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Revision as of 20:48, 7 April 2011
Bret Louis Stephens is the foreign-affairs columnist of the Wall Street Journal and deputy editorial page editor, responsible for the editorial pages of the Journal's European and Asian editions. He was editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post in 2002–2004.[1]
Biography
Bret Stephens was born in 1973 and grew up in Mexico City. After graduating from Middlesex School, Stephens went to the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics.[2] Stephens is married to Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim.
Career
Stephens began his career at the Journal as an op-ed editor in New York and later worked as an editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels. In 2006 he took over the "Global View" column from George Melloan, who has retired.
Between 2002 and 2004 he was editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post,a position he assumed at age 28 – the youngest person ever to hold that position. He is the winner of the 2008 Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism. In 2005, Stephens was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, where he was previously a media fellow. He is also a frequent contributor to Commentary magazine.[3]
Bret Stephens supported the French burqa ban, explaining his position in an editorial.[4]
He supports military action against Iran and has urged Obama to support Israel. He wrote "Why Hasn't Israel Bombed Iran (Yet)?" and wrote that Israel is in "frightful peril". [5]
References
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"About Us". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
The Jerusalem Post Editors: ...2002–2004 Bret Stephens
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"Youth not wasted on Jerusalem Post's Bret Stephens". UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|month=and|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Who We Are: Bret Stephens". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 2, 2008. (WSJ staff biography)
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"To Ban the Burqa- Or Not". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) (WSJ Online Email Debate) - ^ "Why Hasn't Israel Bombed Iran (Yet)?". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2010. WSJ Opinion
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