William Shawcross

William Shawcross is a distinguished journalist who has covered international conflicts and conflict resolution for many years. He is the author of many books, including Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia; The Quality of Mercy: Cambodia, Holocaust, and Modern Conscience; Deliver Us from Evil: Warlords, Peacekeepers, and a World of Endless Conflict; Allies; and the bestselling The Queen Mother. He is a former chairman of Article 19, a London-based charity and pressure group which defends the rights of free expression enshrined in Article 19 of the Declaration of Human Rights; was a board member of the International Crisis Group; and was a member of the High Commissioner for Refugees’ Informal Advisory Group from 1995-2000. His father, Hartley Shawcross, was Britain’s lead prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials. Shawcross appears regularly on television and radio, and his articles have appeared in leading newspapers and journals throughout the world. He lives in London.