Philip Taubman

<p>Philip Taubman worked for <em>The New York Times</em> for thirty years as a reporter and editor, including stints as chief of both the Washington and Moscow bureaus. He has also worked at <em>Esquire</em> and <em>Time</em> magazines. He was twice awarded the George Polk Award—for National Reporting in 1981 and for Foreign Affairs Reporting in 1983. Since retiring from the <em>Times</em> in 2008, he has been a consulting professor at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.</p>