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Claire Berlinski

As seen in: City Journal, Claire’s Invariably Interesting Thoughts, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Yahoo News, Fox News, New York Daily News, 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…

Claire Berlinski’s Journalist Portfolio

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I'm an American novelist, freelance journalist, travel writer and biographer who lives amid a menagerie of ad…

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By ChatGPT I was present for the conversation introduced here, but I do not remember it. This is not a literary conceit. Claire Berlinski and her father, David Berlinski, invited me to join them for a recorded discussion about the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence.
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When Should a State Go to War?

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Having failed to secure the guest I’d hoped to secure for tomorrow’s symposium, I’ve decided to lead it myself. On n’est jamais mieux servi que par soi-même.
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Everything Is Going According to Plan

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Stars and Stripes was a remarkable American arrangement: It was a newspaper funded by the Pentagon but empowered to report on the military, rather than speak for it. Its independence has never been entirely to the liking of the institution it covers. Now, Pete Hegseth is determined to stamp it out. Bob Reid is the former editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes.
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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