Stephen Powell is a journalist who worked for Reuters for twenty-seven years. He has lived and worked on every continent except Antarctica and brings to his craft a deeply ingrained global perspective. His reporting has included war and coups in Africa and Brazil's transition from military rule to democracy. He lives in the Brecon Beacons, in the town of Crickhowell.

'I hugely enjoyed The First Toast is to Peace. It’s an utterly compelling read. Incidental detail, lively pen portraits, geopolitical context, condensed histories are all woven together with great ease and skill.'– Jon Nixon, retired education professor

Stephen Powell is a journalist who worked for Reuters for twenty-seven years. He has lived and worked on every continent except Antarctica and brings to his craft a deeply ingrained global perspective. His reporting has included war and coups in Africa and Brazil's transition from military rule to democracy. He lives in the Brecon Beacons, in the town of Crickhowell.

'I hugely enjoyed The First Toast is to Peace. It’s an utterly compelling read. Incidental detail, lively pen portraits, geopolitical context, condensed histories are all woven together with great ease and skill.'– Jon Nixon, retired education professor

Stephen Powell is a journalist who worked for Reuters for twenty-seven years. He has lived and worked on every continent except Antarctica and brings to his craft a deeply ingrained global perspective. His reporting has included war and coups in Africa and Brazil's transition from military rule to democracy. He lives in the Brecon Beacons, in the town of Crickhowell.

'I hugely enjoyed The First Toast is to Peace. It’s an utterly compelling read. Incidental detail, lively pen portraits, geopolitical context, condensed histories are all woven together with great ease and skill.'– Jon Nixon, retired education professor