John Kampfner is a British author, journalist, broadcaster, and cultural leader with a career spanning several decades, based in Berlin and London. He is a Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and was a Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study in Berlin from 2024-2025. He serves as Chair of Young Königswinter and Deputy Chair of the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft.
Kampfner is a regular columnist for publications such as The Guardian, Foreign Policy, and Politico.