Dexter Filkins
Dexter Filkins joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2011. He has written about Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, the uprisings in Yemen, the crises in Syria and Lebanon, the Prime Minister of Turkey, and a troubled Iraq War veteran who tracked down the surviving members of a family that his unit had opened fire on. Filkins worked at the Miami Herald and the Los Angeles Times, where he was the paper’s New Delhi bureau chief, before joining the New York Times, in 2000, reporting from New York, South Asia, and Iraq, where he was based from 2003 to 2006. In 2009, he won a Pulitzer Prize as part of a team of Times journalists covering Pakistan and Afghanistan. In 2006, he was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and, from 2007 to 2008, he was a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He has received numerous prizes, including two George Polk Awards and three Overseas Press Club Awards. His book, “The Forever War,” won the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction and was named a best book of the year by the Times, the Washington Post, Time, and the Boston Globe.
Biden’s Dilemma at the Border
America’s broken immigration system has spawned a national fight, but Congress lacks the political will to fix it.
Iran Detains Its Most Celebrated Actress
Taraneh Alidoosti is the latest prominent figure to be arrested, as the regime faces the most serious challenge to its rule since it took power in 1979.
The Redemption of Tua Tagovailoa
After a secret plot to replace him, a terrifying concussion, and wondering to himself, “Do I suck?,” has the Dolphins quarterback finally turned Miami into a winner?
A Dangerous Game Over Taiwan
For decades, China has coveted its island neighbor. Is Xi Jinping ready to seize it?
The Exiled Dissident Fuelling the Hijab Protests in Iran
Since 2014, Masih Alinejad has published videos of Iranian women removing their head scarves. When a twenty-two-year-old died last week in the morality police’s custody, the country exploded.
Can Ron DeSantis Displace Donald Trump as the G.O.P.’s Combatant-in-Chief?
A fervent opponent of mask mandates and “woke” ideology, the Florida governor channels the same rage as the former President, but with greater discipline.
Fleeing the War, a Ukrainian Comes to Brooklyn
As a wave of refugees begins to land in the U.S., one woman follows an unlikely path to safety.
ISIS After the American Strike
For an indication of the terrorist group’s future, look to its recent past.
The Accidental Revolutionary Leading Belarus’s Uprising
How Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya came to challenge her country’s dictatorship.
Europe’s Migration Crisis, Born in Belarus
“Europe’s last dictator” won’t hold on to power forever. But he has invented a new weapon.
Colin Powell’s Fateful Moment
Though Powell created a doctrine of avoiding war unless absolutely necessary, he will be remembered for making the faulty case for invading Iraq.
Did Making the Rules of War Better Make the World Worse?
Why efforts to curb the cruelty of military force may have backfired.
What We Left Behind in Afghanistan
The United States’ hasty, ill-planned withdrawal was one last favor for the Taliban.
Florida’s Remarkable New Wildlife Corridor from the Panhandle to the Keys
The state has created a national model for how to safeguard threatened species for generations.
Last Exit from Afghanistan
Will peace talks with the Taliban and the prospect of an American withdrawal create a breakthrough or a collapse?
Inside the U.S. Army’s Warehouse Full of Nazi Art
One of the world’s largest collections of Nazi propaganda is housed at Fort Belvoir, in northern Virginia; much of it is virulent, and most of it is never seen by the public.
Why Trump Carried Out His Pentagon Purge
With his Administration coming to a close, the President is still reshaping the government around himself.
Will Florida Decide the Presidential Race or Throw It Into Confusion?
The state remains deeply polarized, and statewide races continue to be decided by razor-thin margins.
The Contested Afterlife of the Trump-Alfa Bank Story
Accusations of secret cyber links remain unproved, but both the Russian bank and the Justice Department are pursuing the case.
Who Gets to Vote in Florida?
With the election hanging in the balance, Republican leaders continue a long fight over voting rights.
Biden’s Dilemma at the Border
America’s broken immigration system has spawned a national fight, but Congress lacks the political will to fix it.
Iran Detains Its Most Celebrated Actress
Taraneh Alidoosti is the latest prominent figure to be arrested, as the regime faces the most serious challenge to its rule since it took power in 1979.
The Redemption of Tua Tagovailoa
After a secret plot to replace him, a terrifying concussion, and wondering to himself, “Do I suck?,” has the Dolphins quarterback finally turned Miami into a winner?
A Dangerous Game Over Taiwan
For decades, China has coveted its island neighbor. Is Xi Jinping ready to seize it?
The Exiled Dissident Fuelling the Hijab Protests in Iran
Since 2014, Masih Alinejad has published videos of Iranian women removing their head scarves. When a twenty-two-year-old died last week in the morality police’s custody, the country exploded.
Can Ron DeSantis Displace Donald Trump as the G.O.P.’s Combatant-in-Chief?
A fervent opponent of mask mandates and “woke” ideology, the Florida governor channels the same rage as the former President, but with greater discipline.
Fleeing the War, a Ukrainian Comes to Brooklyn
As a wave of refugees begins to land in the U.S., one woman follows an unlikely path to safety.
ISIS After the American Strike
For an indication of the terrorist group’s future, look to its recent past.
The Accidental Revolutionary Leading Belarus’s Uprising
How Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya came to challenge her country’s dictatorship.
Europe’s Migration Crisis, Born in Belarus
“Europe’s last dictator” won’t hold on to power forever. But he has invented a new weapon.
Colin Powell’s Fateful Moment
Though Powell created a doctrine of avoiding war unless absolutely necessary, he will be remembered for making the faulty case for invading Iraq.
Did Making the Rules of War Better Make the World Worse?
Why efforts to curb the cruelty of military force may have backfired.
What We Left Behind in Afghanistan
The United States’ hasty, ill-planned withdrawal was one last favor for the Taliban.
Florida’s Remarkable New Wildlife Corridor from the Panhandle to the Keys
The state has created a national model for how to safeguard threatened species for generations.
Last Exit from Afghanistan
Will peace talks with the Taliban and the prospect of an American withdrawal create a breakthrough or a collapse?
Inside the U.S. Army’s Warehouse Full of Nazi Art
One of the world’s largest collections of Nazi propaganda is housed at Fort Belvoir, in northern Virginia; much of it is virulent, and most of it is never seen by the public.
Why Trump Carried Out His Pentagon Purge
With his Administration coming to a close, the President is still reshaping the government around himself.
Will Florida Decide the Presidential Race or Throw It Into Confusion?
The state remains deeply polarized, and statewide races continue to be decided by razor-thin margins.
The Contested Afterlife of the Trump-Alfa Bank Story
Accusations of secret cyber links remain unproved, but both the Russian bank and the Justice Department are pursuing the case.
Who Gets to Vote in Florida?
With the election hanging in the balance, Republican leaders continue a long fight over voting rights.