Jonathan Tepperman

Born and raised in Canada, Tepperman lives in Brooklyn with his family. Tepperman is Jewish.Forward, December 24, 2013, "[https://forward.com/opinion/189887/i-never-said-thanks-to-edgar-bronfman I Never Said Thanks to Edgar Bronfman]."

Tepperman has a BA in English Literature from Yale University and law degrees from the University of Oxford and New York University.

After studying law and starting his career freelancing in the Middle East, Tepperman joined Foreign Affairs, the magazine published by the Council on Foreign Relations, in 1998 under Fareed Zakaria. He spent several years at the magazine as a junior editor before moving on to Newsweek in 2006. There, he was deputy editor for the international edition, ran at various times the Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Latin America sections, and wrote multiple cover stories, opinion pieces, and a style column. In 2011, Tepperman returned to Foreign Affairs as its managing editor, a position he held until 2017, when he was named Foreign Policy's editor-in-chief.{{Cite web|date=2017-08-22|title=Jonathan Tepperman Named editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170822005463/en/Jonathan-Tepperman-Named-Editor-In-Chief-of-Foreign-Policy|access-date=2022-01-21|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}

He has also worked in political-risk consulting and as a speechwriter for Morris B. Abram, a former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council.

Tepperman writes for a range of publications. In 2013, he was a guest columnist for the International New York Times (formerly the International Herald Tribune).The New York Times, July 26, 2013. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/opinion/global/israel-vs-iran-again.html Israel vs Iran, Again]." He has also published analytic essays, profiles, Op-Eds, interviews, and book reviews in The New York TimesThe New York Times, May 24, 2013, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/opinion/global/asian-tensions-and-the-problem-of-history.html?pagewanted=all Asian Tensions and the Problems of History]." and New York Times Magazine,The New York Times Magazine, April 28, 2002. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/28/magazine/complicating-the-race.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Complicating the Race]" The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal,The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2006, "[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115466040512826699 UN Peacekeepers to Lebanon?]" The Atlantic,The Atlantic, November 4, 2010, "[https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/11/obama-makes-some-authoritarian-friends-in-asia/65603/ Obama Makes Some Authoritarian Friends in Asia.]" The New Republic,The New Republic, November 18, 2002, "[http://www.cfr.org/security-contractors/can-mercenaries-protect-hamid-karzai/p5207 Can Mercenaries Protect Hamiz Karzai?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225233957/http://www.cfr.org/security-contractors/can-mercenaries-protect-hamid-karzai/p5207 |date=2013-12-25 }}" and many other newspapers and magazines. He is the co-editor of three books: The U.S. vs Al Qaeda: A History of the War on Terror (2011), The Clash of Ideas: The Ideological Battles That Made the Modern World and Will Shape the Future (2011), and Iran and the Bomb: Solving the Persian Puzzle (2012).

He is a frequent media commentator on international affairs, appearing on CNN, MSNBC, the BBC, Fox News, NPR, Globo, and other networks, as well as radio, including The Brian Lehrer Show and The Diane Rehm Show.

Tepperman regularly conducts interviews with global leaders for Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, and the Halifax International Security Forum. Recent interviewees include Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,Foreign Affairs, "[http://www.foreignaffairs.com/discussions/interviews/syrias-president-speaks Syria's President Speaks]." Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,Foreign Affairs, July/August 2013, "[http://www.foreignaffairs.com/discussions/interviews/japan-is-back Japan is Back.]" Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto,Foreign Affairs, January/February 2014, "[http://www.foreignaffairs.com/discussions/interviews/pact-for-progress Pact for Progress: A Conversation with Enrique Peña Nieto]." Turkish President Abdullah Gül,Foreign Affairs, "[http://www.foreignaffairs.com/discussions/interviews/talking-turkey Talking Turkey: A Conversation with Abdullah Gül."] Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak,Foreign Affairs, "[http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/138480/jonathan-tepperman/baraks-last-battle Barak's Last Battle.]" and US Senator John McCain.Halifax International Security Forum, 2011, "[https://halifaxtheforum.org/2011-forum/just-happened/ The United States in 2012: Super Power, Super Enabler or Stay at Home Parent?" with Senator John McCain and Senator Mark Udall.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225173030/https://halifaxtheforum.org/2011-forum/just-happened/ |date=2013-12-25 }}"

In 2016, Tepperman delivered a TED Talk on the [https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_tepperman_the_risky_politics_of_progress risky politics of progress].{{cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_tepperman_the_risky_politics_of_progress|title=The risky politics of progress}}

In 2021, Tepperman delivered a seminar, in conjunction with the International Republican Institute (IRI) titled China and the Global Fight for Democracy. It featured many speakers, including Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Congressmen Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Tom Malinowski of New Jersey, IRI officials (Senior Advisor David O. Shullman and President Daniel Twining) and academic experts Emmanuel Matambo, a Senior Researcher at the University of Johannesburg Centre for African-China Studies and Nadège Rolland, a Senior Fellow of Political and Security Affairs at the National Bureau of Asian Research.{{Cite web|last=Francois|first=Kara|title=Join FP and IRI for our upcoming Virtual Dialogue: China and the Global Fight for Democracy|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/events/democracy-china-foreign-influence-iri/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Foreign Policy|language=en-US}}

Tepperman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities.{{Cite web|title=Fellows O-Z|url=http://nyihumanities.org/fellows-oz|access-date=2022-01-21|website=New York Institute for the Humanities|language=en-US}}

In September 2016, Tepperman published The Fix: How Nations Survive and Thrive in a World in Decline.{{Cite news|last=Hirsh|first=Michael|date=2016-09-29|title=Here Are 10 Practical Solutions to the World's Big Problems|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/books/review/jonathan-tepperman-the-fix.html|access-date=2022-01-21|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|title=Now in paperback: THE FIX by Jonathan Tepperman - The Crown Publishing GroupThe Crown Publishing Group|url=https://crownpublishing.com/archives/news/now-paperback-fix-jonathan-tepperman|access-date=2022-01-21|website=The Crown Publishing Group|language=en}} The book reveals often-overlooked good news stories in public policy, identifying ten pervasive and seemingly impossible challenges—including immigration reform, economic stagnation, political gridlock, corruption, and Islamic terrorism—and shows that, contrary to the general consensus, “each of these problems has a solution, and not just a theoretical one... They’ve all been tried, and they work. The trick is knowing where to look for them.”

The New York Times Book Review called it “An indispensable handbook. . . . Smart and agile. . . . The timing of this book could not be better. . . . Tepperman goes into impressive detail in each case study and delivers assessments in clear, pared-down prose.”{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/books/review/jonathan-tepperman-the-fix.html?_r=0|title=Here Are 10 Practical Solutions to the World's Big Problems|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2016-09-29|last1=Hirsh|first1=Michael}} The book was on the Financial Times “Best Business Books of 2016 Longlist”{{cite web|url=https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/books/2016/longlist/the-fix-by-jonathan-tepperman|title=The Fix by Jonathan Tepperman|first=FT Interactive|last=Graphics}} and was a Kirkus Starred Review.{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jonathan-tepperman/the-fix-nations/|title=THE FIX by Jonathan Tepperman - Kirkus Reviews}}

On June 14, 2020, Tepperman, in the capacity of editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, sent an e-mail to subscribers to the publication promoting support for "social justice". The message begins with the statement "George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis police custody on May 25 has sparked an urgent national and global conversation about racism and how to address it. This discussion is long overdue.", and ends with "We are all in this together, and only together can we drive the necessary change."

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• [https://www.jonathantepperman.com Personal Website]
• [https://www.ted.com/speakers/jonathan_tepperman Jonathan Tepperman], TED talks
• [https://foreignpolicy.com/author/jonathan-tepperman/ Foreign Policy bio page]

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