Andrew Bast

International.

Reported from four continents, notably from Sri Lanka in the devastating wake of the 2004 tsunami, and most recently from Mexico City. New York Times, Newsweek, Village Voice. Currently, I am vying for trips to Afghanistan and China and preparing a book on US state-building in fragile and failed states around the world.

Write to me at my gmail account: andrewcbast.

Location

  • New York, NY, US
 

Publications

See more work at http://folio.reporterist.com/andrewbast

Work Experience

  1. Newsweek Reporter 05/2009 - present ( 9 mons )

    Covered global affairs, concentrating on Latin America and international security.

  2. Baruch College, CUNY Adjunct Professor of Political Science 08/2008 - present ( > 1 yrs )

    Lectured upper-level undergraduate course on American Foreign Policy.

  3. Great Issues Forum Fellow, 2008-2009 09/2008 - 06/2009 ( 9 mons )

    Participate in seminars as a commentator and blogger. View the site here.

  4. New York Inquirer Editor in Chief 07/2006 - 01/2009 ( > 2 yrs )

    Blog on international affairs and globalization. Site.

  5. Security Council Report Research Intern 01/2008 - 05/2008 ( 4 mons )

    Compiled daily news briefs and updated website. Site.

  6. Council on Foreign Relations Intern 09/2007 - 12/2007 ( 3 mons )

    Researched and edited Council publications.

  7. Random House Managing Editor 03/2001 - 08/2007 ( > 6 yrs )

    Shepherded more than a hundred titles a year from contract to bound book. Line edited novels.

Education

  1. City University of New York Graduate Center M.A., Political Science, International Relations 2009

    Areas of study: international law, international institutions, globalization and international political economy, revolution.

  2. State University of New York at Binghamton B.A., Philosophy and Comparative Literature 2000

    Focus: postmodern and postructuralist literary theory.