Gregory Feifer

GlobalPost

Gregory Feifer is editor for Europe, where the euro crisis hasn’t overshadowed all other stories… yet. Before joining GlobalPost, he was senior correspondent at Radio Free Europe in Prague and NPR bureau chief in Moscow, where he covered Russia’s resurgence under Vladimir Putin. He reported from across the country and other former Soviet republics, and observed the effects of Russia’s vast new oil wealth on an increasingly nationalistic society as well as Moscow's rekindling of a new Cold War-style opposition to the West.

Feifer is the author of Russians, a book about Russian behavior and society to be published by the Hachette imprint Twelve in September 2013. His book The Great Gamble, a history of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, was published by HarperCollins in January 2009. He also co-wrote Spy Handler, published by Basic Books in 2005, with former KGB colonel Victor Cherkashin.

His work has appeared in numerous outlets, including The New Republic, The Washington Post and World Policy Journal. He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees at Harvard University and lives in Boston with his wife Elizabeth, son Sebastian and daughter Vanessa.

Ukraine's familiar fight for a national identity

Analysis: A century after World War I began, old European enmities are shaping the present conflict with Russia.

Ukraine's familiar fight for a national identity

Ukraine’s conflict is shaping a new national identity

Ukraine’s conflict is shaping a new national identity

Just how desperate is Ukraine's crisis?

Just how desperate is Ukraine's crisis?

Why is Ukraine having such a hard time getting its message across?

Why is Ukraine having such a hard time getting its message across?

Putin is much more cynical than you think

Putin is much more cynical than you think

Russia isn’t an immutable force

News analysis: Will the downing of Malaysian flight MH17 prompt Western countries to confront the actions of one man?

Russia isn’t an immutable force

Putin hasn't changed. It's time the West did.

Column: In order to confront him, the West must realize that the post-Cold War era ended years ago.

Putin hasn't changed. It's time the West did.

Putin's playing a losing game

Column: The Russian president has shown himself to be remarkably predictable during his 14 years in power. Western countries should use that to their advantage.

Putin's playing a losing game

Russia’s moment in the sun

Or why Putin won’t back down over Ukraine.

Russia’s moment in the sun

Putin would rather see civil war in Ukraine than a western-leaning democracy

Three questions with GlobalPost editor Gregory Feifer.

Putin would rather see civil war in Ukraine than a western-leaning democracy

Stopping Putin in Ukraine

Column: Although Western leaders are showing uncharacteristic fortitude, confronting Moscow over Ukraine may become increasingly unpopular.

Stopping Putin in Ukraine

Why Russia really wants Crimea

Column: As Moscow races to swallow the Ukrainian peninsula, Western countries must understand Putin’s motives for any chance to counter them.

Why Russia really wants Crimea

What Putin really wants with Crimea

Column: Western countries must act decisively for any hope of rolling back Moscow's incursion.

What Putin really wants with Crimea

Russia’s playing a long game over Ukraine

Column: With Moscow already trying to undermine the new authorities in Kyiv, Western countries must learn from past mistakes by fully committing to Ukraine.

Russia’s playing a long game over Ukraine

A speech to live by

News analysis: Squaring Obama's rhetoric with his actions.

A speech to live by