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Claire Berlinski

As seen in: City Journal, Claire’s Invariably Interesting Thoughts, The New York Times, Fox News, TIME, Yahoo News, New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, POLITICO, Substack, The Daily Beast, The Globe and Mail and
Covers:  turkey, the balkans, history and art of these regions. i dabble in american and british politics, always willing to take on something completely new., the former ottoman empire, and the culture, north africa, literature
Doesn't Cover: fashion, celebrities, music
Elite creds. Interesting jobs. Writes books. Good-looking. If you like my Twitter feed, you'll love the Cosmopolitan Globalist: claireberlinski.substack.com

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Claire Berlinski’s Biography

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IN BRIEF: I'm a Turkey based writer, analyst and field researcher looking for ethical, well-compensated work that allows me to put my knowledge and experience to good use. I'm open to all suggestions.

I'm a a City Journal contributing editor, a Senior Fellow of the American Foreign Policy Council, a freelance investigative journalist, travel writer, biographer, and novelist who lives in Istanbul.

My journalism has been published in the American, the American Interest, the American Review, Arab…

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From the Dordogne to Space

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By Claire Berlinski
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Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -2:43 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Hi from the glorious Dordogne, where the news of the week is my father’s spotting of a rare golden jackal—”the Creature”—in our driveway. Much more to report about our vacation (it’s glorious), but the Internet access here is spotty, and my family won’t let me work.
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Is a Better Form of Global Governance Possible?

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By Claire Berlinski
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This symposium took place during the days when I had no Internet access. I was connecting via my iPhone, and as you’ll see, I lost the connection midway through. This was massively frustrating—I was so interested in the discussion, too!—but happily, Simon Pearce recorded it, so I was finally able to see how it ended.
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Live from the Parisian Tandoor

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By Claire Berlinski
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My brother and my nephew are flying to Paris today, and tomorrow, all three generations of Berlinskis will decamp for the countryside, for the season of the annual Berlinski Family Vacation is upon us. You’ve read about them before.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

At Asia Times, in Bangkok, 1995. I'd done some editorial work before.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! And I was a hell of a fast typist.

How is social media changing news?

For the worse, I'm afraid. It's gutted of budgets for foreign correspondents, and it seems to be making consumers of news stupider.

Awards

Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship

1988 - The Scholarship promotes friendly relations among people of different regions.

Rhodes Scholarship Finalist, State of Washington

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