FORA.tv Speaker - Donald Jensen

Donald Jensen is a Resident Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations. From 2002-2008, Jensen was Director of Research and Analysis at RFE/RL, where he oversaw that international news organization's analytical publications, including the daily RFE/RL Newsline. Jensen also managed the organization's extensive program of conferences and briefings. Jensen writes extensively on Russian domestic politics, foreign policy, security and energy issues, especially the politics of Russian business. Jensen is a frequent commentator on radio and television in the US, Russia, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, including CNN International and the Lehrer News Hour. He is a regular analyst on Russian affairs for the BBC, Al Jazeera television (Arabic and English), and Iranian television. Jensen was a consultant and commentator for the PBS program "Return of the Czar," which won the Overseas Press Club's Edward R. Murrow Award in 2001 for distinguished reporting on international affairs.