David A. Andelman - Author and foreign correspondent
David A. Andelman
Author and foreign correspondent
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Opinion: Macron just laid the ultimate far-right trapJun 12, 2024French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to hold a snap election in the wake of huge gains by the far right in European Parliament elections, is actually a pretty smart move, argues David A. Andelman. -
Opinion: If Trump wins, I might leave America for goodMay 1, 2024With the prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency looming, some Americans are considering making a permanent move overseas — among them, David A. Andelman. -
Opinion: Europe is already painting Trump out of its defense pictureFeb 22, 2024Given Donald Trump’s NATO threats and congressional inaction on Ukraine, Europe is moving away from America and toward self-sufficiency, writes David A. Andelman. -
Opinion: Stuck in traffic, I wonder if this European city’s car-free vision is workingFeb 6, 2024Paris is cracking down on SUVs. But the city’s car-free strategy might have made traffic congestion even worse, writes David A. Andelman. -
Opinion: Brace yourself. The elections of 2024 could shock the worldDec 18, 2023Voters have administered some profound shocks to the world’s stability this past year – but nothing like what we can expect in 2024, writes David A. Andelman. -
Opinion: The one lesson to take away from Henry Kissinger’s journeyNov 30, 2023David A. Andelman looks back at a remarkable career that — for better or worse — changed the course of history. -
Opinion: Joe Biden is not getting the credit he deserves on foreign policyNov 29, 2023Contrary to former presidents and current criticisms, President Joe Biden’s determination to defend democracy is a rare and commendable feat, writes David A. Andelman. -
Opinion: In the French language, ‘inclusive’ becomes a loaded wordNov 12, 2023France’s battle over removing gender-inclusive language, pushed forward by officials such as Senator Pascale Gruny, has caused deep divisions in the government and nation, writes David A. Andelman. -
Opinion: What keeps a Latvian awake at night?Oct 28, 2023What keeps Latvians, particularly their president, awake at night these days? Perhaps it is a simple confluence of circumstances, including the threat their neighbor Russia poses to the region, writes David A. Andelman after interviewing President Edgars Rinkēvičs. -
Opinion: How long can America continue to be arsenal to the world?Oct 11, 2023The US is providing unfettered support to Israel. Can it still do the same for Ukraine? David A. Andelman looks at the limits of American military resources. -
Opinion: A very French response to Paris’ bedbug bedlamOct 4, 2023They’ve been spotted in cinemas, at Charles de Gaulle Airport, on public transport, and widely seen in social media posts. Conquering the bed bug infestation in Paris could prove a Herculean task, writes David A. Andelman, a habitué of the city. -
Opinion: The US Congress, Slovakian voters just threw Ukraine under the busOct 2, 2023Supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin got a big boost this weekend from the US Congress and from voters in the nation of Slovakia, once among Kyiv’s most fervent European backers, writes David A. Andelman. -
Opinion: Ukraine’s bumpy road ahead just got rockierSep 26, 2023The goodwill accumulated among the forces of democracy for Ukraine and its courageous president may be running dry, writes David A. Andelman. But the US and its allies must under no circumstances allow that to happen, he says. -
Opinion: Why a G20 without Putin and Xi could be a fantastic opportunitySep 10, 2023With both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping the upcoming G20 meeting in New Delhi, “this could be an opportunity for greater unity on key issues for those world leaders still attending,” writes David A. Andelman. -
![TOPSHOT - Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane (2nd R) is greeted by supporters upon his arrival at the Stade General Seyni Kountche in Niamey on August 6, 2023. Thousands of supporters of the military coup in Niger gathered at a Niamey stadium Sunday, when a deadline set by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to return the deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to power is set to expire, according to AFP journalists. A delegation of members of the ruling National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) arrived at the 30,000-seat stadium to cheers from supporters, many of whom were drapped in Russian flags and portraits of CNSP leaders. (Photo by AFP) / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by - has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane] instead of [Colonel-Major Amadou Adramane]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230811102345-niger-coup-080623.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill)
Opinion: Right now, the US is letting Russia win in Africa – againAug 13, 2023The United States needs to get way more proactive way more quickly in what is rapidly morphing into a huge crisis in the heart of Africa, writes foreign policy analyst David Andelman. -
Opinion: ‘I wouldn’t swim in that water at gunpoint.’ Paris locals aren’t the only ones dubious about Olympic plansJul 27, 2023Paris 2024 Olympic organizers want to bring back swimming events in the Seine River. But as David A. Andelman writes, “Nothing could impel me to take a swim in that water — not without a full biohazard suit.”
About
David A. Andelman is a veteran foreign correspondent, author and commentator who contributes frequently to CNN on global affairs. A member of the Board of Contributors of USA Today, he served for more than seven years as Editor & Publisher of World Policy Journal. Earlier, he was executive editor of Forbes.com; a domestic and foreign correspondent for The New York Times in New York, Southeast Asia bureau chief, based in Bangkok, and East European bureau chief, based in Belgrade. He then moved to CBS News where he served for seven years as Paris correspondent. There followed service as a Washington correspondent for CNBC, news editor of Bloomberg News and Business Editor of the New York Daily News. In the course of his career he has traveled through and reported from more than 85 countries.
He is the author of three books, The Peacemakers, published by Harper & Row, and The Fourth World War, published by William Morrow, which he co-authored with the Count de Marenches, long-time head of French intelligence. His third book, A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today was published by John Wiley & Sons, in a new Centenary Edition with foreword by Sir Harold Evans.
Andelman has written for such publications as Harpers, The Atlantic, The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine, Readers Digest, Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs. He is a graduate of Harvard University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and is a member of the Century Association, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Harvard Club of New York, the National Press Club and the Grolier Club. He is first vice president of the Board of Governors of the Society of the Silurians, President-emeritus of the Overseas Press Club of America and serves on its board.
