'''Ian Black''' is a British journalist and author focusing on [[international relations|international political]] issues. He is is a visiting senior fellow at the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009221833/http://www.lse.ac.uk/Middle-East-Centre/People/Ian-Black|title=Ian Black|date=2019-10-09|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>. He was Middle East editor at ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009221504/https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ianblack|title=Ian Black {{!}} The Guardian|date=2019-10-09|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>, starting in 1980 as a reporter, Middle East correspondent, diplomatic editor, [[European Union|European]] editor and leader writer.
