C. J. Chivers

C. J. Chivers is a senior writer for the New York Times and its former Moscow bureau chief. He was an infantry officer in the U.S. Marines from 1988 to 1994, serving in the Gulf War. He is the recipient of numerous prizes, including a shared Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2009 for coverage in Afghanistan and citations from the Overseas Press Club. He is currently on leave from the Times.