Martin Schäuble, born in 1978, studied politics in Berlin, Israel and Palestine and wrote his doctoral thesis on two jihadists. Over the past twenty years as a journalist, he has travelled to the Middle East many times. His research there led to the publication of Black Box Dschihad (Hanser 2011). He has also written Die Gebrauchsanweisung für Israel und Palästina and Zwischen den Grenzen. Zu Fuß und per Anhalter durch Israel und Palästina (Hanser 2013).
Martin Schäuble is also a successful YA novelist. He currently lives with his family in Berlin.