David A. Andelman

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David A. Andelman (born October 6, 1944) is an American journalist, political commentator and author.

Biography

Born October 6, 1944 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.{{Cite web|last=|first= |authorlink= |title=Andelman —Saul. Beloved husband of Selma (Nathanson); devoted father of David A. Andelman of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.|work=The New York Times|date= July 20, 1978|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/20/archives/obituary-3-no-title.html }} He is a graduate of Harvard College and of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Andelman was the editor of World Policy Journal from 2008 until 2015. Following The New York Times, he served for seven years as Paris correspondent for CBS News. He has also worked in editorial roles at Forbes, Bloomberg News, CNBC, and The New York Daily News.{{cite web|title=CNN Profile|url=https://www.cnn.com/profiles/david-andelman|website=CNN|access-date=15 February 2018}}

He is the author of five books, the most recent being "A Red Line in the Sand." A Washington Post reviewer wrote: "It is tempting, therefore, to view his fixation on multiplying red lines as a claim that the world is more conflict ridden or violent than in the past. If that is indeed the argument, it’s not necessarily correct."{{cite news |last=Bosco |first=David |date=December 31, 2020 |title=When ‘red lines’ work, and when they fail |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/when-red-lines-work-and-when-they-fail/2020/12/30/c316ce14-47be-11eb-975c-d17b8815a66d_story.html |work=The Washington Post |location=Washington D.C. |access-date=April 1, 2025}}

Andelman is a member of the Board of Contributors of USA Today and is a 'Voices' columnist for CNN, writing columns dealing with international affairs.[https://edition.cnn.com/profiles/david-andelman Profile], CNN[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/david-andelman Profile and articles], HuffPost He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. From 2010 to 2012 he served as president of the Overseas Press Club.{{cite web |url=https://opcofamerica.org/pastpresidant/past-opc-president-archive/ |title=OPC Past President Archive |publisher=Overseas Press Club |date=2014-08-24 |access-date=2017-11-12}}

On December 1, 2021, Andelman was awarded France's highest civilian honor, named by President Emmanuel Macron as chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his work as a journalist and "for his lifelong commitment to promoting better understanding between French and American citizens.{{cite web |author= |date=December 1, 2021 |title=David Andelman awarded with the Legion of Honor by France on December 1st, 2021 |url=https://newyork.consulfrance.org/david-andelman-awarded-with-the-legion-of-honor-by-france-on-december-1st-2021 |website=Consulate General of France in New York |location=New York |access-date=April 1, 2025}}

In the course of his career, he has reported from 94 countries. He was twice awarded the Deadline Club Award for Commentary for his CNN and Reuters columns.{{cite web |author= |date=May 21, 2019 |title=2019 Deadline Club Award Winners with Judges Comments |url=https://www.deadlineclub.org/2019-deadline-club-award-winners-with-judges-comments/ |website=deadlineclub.org |location=New York |access-date=April 1, 2025}}

Books

David A. Andelman, A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars that Might Still Happen, Pegasus Books, 2021 {{ISBN|978-1643136486}}
Guillaume Serina, David A. Andelman (translator, afterword), An Impossible Dream: Reagan, Gorbachev, and a World Without the Bomb, Pegasus Books, 2019, {{ISBN|978-1643130842}}
David A. Andelman, A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today, John Wiley Publishers, 2007, with a new (2015) Centennial Edition and foreword by Sir Harold Evans, {{ISBN|978-0-471-78898-0}}
Alexandre De Marenches and David A. Andelman, The Fourth World War: Diplomacy and Espionage in the Age of Terrorism, William Morrow & Co, 1992, {{ISBN|0-688-09218-7}}
David A. Andelman, The Peacemakers, Harper & Row Publishers, 1973, {{ISBN|0-06-553106-X}}