David E. Hoffman

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David E. Hoffman
Born
David Emanuel Hoffman

(1953-11-14) November 14, 1953
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • journalist
Alma materUniversity of Delaware
Oxford University
Notable worksThe Oligarchs (2002)
The Dead Hand (2009)
The Billion Dollar Spy (2015)
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (2010)
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing (2024)

David Emanuel Hoffman (born November 14, 1953) is an American writer and journalist. He spent the majority of his journalistic career at The Washington Post, working there from 1982 to 2009 and 2012 to 2025 as both Moscow bureau chief (1995–2001) and as a contributing editor. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2010 for The Dead Hand, a book about the legacy of the nuclear arms race, and another Pulitzer Prize in 2024 for his "Annals of Autocracy" article series on the tactics authoritarian regimes use to repress dissent.

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