Jackson Diehl

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Jackson Diehl

» Deputy Editorial Page Editor | Jackson Diehl is deputy editorial page editor of The Post. He is an editorial writer specializing in foreign affairs and writes a biweekly column that appears on Mondays.

Diehl joined The Post in June 1978 as a reporter on the metropolitan staff. He joined the foreign desk in 1981, working as a correspondent from January 1982 until July 1992 in three of The Post's bureaus: Buenos Aires, Warsaw and Jerusalem. From October 1982 until November 2000 Diehl worked in several newsroom management positions, including assistant managing editor/foreign and assistant managing editor/national. He became deputy editorial page editor in February, 2001.

Diehl was awarded the Inter-American Press Association Award for Interpretive Journalism in 1984 for his coverage of South America, and the Bob Considine Award of the Overseas Press Association in 1990 for his coverage of the 1989 revolution in Eastern Europe.

Articles by Jackson Diehl

War of the Rockets (May 5, 2008)

Hunger Pains for Mubarak (April 21, 2008)

Road Map to a Gaza War (April 7, 2008)

Where Europe Draws the Line (March 24, 2008)

The FARC's Guardian Angel (March 10, 2008)

Holding Medvedev to His Words (February 25, 2008)

Holding Medvedev to His Words (February 25, 2008)

Life After Chávez (February 11, 2008)

Life After Chávez (February 11, 2008)

No More Coups (January 28, 2008)

No More Coups (January 28, 2008)

Bush's Diplomatic Amends (January 14, 2008)

Bush's Diplomatic Amends (January 14, 2008)

Make-or-Break Time in Iraq? (December 31, 2007)

Make-or-Break Time in Iraq? (December 31, 2007)

Egypt's YouTube Democrats (December 17, 2007)

Egypt's YouTube Democrats (December 17, 2007)

Fuses in Gaza (December 3, 2007)

Fuses in Gaza (December 3, 2007)

Chávez and the King (November 19, 2007)

Chávez and the King (November 19, 2007)

If This Peace Process Fails (November 8, 2007)

If This Peace Process Fails (November 8, 2007)

All Still Quiet on the Syria Bombing (November 5, 2007)

All Still Quiet on the Syria Bombing (November 5, 2007)

The Deal on the Table (October 22, 2007)

The Deal on the Table (October 22, 2007)

As Lebanon Goes . . . (October 8, 2007)

As Lebanon Goes . . . (October 8, 2007)

Forsaking the Egyptian Free Press (September 24, 2007)

Forsaking the Egyptian Free Press (September 24, 2007)

The Bottom-Up Partition (September 10, 2007)

The Bottom-Up Partition (September 10, 2007)

Muslim Democracy in Action (August 27, 2007)

Muslim Democracy in Action (August 27, 2007)

The Rush for a Legacy (August 6, 2007)

The Rush for a Legacy (August 6, 2007)

Pistachios at Guantanamo (July 23, 2007)

Pistachios at Guantanamo (July 23, 2007)

Mideast Policy in a Fantasy World (July 9, 2007)

Mideast Policy in a Fantasy World (July 9, 2007)

A Shadow on the Human Rights Movement (June 25, 2007)

A Shadow on the Human Rights Movement (June 25, 2007)

How to Be A Dissident President (June 11, 2007)

How to Be A Dissident President (June 11, 2007)

Shortchanging Democracy in Ukraine (May 28, 2007)

Shortchanging Democracy in Ukraine (May 28, 2007)

Dead Air in Caracas (May 14, 2007)

Dead Air in Caracas (May 14, 2007)

A Lasting Freedom Agenda (April 30, 2007)

A Lasting Freedom Agenda (April 30, 2007)

Mideast Relations 101 (April 16, 2007)

Mideast Relations 101 (April 16, 2007)

Darfur on Their Radar (April 2, 2007)

Darfur on Their Radar (April 2, 2007)

The Great Mideast Pretenders (March 19, 2007)

The Great Mideast Pretenders (March 19, 2007)

The House's Ottoman Agenda (March 5, 2007)

The House's Ottoman Agenda (March 5, 2007)

Can a Saudi Dealmaker Rescue Bush? (February 19, 2007)

Can a Saudi Dealmaker Rescue Bush? (February 19, 2007)

Musharraf's Stale Promises (February 5, 2007)

Musharraf's Stale Promises (February 5, 2007)

Rice's Rhetoric, in Full Retreat (January 22, 2007)

Rice's Rhetoric, in Full Retreat (January 22, 2007)

War Against Time (January 8, 2007)

War Against Time (January 8, 2007)

The New Threat To Europe (December 25, 2006)

The New Threat To Europe (December 25, 2006)

How Quickly Bush Forgot (December 11, 2006)

How Quickly Bush Forgot (December 11, 2006)

Dinner With Jacques (November 30, 2006)

Dinner With Jacques (November 30, 2006)

Shaping Post-Bush Policy (November 27, 2006)

Shaping Post-Bush Policy (November 27, 2006)

How Bush and Olmert Could Help Each Other (November 13, 2006)

Ch?vez's Legal Weapon (October 30, 2006)

Ch?vez's U.N. Moment (October 16, 2006)

The Big Question On Iraq (October 2, 2006)

An Endless Vacuum in the Middle East (September 18, 2006)

Not Wanted: An Exit Strategy (September 4, 2006)

Ch?vez's War of Words (August 7, 2006)

Betting on Democracy (July 31, 2006)

Israel's Diplomatic Invasion (July 3, 2006)

Crumbling Before Putin (June 19, 2006)

Iran's China Syndrome (June 5, 2006)

Reclaiming the Democratic Agenda (May 22, 2006)

In Iran, Apocalypse vs. Reform (May 11, 2006)

Deft Demagoguery in Iran (May 7, 2006)

Retreat From the Freedom Agenda (April 24, 2006)

In Venezuela, Locking Up the Vote (April 10, 2006)

The Freedom to Describe Dictatorship (March 27, 2006)

A Losing Latin Policy (March 10, 2006)

An Explosive Gas Deal (February 27, 2006)

Caught Between Ballots and Bullets (February 13, 2006)

Bush's Choice on Iran (January 30, 2006)

Electing a Vision, Not a Visionary (January 16, 2006)

Our Latin Conundrum (January 2, 2006)

In the Mideast, Democratic Momentum (December 19, 2005)

Mubarak Outdoes Himself (December 5, 2005)

The Bosnian Example for Iraq (November 21, 2005)

Reselling the Wars (November 7, 2005)

An Oil-Rich Test for Bush (October 24, 2005)

Iraqis' Broken Dreams (October 10, 2005)

Buying Support in Latin America (September 26, 2005)

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