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Author, former UK diplomat and owner of Conflicts Forum Alastair Crooke returns to the podcast to discuss his recent articles on the religious and cultural....
Alastair Crooke
British diplomat
Not to be confused with Alistair Cooke.
Alastair Warren CrookeCMG (sometimes misspelled as Alistair Crooke), born 30 June 1949,[1] is a former Britishdiplomat, and is the founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum, an organisation that advocates for engagement between political Islam and the West.[2] Previously he was a ranking figure in both British intelligence (MI6) and European Union diplomacy.[1][3]
Early life and education
Crooke was born in Ireland, to Frederick Montague Warren and Shona Ann Thomson.[1] His elder brother was Ian W T Crooke who became an SAS officer, eventually commanding 23 Special Air Service Regiment.[4][5] Crooke was brought up mostly in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).[6] He was educated at Aiglon College in Switzerland[7] and at the University of St.
Andrews (1968–1972) in Scotland, from which he obtained an MA in Po