Alexandros Petersen

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Alexandros Petersen (1984 - 2014), known as Alexi or Alex, was an academic, writer and geopolitical energy expert. [1] He is the author, among others, of the book "The World Island: Eurasian Geopolitics and The Fate of the West" (Praeger: 2011).

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 3, 1984 to a Danish father and a Greek mother, Petersen spoke Danish, Greek and English. He grew up in Rome and Washington DC, where he graduated from Georgetown Day School.

In 1999, Petersen co-founded the punk rock band "The A.K.s" , together with Noah Foster and Justin Parker while they were classmates at GDS in Washington. Petersen was the lead singer and main lyricist of the band.

Petersen received a BA in War Studies with First Class Honors from King's College London and an MSc and PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics. His PhD thesis, dated 2012, which was entitled Integration in energy and transport amongst Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, [2] was also published posthumously in 2016 with a foreword by Roy Allison. [3] An anthology of Petersen's articles, short studies, and interviews was published in 2017. In the foreword, S. Frederick Starr noted that, although these pieces had been written over the span of ten years, starting in 2004, "they are even more relevant today in their prescient analysis. Petersen insightfully addressed the implications of the West withdrawing its engagement from the Caucasus and Central Asia, the expansion of the Chinese influence, and Russia’s strategic interests". [4]

His book Sinostan: China's Inadvertent Empire, [5] co-authored with Raffaello Pantucci, was published in April 2022.

Petersen was actively involved with Young Professionals in Foreign Policy as both a member and a Board representative. He helped found branches in London, Brussels, and New York City. [6]

He died January 17, 2014, in a Kabul restaurant bombing and shooting rampage that killed a total of 21 people. [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Torrance, Kelly Jane (3 February 2014). "Alexandros Petersen, 1984-2014 Kelly Jane Torrance on The Most Interesting Man in D.C." Weekly Standard . Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Petersen, Alexandros (2012). Integration in energy and transport amongst Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Petersen, Alexandros (June 2016). Integration in Energy and Transport: Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey. Lexington Books. p. 246. ISBN   978-1-4985-2553-4.
  4. ↑ Petersen, Alexandros (July 2017). Eurasia's Shifting Geopolitical Tectonic Plates: Global Perspective, Local Theaters. Lexington Books. p. 258. ISBN   1498525504.
  5. ↑ Pantucci, Raffaello; Petersen, Alexandros (April 2022). Sinostan: China's Inadvertent Empire. Oxford University Press. p. 311. ISBN   978-0-19-885796-9.
  6. ↑ Rogin, Josh (22 January 2014). "Alexandros Petersen, 1984-2014". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2014-01-22.
  7. ↑ Gobry, Pascal-Emmanuel (21 January 2014). "In Memoriam: Alexandros Petersen, Murdered By The Taliban In Kabul". Forbes . Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Alexandros Petersen, Central Asia scholar; at 29". Boston Globe. Washington Post. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Rogin, Josh (21 January 2014). "Alexandros Petersen, 1984-2014". Daily Beast. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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