Gideon Lichfield
Gideon Lichfield has worked since 1996 at The Economist, starting out as a science and technology writer and then becoming the magazine's correspondent in Mexico City, Moscow, and Jerusalem. Covering everything from the conflicts in Chechnya and Gaza to the US-Mexico sewage wars, he has amassed expertise in a wide range of important topics including supply-chain problems in the Palestinian generic-Viagra industry, the use of turkeys in the criminal-justice system in rural Mexico, and the crucial role played by the Armenian national security adviser's mother during the hostilities over Nagorno-Karabakh.
In 2009 Gideon moved to New York to be The Economist's deputy digital editor, developing new features for its website and mobile editions and helping to launch new businesses under The Economist's brand. To keep himself writing he is working on a book about Israel-Palestine and co-edits Johnson, The Economist's language blog. Thanks to his wanderings he speaks five languages fluently and three more partially but has trouble remembering the difference between British and American English.