Edward Lucas

Edward Lucas is a journalist and security analyst who has covered Central and Eastern Europe since the 1980s. The Snowden Operation, published in 2014, presents his critical interpretation of the intelligence disclosures associated with Edward Snowden and their effects on Western security and transatlantic trust. Lucas brought to that argument experience as a foreign correspondent and senior editor at The Economist, including postings in Berlin, Vienna, Moscow, and the Baltic states. His related books include The New Cold War, Deception, Cyberphobia, and Spycraft Rebooted. Now affiliated with the Center for European Policy Analysis, he continues to write about espionage, information warfare, authoritarian influence, and the vulnerabilities of democratic institutions.