Alan Posener
former opinion editor, Die Welt; author and columnist

Born 1949 London, Alan spent his childhood in Britain and Malaysia, and has lived in Germany since 1962.

As a student Alan was involved in radical politics, as a member of the Maoist KPD based in Dortmund. Later – after a short period of “Berufsverbot” – he worked as a teacher in Berlin. Alan gave up teaching in 1990 and became a freelance writer, translator and rock singer.

He has worked for Die Welt in diverse functions, among them editor of the op-ed page, since 2000. He also writes for The Observer and The Guardian and is often heard on the BBC and seen on Deutsche Welle TV.

Alan has been involved with several blogs, most notably with the Achse des Guten, which threw him out several years ago. He is now a contributor to Starke Meinungen.

Follow Alan on Twitter: @APosener

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