Roger Cohen

In my post as Paris bureau chief for The New York Times, I cover France but have also roamed widely to Ukraine, Russia, India, the Central African Republic and Israel.

What I Cover

I focus on coverage of France and Europe, but also the wars in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza. My great interest lies in personal stories that tell us something about the life of a nation and its people.

My Background

I have worked at The Times for more than three decades, as foreign editor, an Opinion columnist and a foreign correspondent, reporting from all over the world. Before that I worked at Reuters and The Wall Street Journal in Europe and South America.

I received the 2023 Pulitzer Prize and a George Polk Award as part of The Times reporting team covering the war in Ukraine, and a 2024 George Polk Award as part of The Times team covering the war between Israel and Hamas. In 2021, I received the Légion d’Honneur from the French Republic for my work over four decades.

I am the author of five books, including a family memoir entitled, “The Girl from Human Street: Ghosts of Memory in a Jewish Family,” and the recent, “An Affirming Flame: Meditations on Life and Politics.” I have taught journalism at Princeton and Indiana University, Bloomington, and the role of diplomacy as a fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center.

I grew up in England and South Africa and graduated from Oxford. I am a naturalized American citizen.

Journalistic Ethics

I have worked to uphold the highest journalistic standards of accuracy, fairness, sensitivity and clarity in the knowledge that the trust of our readers is the foundation of our reputation. You can read more about The Times’s ethics guidelines.

• Email: rocohen@nytimes.com

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