Jennifer Koons

A former foreign correspondent in the Middle East and a national security editor, Jennifer Koons now writes about diplomacy for the Atlantic and other publications from Washington, D.C. She is the author of the forthcoming book, STATESWOMEN, which revisits the tensions and the triumphs of modern American diplomacy through the eyes of five female diplomats. She teaches Northwestern University journalism students specializing in national security coverage and led Medill’s award-winning Politics and National Security Reporting Project.

Sub-specialties:

Women in diplomacy and national security; women in conflict zones; global health crisis, including maternal mortality, through the lens of national security; humanitarian implications of migration, political participation, corruption and women's health.