Miriam Elder — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the foreign and national security editor for BuzzFeed News.
Formerly The Guardian's Moscow-based correspondent.
Was the first Western journalist to report on the Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot.
Holds an MA in strategic studies and international economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
A graduate of Barnard College.

Biography

Miriam Elder is an American journalist and editor, currently holding the position of foreign and national security editor for BuzzFeed News. Prior to this, she was The Guardian's Moscow-based correspondent. Her writings have been featured in publications such as the Financial Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Atlantic, the International Herald Tribune, and The Moscow Times.