Foundation for Defense of Democracies

James Kirchick a writer and foreign correspondent based in Central Europe, and a contributing editor to the New Republic and World Affairs Journal. He is a fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an adjunct fellow of the Center for European Policy Analysis. Prior to joining FDD, he was writer-at-large for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, reporting on the politics and cultures of the 21 countries in RFE/RL’s broadcast region. Among the stories he covered were the fraudulent 2010 presidential election in Belarus, ethnic cleansing in Kyrgyzstan, and the Libyan Civil War.

For over three years, Kirchick worked at The New Republic, covering domestic politics, intelligence, and American foreign policy. He writes frequently for many periodicals including Newsweek, Commentary, The Weekly Standard, The American Interest, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Columbia Journalism Review, Prospect, Foreign Policy and Policy Review, among others. He has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Wall Street Journal Europe, The Jerusalem Post and The Los Angeles Times. He is a monthly columnist for Ha’aretz and a frequent contributor to Tablet.

Kirchick has previously worked for The New York Sun, The New York Daily News, and The Hill. A leading voice on American gay politics and international gay rights, he is a recipient of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Journalist of the Year Award. His personal website is www.jameskirchick.com.

James Kirchick a writer and foreign correspondent based in Central Europe, and a contributing editor to the New Republic and World Affairs Journal. He is a fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an adjunct fellow of the Center for European Policy Analysis. Prior to joining FDD, he was writer-at-large for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, reporting on the politics and cultures of the 21 countries in RFE/RL’s broadcast region. Among the stories he covered were the fraudulent 2010 presidential election in Belarus, ethnic cleansing in Kyrgyzstan, and the Libyan Civil War.

For over three years, Kirchick worked at The New Republic, covering domestic politics, intelligence, and American foreign policy. He writes frequently for many periodicals including Newsweek, Commentary, The Weekly Standard, The American Interest, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Columbia Journalism Review, Prospect, Foreign Policy and Policy Review, among others. He has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Wall Street Journal Europe, The Jerusalem Post and The Los Angeles Times. He is a monthly columnist for Ha’aretz and a frequent contributor to Tablet.

Kirchick has previously worked for The New York Sun, The New York Daily News, and The Hill. A leading voice on American gay politics and international gay rights, he is a recipient of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Journalist of the Year Award. His personal website is www.jameskirchick.com.