Yaroslav Trofimov | |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation | Writer, journalist, and columnist |
Genre | Literary nonfiction |
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Yaroslav Trofimov (born 1969) is a Ukrainian-born [1] Italian author and journalist who is chief foreign-affairs correspondent at The Wall Street Journal . Previously he wrote a weekly column on the Greater Middle East, "Middle East Crossroads," [2] in The Wall Street Journal. He has been a foreign correspondent for the publication since 1999, covering the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Prior to 2015 he was The Wall Street Journal's bureau chief in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting for two consecutive years, in 2023 for his coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine [3] and in 2022 for reporting on the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, [4] won the National Press Club award for political analysis in 2024, [5] received the Arthur Ross Media Award for his coverage of Ukraine, [6] won the Overseas Press Club award for foreign reporting on India, [7] won the SAJA Daniel Pearl award for the outstanding story on South Asia in 2007 and shared the SAJA award for coverage of the Mumbai bombing in 2008, [8] among other honors. In 2021 and 2023 he was awarded the Overseas Press Club Flora Lewis award citation for best commentary on international news. [9] [10]
His book, Our Enemies Will Vanish, was shortlisted for the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Writing. [11]
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