Peter Rudolf Neumann[1] (born 4 December 1974) is a German journalist and academic who frequently appears on radio and television as an expert on terrorism and political violence.

He received an MA in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin and a PhD in War Studies from King's College London.

[3] Ahead of the North Rhine-Westphalia state elections in 2017, Neumann served as adviser to Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) candidate Armin Laschet.

Neumann described a negative reaction to parts of the speech from the audience, who he said "clearly felt that a comparison was made" between the reunification of Germany and Brexit.

[6] Ahead of the 2021 elections, CDU chairman Armin Laschet included Neumann in his eight-member shadow cabinet for the Christian Democrats’ campaign.