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Barbara Slavin

Distinguished Fellow at The Stimson Center
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Barbara Slavin, a seasoned foreign policy expert, is a distinguished fellow at The Stimson Center, with extensive experience in national security, public speaking, and writing, having worked for prominent organizations such as The Washington Times, USA Today, and The Economist.
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States, US
Skills
  • Foreign Policy
  • Editing
  • Research
  • National Security
  • Public Speaking
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I am Barbara Slavin, a distinguished fellow at The Stimson Center, currently based in the Washington DC-Baltimore area. With over 13 years of experience as an independent journalist, I have contributed to prominent outlets like Foreignpolicy.com and Al-Jazeera, specializing in foreign policy issues, particularly regarding Iran and the Middle East. My previous roles include serving as a Washington Correspondent for Al-Monitor and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, where I coordinated an influential Iran task force. I hold a BA in Russian from Harvard University, where I was a Phi Beta Kappa member. Fluent in English, I possess strong skills in foreign policy analysis, editing, research, public speaking, and writing, with a robust background in national security and television commentary.

Experience

  • The Stimson Center
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area
    • Distinguished Fellow
      • Feb 2023 - Present
      • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Barbara Slavin
    • independent journalist
      • Jan 2010 - Present

      Contributor to Foreignpolicy.com, Al-Jazeera, Voice of America and other news outlets, focusing on Iran, Arab political developments, the Arab-Israeli dispute and nuclear proliferation. Public speaker and commentator on foreign news and U.S. foreign policy.

  • Al-Monitor
    • international
    • Washington Correspondent
      • Jan 2012 - Feb 2023
      • international

      In charge of writing columns about U.S. policy toward the Middle East and soliciting articles from regional experts

  • International Student House of Washington, DC
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area
    • Board member
      • Sep 2011 - Feb 2023
      • Washington D.C. Metro Area

      Recently admitted to the board of this excellent institution which provides subsidized housing and other services to 90 foreign graduate students and interns each year.

  • Atlantic Council of the United States
    • senior fellow
      • Jan 2011 - Feb 2023

      coordinator of an influential Iran task force, author of Iran issue briefs and organizer of multiple events involving Iran in all its dimensions

  • Washington Times
    • assistant managing editor, world and national security
      • Jul 2008 - Dec 2009

      Responsible for all foreign and national security coverage, including special sections on rape as a tool of war in the Congo and the 20th anniversary of the end of the Cold War as well as numerous exclusives on Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other key topics. Managed a staff of six full-time and more than 20 part-time editors and writers; responsible for a travel/stringer budget of $200,000 a year.

  • U.S. Institute of Peace
    • Jennings Randolph Fellow
      • Oct 2007 - Jul 2008

      Recipient of a coveted fellowship and author of a research paper on Iran’s rising regional profile: “Mullahs, Money and Militias: How Iran Exerts Its Influence in the Middle East.”

  • USA Today
    • senior diplomatic reporter
      • Sep 1996 - Jul 2008

      Covered foreign news including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. policy toward “rogue” states and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Accompanied three secretaries of state on their official travels and was the first U.S. newspaper reporter to interview Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the first to cover first-hand North Korea’s famine of the mid-1990s. Also broke the story of North Korea’s admission of a secret uranium enrichment program and of U.S.-Iran talks in Europe.

  • The Economist
    • Beijing/Middle East/Washington special correspondent
      • Aug 1982 - Sep 1996

      Washington special correspondent (1989-96). Covered foreign policy issues including 1991-93 Middle East peace talks.Middle East correspondent (1985-89). From a Cairo base, traveled widely, covering the Iran-Iraq war, the U.S. bombing of Libya, the evolution of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism.Beijing/Tokyo correspondent (1982-85). Covered China’s opening to the West and pioneering economic reforms; trade and other disputes between Japan and the U.S. and political developments in South Korea.

  • The New York Times
    • editor
      • Nov 1976 - Jul 1982

      Editor/writer on the Week in Review with responsibility for originating, assigning and editing stories from foreign correspondents. Also wrote analyses of the week’s top news and pieces for other sections of the newspaper.

  • United Press International
    • reporter/editor
      • Sep 1973 - Nov 1976

      Reporter (1973-75) on the New York City desk covering a wide range of metro stories. Editor (1975-76) on the foreign desk.

Education

  • 1968 - 1972
    Harvard University
    BA, Russian

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