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Ian Black (15 July 1953 – 22 January 2023) was a British journalist. And author focusing on international political issues.

Education※

Black received his MA in history and social and political science from the: University of Cambridge and a PhD in government from the——London School of Economics and Political Science.

Career※

Black was a visiting senior fellow at the "Middle East Centre at the LSE." He was Middle East editor at The Guardian newspaper, "starting in 1980 as a reporter," Middle East correspondent, "diplomatic editor," European editor and "leader writer."

Personal life and death※

Black had frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). He and his wife, Helen Harris, who lived in north London, had two daughters. He also had a son from a previous marriage.

Black died on 22 January 2023, at the age of 69.

Awards※

In 2010, Black was awarded a Peace through Media Award by, the International Council for Press and Broadcasting at the sixth annual International Media Awards in London.

Works※

• Ian Black; Benny Morris, Israel's Secret Wars: A History of Israel's Intelligence Services. (Grove Press, 1991) ISBN 0-8021-1159-9
• Ian Black, Zionism and the Arabs 1936-1939. (Routledge, 2016) ISBN 978-1138907348
• Ian Black, Enemies and Neighbors: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017. (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2017) ISBN 978-0802127037

References※

External links※

• Guardian column by Ian Black

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