider, rising confrontation between Russia and other parts of the world.
To listen, click here (starts at 45')

Peter talks to Isabel Lucas of Portugal's leading daily, Público, about his work, about why history matters and about change in the 21st century. Understanding the world of the present means understanding the world of the past. To read, click here

Peter writes about the economic pressure being applied to Turkey by the administration of US President Donald Trump. Although the Turks are sanguine about crises, the current situation may push Ankara into the arms of China. To read, click here

Peter enjoys Stephen Platt's new book Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age - and is struck by some home truths. To read, click here

Peter writes for the Evening Standard about Kalingrad before England's World Cup match against Belgium - and notes how the city's fortunes in the past have been a bell-weather for events further away. He draws on the wise words of the city's most famous son, Immanuel Kant, for advie on how to do well against Belgium. To read, click here.

Peter's lecture at the Academy of Sciences and the Institute of History of Turkmenistan is covered at length by Neitral'nyi Turkmenistan during his visit to Ashgabat.

It is the year of the Silk Road in Turkmenistan - which makes Peter's book on the Silk Roads topical and pertinent.

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Peter writes about the history of Stalingrad ahead of England's opening World Cup match against Tunisia. He explains why the city is a good place to find inspiration from the past.
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The eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala is a reminder that we live in a world where climate patterns are closely inter-linked. Volcanic activity in the past has has had far-reaching - and surprising - consequences, writes Peter in the Evening Standard.
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Peter talks with Pictet Perspectives about history, globalisation and change in the modern world. To read, click here

Peter writes about his visit to Kazkahstan and about how everyone in Central Asia is talking about improving connections and building ties - unlike some other parts of the world. To read, click here

Peter talks with Jordanian media outlet Al Bawaba about globalisation, technology adn the Silk Roads of the past and present.
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Peter writes for the Evening Standard ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Singapore - and offers some advice from the past.
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Peter writes for Alif Ailaan in Pakistan about the wonders of education - and the joy of learning how to disagree with Aristotle.
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These are dangerous times, writes Peter in The Evening Standard. With Syria's chemical attacks, rising tensions with Russia, early signs of trade wars with China and manipulations of data by supposedly benign sources, there is much that could go wrong. To read, please click here

Peter talks to Christian Makarian of L'Express in France about Eurocentrism in history and the importance of understanding the past. To read, click here

Peter writes for The Evening Standard about Theresa May's visit to China - and urges that greater engagement with other parts of the world is crucial for Britain's future. To read, please click here

Peter talks with leading Arab news outlet Albawaba about Globalisation, Technology and change in the 21st Century.

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Peter spoke with BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme about the unraveling of the Middle East and Turkish military action against the Kurds. He explains the history of the region and explains what is at stake across the region.
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Peter writes a major for the Sunday Times about China's new Silk Roads that are weaving Asia, Africa and Europe together. To read, click here

Peter is profiled by La Repubblica in Italy. He is an extraordinary man, says Enrico Francheschini. To read, click here

Peter talks to China Daily about global economic growth in 2017. To read click here

Peter writes London Evening Standard about the offer by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, to lend Britain the Bayeux Tapestry. He wonders what Britain might lend in return. To read, click here

Peter talks with France Culture - France's flagship radio programme on the arts - about Les Routes de la Soie, and how understanding the Silk Roads enables us to better understand not only the past but also the present.
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The Bodleian feels like home, says Peter in The Hindu. To read, click here

Peter is interviewed in Italy's Corriere della Sera about Venice fits into the story of global history and about the role of spices, silks, ceramics and slaves in the rise of La Serenissima. To read, click here

Peter writes about the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran - and why we should be paying attention to what is going on in the Middle East.

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Peter writes for Apollo about 'Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia' - the exhibition being held at the British Museum in London. 'There are not too many exhibitions that can be truly described as a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to encounter a world that seldom gets much attention. This is one of them.' To read click here

The past is both fun and illuminating in the hands of Peter Frankopan says The National in the UAE. To read about Peter's Traveling Life, click here

Peter writes for leading Dutch daily about the decision to commit more troops to Afghanistan. He says that more is at stake than finding a solution for the war-torn and that the real question is about China, India, Pakistan, Iran and beyond - the Silk Roads in other words. To read, click here

Peter chooses his two favourite history books of 2017 for History Today.
Simon Schama's magnificent Belonging is a riveting read; while Nicholas Shakespeare's Six Minutes in May reads like a thriller. To read, click here

The Daily Telegraph publishes an interview with Peter about looking at history in a different way and why we are living in the the 'age of Asia'. To read, click here

Peter talks about why we need to change the way we look at history in an exclusive for the launch of History Hit. He discusses how views of the past have produced views that are not just lop-sided, but in some cases also highly misleading. Understanding history means looking for - and understanding - connections spanning continents and thousands of years.
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Peter is one of 30 leading thinkers from around the world who were invited to talk at the Hay Festival to mark the 500th Anniversary of the start of the Reformation. Click here for more

Peter talks about history and Euro-centrism at the Sharjah International Book Fair. The winners write history, he tells Nigeria's main daily newspaper, Leadership. To read, click here.

Peter writes for L'Express about the importance of the Silk Roads of the past, present and future - and how we should change the way we look at history. To read, click here

When it comes to human trafficking, attention naturally and understandably turns to trans-Atlantic slave trade. But Europe has a dark secret when it comes to the sale of men, women and children - it was so extensive that it needs to form part of mainstream European history. To read, click here

Peter is interviewed by Swedish financial newspaper Dagens Industri about the shift of global financial power to the east. To read, click here

Peter reviews Niall Ferguson's new book, The Square and the Tower for the Daily Telegraph - and appreciates the approach of assessing power through identifying networks in history. To read, click here

Peter talks to Alex Preston of The Observer about what Oxbridge dons are looking for when they interview prospective students. The best thing to do, he says, is to use the one thing that will help you impress the professors: your brain. To read, click here

Peter talks with China Daily about the possible implications of the Belt and Road Initiative, and the challenges facing China.

Peter talks about his book, Les Routes de la Soie, on TV5 in France for the flagship 64 Minutes programme.

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Peter writes in The New Arab about the Belt and Road Initiative and wonders 'How long can China stay out of Middle East politics? To read, click here

Peter talks to Lewis Lapham and Lapham's Quarterly about The World in Time. To listen, click here

Peter is interviewed in the Swedish press about his book Sidenvägarna: En Ny Världshistoria. He is a rock-star in the body of a historian, says Sara Ullberg. To read, click here.

Peter talks to Five Books about his favourite works of literature. He explains the impact that Chekhov and Anna Komnene have had on his work - and why reading the De Administrando Imperio and the Voyage of Ibn Fadlan had on his research. To read, click here

Peter talks to Erik de la Ruguera of Dagens Nyhéter in Sweden about changing the way we look at the past - and becoming aware of the challenges adn opportunities of the future. To read, click here

Peter writes for Politiken, Denmark's leading daily newspaper, about the announcement of new US troop deployments in Afghanistan - To read, click here

Peter talks to leading Chinese online portal The Paper about the value of studying the past, about the Belt and Road Initiative and about the challenges and opportunities facing China - and its neighbours. To read, click here

Peter is interviewed in Mare, the Leiden University paper about change in the modern world, and how history can help understand the present - and help prepare for the future. To read, click here

Peter writes about Brexit in the Evening Standard, and compares previous occasions where England and Britain have looked for their fortunes away from Europe.Henry VIII took back control. But it did not end well.
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Peter talks to legendary football journalist Jonathan Wilson about price inflation of footballers - and how they compare to the spiralling horse markets in India in the 1600s. To read, click here

Peter talks at the Festival della Mente in La Spezia, Italy.

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Peter talks with China.Org. about the Age of Asia - and says that historians need to be brave when thinking and writing about the past. To read, click here

Peter talks to Jason Gots of The Big Think about change in the 21st centuy, about history and about thinking in different ways about different topics.

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Peter reviews Dan Jones' new book on The Templars in The Daily Telegraph. He enjoys a gripping history, full of well-chosen details and anecdotes. To read, click here

Peter writes in The Evening Standard about the case of Dr Eva Johanna Holmberg, who was served a deportation notice by the Home Office. He reminds readers that scholars have been expelled from other countries in the past - and that Britain and Oxford University in particular - have a lot to be grateful for as a result. To read, click here

Peter is interviewed by Alessandro Vanoli about the Italian edition of his book, Vie della Seta, which comes out in September.

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Peter writes for The World Post about the fact that in the 21st century, all roads lead not to Rome - but to Beijing. To read, click here

Peter writes about the King of Spain's State Visit to the UK and notes that while such visits can be helpful, it is much easier for things to go wrong than to go right. To read, click here

BBC History Magazine has released its Hot 100 for 2017. Peter discusses the list and says that the most popular figures says a lot about how we look at the past - and how narrow our interests are.

Peter talks with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty about Afghanistan's place along the Belt and Road Initiative. To read, click here (in Pashto)

Peter talks with Tom Holland about why China has been so keen to look to the past to shape present and the future for BBC Radio 4's Making History programme. To listen, click here

Peter speaks with Peopls's Daily about the challenges and problems that the Belt and Road Initiative poses and about the ways to anticipate and prepare for these. To read and watch, click here

Peter talks to the British Council about his talk at this year's Hay Festival where 30 Visionaries were asked about what they would like to reform - to make 500 years since the Reformation. To listen, click here

Peter writes for London's Evening Standard and finds that Donald Trump has a lot more in common with Genghis Khan than one might think.
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Peter is interviewed by Vyacheslav Abramov for Vласть about the Silk Roads and the changing world of the early 21st century. To watch, click here

Peter talks with Alexander Gorlach of Harvard University about the challenges facing the West and the threats to Liberal Democracy.
We were supposed to be seeing the End of History; but something else is happening. Peter explains what - and why. To read, and listen, click here

Peter talks to Forbes about the birth of the new Age of Asia, about Pan-Turkism and about change in Iran. Click here to read

The Silk Roads has become a No 1 Bestseller in China. He explains why he thinks his book has been so well received all over the world, and what Chinese readers can learn from his account of global history. To read, click here

Peter writes for The Diplomat about China's ambitious plans to build new connections acros Asia. To read, click here

Shanghai Daily has published an abbreviated version of Peter's recent talk at Fudan University about the importance of understanding global history. To read, click here

Peter is profiled in leading Danish newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad about his book Silkevejenes that has just come out in Danish. To read, click here

Peter was interviewed in Beijing by CCTV, China's state broadcaster about the SIlk Roads of the past, present and future ahead of the Belt and Road summit in May 2017.

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Peter writes about the challenges of globalisation and the future of the Belt and Road initiative in the changing world of the 21st century.
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Peter writes for China Daily about the upcoming Belt and Road Forum in Beijing - and new connections being woven across Asia. To read, click here

Peter writes for BBC World Histories Magazine about the corridors of imperial power and nepotism.

He finds an uncanny echo of Donald Trump's White House with the Great Palace in Constantinople in late 11th century.

Peter discusses China, the Silk Roads of the past and present with Jeffrey Wasserstrom in the LA Review of Books.
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Peter talks with Andre Moody of China Daily about the One Belt, One Road initiative, and the prospects that it drives change across Asia. Click here to read

Peter writes for Newsweek about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and about the prospects that tolerance and prosperity return to regions whose futures may be shaped by the One Belt, One Road initiative. To read, click here

In a major new documentary, Peter talks with VPRO Tegenlicht about why the time has come to look at world history in a very different way.
Failing to do so will have stark consequences.
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In a front page interview for China Times, Peter discusses change in the world of 2017, the pressures on globalisation and how deepening ties across Asia will affect the future.
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Peter writes for The Blizzard about the rise of football in Asia.

Might football finally be coming home ?
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Peter writes for The Times of India about wealth inequality, and philanthropy. He notes the example of Elihu Yale, who made his fortune in India - and used it to endow a university that is going strong 350 years later. To read, click here

Peter spoke to Newshour on the BBC World Service about a new exhibition showcasing the Mongols at National Military Museum in the Netherlands. He talked about the causes for Mongol military success and about why we might think about learning from Genghis Khan and his administrators, rather than holding them up as barbaric marauders. To listen to the podcast, click here

Peter spoke with Russian think tank Eurasia Expert about the significance of China's One Belt, One Road initiative, and the 'Revolution' taking place in Asia. To read, click here

On 29 January, Peter was on Sky News to look at the next day's newspaper headlines along with documentary maker Jenny Kleeman and Colin Brazier of Sky News. For more information, click here

Peter reviews an excellent new volume for the Journal of Islamic Studies on Remembering the Crusades: Myth, Image, and Identity, edited by Nicholas Paul and Suzanne Yeager.

Peter responds to a recent demand from students the the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and writes in The Sunday Times about the need to change what students are taught about history. To read, click here

Peter reviews Bettany Hughes' new book, Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities for the Observer - an ambitious work that covers several thousand years of history.
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Peter visits Fort St George in Chennai and finds the link that connects the rise of Robert Clive, the East India Company and the British Empire with the election of Donald Trump. To read, click here

Peter draws parallels between the lives of two princesses who fell to earth - one in 21st century Uzbekistan, the other in Byzantine Constantinople nearly a thousand years earlier. To read, click here

Peter talks to Bettany Hughes about her epic new book: Istanbul, A Tale of Three Cities. Click here to read Also available as a podcast.

Peter is interviewed by leading Sri Lankan daily, The Daily Mirror, about his book The Silk Roads, what he does as a historian and his visit to Sri Lanka for the Galle Literary Festival.
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Peter is interviewed in Knack, one of the Belgium's most influential publications about the past, present and future - and how his work forces us to look at each in a differnet way. To read, click here

The Evening Standard talks to 12 Visionaries to ask for their predictions for 2017. Peter sees opportunities ahead - for Russia.

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Peter writes in The Tablet that as we turn into 2017 and a new period in relations between East and West, it is time to take a new perspective on the world around us
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Peter writes about his best travel discovery of 2016. To read, click here

Peter spoke to the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 about turning points in history - and why the apparently tumultuous events of 2016 were perhaps not quite so dramatic as some would like to believe.
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Peter talks with fellow historians Dan Snow, Susannah Lipscomb and David Olusoga about 2016 and how history can help put the events of the last twelve months into perspective.
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The History Hit is also avaialble on iTunes. It is strongly recommended!

Peter writes about the implications of the election of Donald Trump for Beijing, and argues that China's future lies in Asia. To read, click here

Leading Dutch daily NRC interviews Peter about social inequality, the rise of Asia and transformation of the world of the 21st Century - and why looking at the past in different ways is important. To read, click here

Peter speaks with La Vanguardia in Spain about the past, present and future of Europe. He warns that the way we look at history can make us make false assumptions about the world around us.
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Peter writes the opening article for the new BBC World Histories magazine to call for a new way to assess and look at the past. It is time to move away from the introspection of the topics, themes - and periods - that have obsessed western historians for centuries.

In the same issue, Peter also speaks to Bettany Hughes about her new book about his favourite city: Istanbul/Constantinople.
In stores now !

Peter writes in the Daily Mail about the Presidential election in Austria and the march of the far right Freedom Party. Click here to read

Peter writes in The Oxford Historian, the magazine for alumni, students and staff at Oxford's History Faculty, about the path that led him to the university, his inspirations and his life as a historian.
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Peter talks with the Netherlands' leading history publication about his new book, De Zijderoutes and about change in the modern world. History can teach us a lot about the age we are living through. To read, click here

Peter gives a major interview with Sohu, to mark the launch of his book in China. To read the text, in Chinese, please click here

Peter talks with John Hockenberry on The Takeaway, the leading US political podcast, about Global Change in the early 21st century. He puts the apparent turbulence of Brexit and the US Election in a wider context, explaining how transitions are not recent, but have much deeper roots. He looks east to see how complaints about globalisation are centred in fact - and argues that the key to dealing with change is to adapt.
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Peter spoke with BBC Radio Scotland about Aleppo's proud history, its tragic present and bleak future. He warns that cities die - and that the failure of the international community to resolve the problems in Syria has cost tens of thousands of lives, destroyed families and trust, and has not just devastated Aleppo but cost world culture one of its jewels

Peter gives a major interview to leading Dutch newspaper Trouw about history, change in the contemporary world and his new book, De Zijderoutes, a bestseller in the Netherlands. To read, click here

Peter talks with Anne McElvoy about the crisis in Syria, and about we can and should learn anything from history. He argues that the fact that policy makers are so disconnected from the reality of the past and from cultures, peoples and nations east of the old Berlin Wall means that reactions to problems are emotional - and not rational. To listen, click here

Peter visited Calais with Authors CC to deliver cricket equipment to - and play a game against - refugees living in the camp known as 'The Jungle'. He finds it difficult to answer some basic questions. To read, click here

Peter writes about the death of Aleppo in The Sunday Times.For centuries the city was a beacon of tolerance, where Jews, Muslims and Christians lived in harmony amid breathtaking architecture. Today it is a City of Ashes. To read, click here

Peter appeared on Sound Ideas on BBC Radio 3 with Anne McElvoy, Edith Hall and Kwame Kwei-Armah to talk about the meaning of Success.

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Peter talks to Lennart Herberhold of German TV station, Das Erste, about why traditional views of history are misleading, and why we need to turn our attention to the east. To view, click here

Peter talks to Ying Cui from China Daily about his book, which has just come out in China. Peter is 'modest and courteous', as he talks about the Silk Roads and about the One Belt, One Road initiative. To read, click here

On 30 August, Peter was on the Today programme talking with Mishal Hussain and Alex von Tunzelmann about Alex's new book, Blood and Sand, and about whether the Suez crisis was a turning point in world history. To listen, click here

Peter talks to Steve Rukavina of Total Croatia News during his recent visit to the USA about Oxford University, Croatia and his latest book on the Silk Roads.
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Peter talks to Global Times about views of the past that do not focus on Europe, and explains the importance of the Silk Roads of the past, present and future. He gives some advice about the One Belt, One Road initiative, and says that problems that are likely to arise in the future, need to be anticipated sooner than later. To read, please click here

Peter will be appearing on John Lloyd's legendary Museum of Curiosity programme on 26 August, alongside Janina Ramirez, Jenny Colgan and Noel Fielding. Find out what will be added to the Museum's list of curios at 6.30pm !

The mayor of Oryol in Russia is planning to put up a statue to the town's most famous son, Ivan IV 'The Terrible.' Peter talks to the BBC World Service about why some people have objected, and explains how history is at the centre of modern politics in 21st Century Russia - and beyond. To listen, click here

There is no denying that 2016 has been a terrible year: David Bowie and Prince are gone. Economic gloom envelops anywhere and everywhere. Donald Trump is rising. Brexit has plunged Britain and Europe into chaos. But Peter writes for Slate that we've seen worse - a lot worse. To read, click here

Brexit is not the biggest problem - or challenge - that we will have to deal with in the coming years, says Peter Frankopan in MoneyWeek. The sooner we realise that, the better

Peter writes for Waterstones blog about his book on the Silk Roads - the Waterstones Book of the Month for June 2016.The is right to look at the history of the world in a very different way. Traditional views of the past have become little more than a tissue of myths and stories that are comforting and familiar; but they fail to teach us about regions and peoples that mattered in the past - and matter today (and will matter in the future).

Peter talks to Sky Kirkham of The Book Club in Australia about currency, religion, naming rights and the importance of the Mongols. To listen to the podcast, click here

There are parallels between Russian football hooligans who have been rioting at the European Championships in Marseilles - and their ancestors who visited Constantinople a thousand years ago. Peter reveals more for History Today.

Peter writes for Aeon about the history of drugs and warfare, and explains how stimulants were used to turn fighters into supermen - by the Vikings, by the Nazis (and the British) during the Second World War; and also by the US military - and by ISIS - in the 21st century. To read, click here

Peter writes about Brexit and the collapse of empires - and warns that the dangerous rhetoric leading up to the vote on Europe on 23 June ignores important lessons from the past. To read, click here

Peter is one of seven leading historians who writes about occasions when they have revised their opinions about the past - and own up to their mistakes in getting things wrong. He explains that close work with an important Byzantine text opened his mind - and made him a better historian. To read, click here

Peter writes about the origins of the Silk Roads and notes that tax and credit systems were as important in facilitating long distance trade three thousand years ago as they are today. To read, click here

Peter responds to comments by the Australian Immigration Minister about literacy - and criticizes the government for saying one thing, and doing another. To read, click here

Peter talks to ABC's Richard Fidler in an hour long special about re-mapping the world, the importance of Central Asia, and Nazi soldiers on crystal meth. To listen, click here

Peter talks to ABC The Drum in Australia about looking at History in a different way. To watch, click here

De Zijederoutes; Een nieuwe wereldgeschiedenis (The Silk Roads: A New History of the World) is Dutch TV's book of the month.

If you speak Dutch, click on the video ann you can learn why....

Peter talks to NPR in the US about the ancient Silk Roads, their importance in world history - and why they are rising again. Click here for more

Peter talks at length to The Diplomat's Muhammad Akbar Notezai about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and its implications for both countries - as well as for India. He says that if all goes to plan, Gwadar will be China's Shanghai in the West. To read, click here

A new world is emerging. its heart is in Asia. Europe and the West, so important for so long, are retreating into the shadows and perhaps even into irrelevence. To read the piece, click here.

Peter writes for Dawn, Pakistan's leading broadsheet about Pakistan's past, present and future. He argues that the country's location in the heart of Asia presents specific challenges - and opportunities - at a time of global change. To read, click here

The Silk Road – from the Eastern Mediterranean to China’s Pacific shore – is once again the centre of the world. Successful empires and kingdoms are good at building infrastructure and sharpening the best ideas, as Peter tells Aeon.
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The influential website Signature selects Seven books to Round out Your Understanding of the World.

Silk Roads leads out the list as Peter 'buids Big History around the 2,000-year history of the region where the East meets the West'
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Peter writes about The Return of History in the Financial Times - and argues that the golden age of liberal democracy seems to be at an end. Regimes and states from Turkey, Russia and beyond recall a different era in history.
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Peter writes for the History New Network about the debt that Europe owes to its dark past: the rise of Europe was prompted by large scale human trafficking. To read, click here

Peter reviews Tonio Andrade's new book on The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Invention and the Rise of the West in World History for The Spectator. To read, click here

Peter spoke to BBC World Service and to Radio 4 about the historic meeting in Cuba between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kiril of Moscow - a moment of considerable symbolism.
He explained how the schism of 1054 split the Church, and why the meeting in Cuba is important for both Rome and Moscow.

Peter talks about the Crusades in a BBC documentary that looks at how our understanding of the Holy Land has changed since the 1960s.

He explains how past conceptions of Christian Holy War have fail to look at or understand sources, ideas and perspectives that frame the Crusades in a completely different way. To view on BBC iPlayer, click here

Vogue presents its insiders' guide to the Jaipur Literarature Festival 2016 with the sub-title: Two words: Peter Frankopan

Vogue then reviews the festival, and is just as flattering about Peter

Peter is profiled by The Hindu and talks about moving away from traditional views of history to a more inclusive, interesting and rewarding view of the past. Click here to read

The world is changing. Peter tells the Indian press why and what it means for India - and for the rest of the world. Click here to read

Peter reviews the Simon Sebag-Montefiore's new book, The Romanovs, 1613-1918 in the Daily Telegraph. He finds that it is 'bursting with blood, sex and tears'. To read click here

ISIS will fail to emulate Islam's great conquests. This is why, writes Peter Frankopan in The Guardian

Peter talks to Tom Ashbrook on NPR in the United States about the Silk Roads, past, present and future - and why studying their history matters now, more than ever.
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China's One Road, One Belt Initiative is part of the most important geo-political re-orientation for centuries. There are lessons to be learned from the ancient Silk Roads, writes Peter.

Peter reviews The Race for Paradise: An Islamic HIstory of the Crusades by Paul Cobb.

There is much to be gained from looking at what seem to be familiar events from different view points. This new book a work of high scholarship and reflection—and best of all, it is a thoroughly enjoyable read. For the review, click here

Survival guide: Peter writes about what to expect in 2016. Problems in the Middle East, slowdown in China and continued issues in Russia mean that a perfect storm is brewing. Click here to read

Peter writes for China Thinking, distributed to Alumni and supporters of Oxford University in the Far East, about the One Road, One Belt policy - and argues that globalisation is neither new nor unusual in a world where the histories of Asia, Europe and Africa are closely linked.
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Peter talks with Masoud Golsorkhi Editor-in-Chief of Tank Magazine, 'the hippest publication on the planet' about Silk Roads, globalisation and religious violence, and discusses how looking at parts of the world that are usually overlooked can change the way we think about the past and the present - and will help us understand tomorrow too.

To read the interview, click here

Peter writes for China Daily, China's largest English language newspaper about the 6th Forum on China-Africa Co-Operation that takes place in South Africa in the first week in December.

He argues that China must ensure economic development and increasing social mobility are essential if China is to develop long-term relations with Africa that are not as fleeting as previous encounters in the past. To read the article, click here

Peter speaks with Merryn Somerset-Webb, editor-in-chief of Moneyweek, about the mismatch of expectation along the new Silk Roads emerging across Asia, about Britain's relationships with China, and about a new world opening up in the east. To watch the video, click here

Peter writes about Xi Jinping's visit to the UK, and wonders whether the new 'golden' relationship is going to end happily ever after, or if there might be tears...

To read 'A first date with China - but who will end up paying the bill', click here

Peter explains how the ancient network across central Asia shaped trade and culture for centuries. Now, China is building a new bridge from east to west. To read 'The Silk Roads Rise Again', click here

Peter reviews a pair new books on the Persian Empire, and finds two outstanding historians who acknowledge just how little we know about Xerxes, Darius III and Alexander the Great and their achievements.
To read, click here

Dan Snow: HIstory Hit:

'Dan and acclaimed author Peter Frankopan (@peterfrankopan) put the world to rights in this episode. Where Peter openly admits secretly touching his book in private. Frankly, once you’ve seen the size of his achievement, you’ll all want to!'
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Peter talks with Andrew Moody of China Daily, about the One Belt, One Road initiative, about the history of Silk Roads and how we should re-assess the past if we are to understand the present.

To read the interview, click here

We are teaching schoolchildren and university student the wrong things, says Peter in The Times Educational Supplement.

To read 'It's time for a new way of looking at history', click here

To mark the publication of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World, The Independent publishes the full Introduction to Peter's new book.
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In a long piece for History Today, Peter writes about a world we have lost. He explains how The Silk Roads shaped our past - and have shaped our present - but have been obscured by the relentless focus of historians on Europe and the West. To read the article, click here

Inside the World of Peter Frankopan.
Peter talks to the Dally Telegraph about his working day, his life and his interests. To read, click here

Peter discusses the alternatives facing Croatia in the context of the Greek financial crisis and talks about changes in geopolitics that is seeing a shift in global power away from Europe to the East. To read the interview (in Croatian), click here.

Peter talks to GL Magazine about the Silk Roads, life as a historian and the Cotswolds.

'History', he says, 'is about deep exchange between people, and about how ideas, commodities, goods and attitudes changed....'

To read a profile, click here.

Peter gives an interview comparing attempts to relieve national debt in the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empires. Commenting on the ongoing discussions between the EU, IMF and Greek governments to resolve the current crisis, Peter warns that attempts by foreign creditors to re-balance the books of another state rarely end well. To read the interview, click here (in Croatian)

Peter discusses George Theotokis' book on The Norman campaigns in the Balkans, 1081-1108 for The English Historical Review. He argues that it is lucid and sensible, but suffers from not being as comprehensive as it might have been.

Peter reviews Mark Bartusis' new book on Land and Privilege in Byzantium. The Institution of Pronoia. While monumental, the volume will be essential reading for those wanting to know about taxation in middle Byzantine period.

Giulia Cambieri of Spear's Magazine visits Cowley Manor to see the the shortlisted artists from the Royal College of Art install their works for the 2015 Cowley Manor and talks to Peter and his wife Jessica about art, life and hotels. To read the interview, click here

Peter talks about lessons from history with DNA, one of India's leading daily newspapers, and about the resonance of the Crusades in the modern world.

To read the interview, click here

Peter reviews Glen Bowersock's new book, The Throne of Adulis for History Today. He applauds the use of recent archaeological material and the careful use of literary material from the early 6th century that helps the author pave the way for a new, and surprising history of the Hejaz and Arabian peninsular in late antiquity. To read the review, click here

In the 10th C, hundreds of Vikings from Scandinavia made their way south along the Russian river systems. Many were headed for the great imperial city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. The city was rich with opportunities for men with ambition - and talent.

In this documentary, Peter helps explain the Varangian Guard, a detachment made up of Scandinavian fighters, who served the Emperors both as bodyguards and as an elite military unit in wars against Byzantium's enemies.

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Peter reviews Ronnie Ellenblum's new book on The Collapse of the Eastern Mediterranean: Climate Change and the Decline of the East, 950-1072, and applauds the author's ingenious efforts to look at environmental causes to explain the upheavals of the 11th century.
To read the review, click here

A short interview with Peter in the leading Turkish daily about proposals to turn the Haghia Sophia in Istanbul into a working mosque. To read the piece (in Turkish), click here

The Byzantinist

Peter is profiled in the newsletter of the Oxford University Byzantine Society, and talks about how he became interested in the Byzantine Empire, and how historians of the past can also engage with the modern world.

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A Lesson from History on How to Deal with Greedy Bankers

Peter discusses the dangers of income disparity and how administrators of one of the world's great empires sought to deal with this a thousand years ago. Being rich was not the problem; being greedy was. And the authorities had a tough and decisive way of dealing with those who abused the market. Perhaps their modern counterparts could learn from their example.

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Raiders of the Lost Past: The Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible

Peter talks at length in this documentary about the transmission of books from Constantinople in the 15th Century that purportedly included many texts from antiquity that have been lost over time. Apparently brought to Moscow as a wedding gift by Sophia Palaiologina, niece of the ruler of the Byzantine Empire, these formed part of a magnificent library of Ivan the Terrible. The library disappeared four hundred years ago. Peter discusses the efforts of Ignatii Stelletskii to find it buried in the vaults beneath the Kremlin.

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Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities

Presented by Simon Sebag-Montefiore, this major series charts the history of one of the great cities in the world - known as Byzantium, Constantinople and then Istanbul. Peter talks about the impact of the First Crusade on the city and on the Byzantine empire, and tells how co-operation gave way to suspicion, and                                                         eventually, to disaster. To see the trailer, click here.

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Spin the Globe - 1066

Peter talks with Dr Michael Scott about the events of 1066. Although we normally think of the Battle of Hastings and the Norman conquest, Peter explains how what was happening elsewhere was more important - especially in Southern Italy, Sicily and in the Byzantine Empire.
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The Ideas That Make Us

Bettany Hughes talks with Peter about Justice, and discusses the significance of Justinian's law legal reforms in the 6th Century, and about more recent popular protests in Istanbul. To listen to a podcast, click here

Peter reviews Lucy Grig and Gavin Kelly's Two Romes: Rome and Constantinople in late antiquity in the TLS. An excellent volume made up of provocative papers that challenge long-held views about the two imperial cities.

When it comes to the current financial crisis and the banking scandals, there is much to be learned from the history of early Islam. The Quran, it turns out, is more direct and effective than contemporary regulators is setting out how to resolve problems - and to establish a framework for economic growth. Read Peter's article in Moneyweek by clicking here.

Take your pick of languages to read Peter's article that first appeared in The Guardian via Press Europ. Available in English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Italian

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'Byzantine empire's own 'eurozone' crisis offers a lesson for the EU today'

Peter writes in The Guardian that it is a shame that schoolchildren will not get to learn about the great Byzantine Empire in the new national curriculum - and points out that the European Union could learn a lot from a state that lasted for more than a thousand years.

Peter Frankopan explains in History Today how very different the First Crusade looks when the eastern sources are examined in detail - and explains why they have been left ignored for nearly a thousand years.

Bankers at the Gates

The current crisis in Athens is not the first time that the Greek-speaking world has found itself under pressure from western banking pressure, says Peter Frankopan in The New York Times & International Herald Tribune

Versions also ran in the Greek press as Οι Σταυροφόροι ξανάρχονται and in Russia as Новые крестоносцы против греков

Peter talks on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme about past occasions in history when economic crisis has required radical solutions.

What history can teach the Eurozone

Peter Frankopan writes for MoneyWeek to explain how the Byzantine Empire went about Quantitative Easing in the 11th Century and dealt with the meltdown of its once stable currency.

Peter Frankopan discusses his Five Best books on Travellers and Holy Places in The Wall Street Journal. Jerusalem, Constantinople, Mecca, Lhasa and Mt. Athos are written about beautifully by five very different authors. Click on the logo to find out more.

False memories of the Crusader states

What can the state of Israel learn from the lessons of the medieval Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem? Peter Frankopan explores a thorny question in The Jerusalem Post and argues that there are some uncomfortable similarities to confront.

The True Story of the First Crusade

History is written by the winners. And in the case of the Crusades, that meant the Catholic church and the Latins.

Peter Frankopan writes in the leading Greek daily about how the Orthodox world ended up on the wrong side during the First Crusade - and never quite recovered.

Dr Peter Frankopan of Oxford University argues in The Catholic Herald that the Crusades had disastrous consequences for the Church. Rather than a schism of 1054, we should look to the First Crusade for the causes of the breakdown between the Orthodox and Catholic churches.

Peter joins award-winning presenter Bettany Hughes in her ground-breaking series on Divine Women to talk about Theodora - wife of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the 6th Century.
They discuss the role Theodora played in the Empire and how her controversial views on religion spurred animosities during a time of fierce debate about the nature of God.