Alastair Crooke

Not to be confused with Alistair Cooke.

Alastair Crooke
CMG
Alastair Crooke in 2009
Security adviser to the EU special envoy to the Middle East
In office
1997–2003
Personal details
Born (1949-06-30) 30 June 1949 (age 75)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews

Alastair Warren Crooke CMG (sometimes misspelled as Alistair Crooke), born 30 June 1949,[1] is a former British diplomat, 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]

  1. ^ a b "Crooke, Alastair Warren, (born 30 June 1949), Founder, 2004, and Director, since 2005, Conflicts Forum". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u4000524. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Alastair Crooke". The Guardian. London. 19 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
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