Rupert Cornwell
Known for his commentary on international relations and US politics, Rupert Cornwell also contributes obituaries and occasionally even a column for the sports pages. With The Independent since its launch in 1986, he was the paper's first Moscow correspondent - covering the collapse of the Soviet Union – during which time he won two British Press Awards. Previously a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times and Reuters, he has also been a diplomatic correspondent, leader writer and columnist, and has served as Washington bureau editor. In 1983 he published God's Banker, about Roberto Calvi, the Italian banker found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge.
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Chavez is gone, but have we seen the last Chavista?
06 March 2013 05:07 PM
The Venezuelan Presidents influence in the Americas during his life time is indisputable, but to what extend will it live on after his death?
Rise and fall of black America's first fighter pilot
03 March 2013 12:00 AM
Out of America: Honoured by the French as a war hero, Eugene Jacques Bullard ended his days as a lift operator
Postcard from... Washington
01 March 2013 12:00 AM
Finally, downtown Washington is getting rid of the FBI. Not the organisation – what with cyber-crime, terrorism and shooting rampages, the services of the “Feds” are more in demand than ever – but the eyesore that is the Bureau’s headquarters.
Basketball: Showtime or bust for the leaky LA Lakers
25 February 2013 07:34 PM
Struggling to make the playoffs and not even the best team in Los Angeles. What, asks Rupert Cornwell, has gone wrong for Nicholson and Co’s favourite team?
The ghost of segregation returns to haunt the ballot box
24 February 2013 12:00 AM
Out of America: Nearly 50 years after the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court may be about to eviscerate it
Washington Redskins – time for a name change?
17 February 2013 12:00 AM
Out of America: US sports teams are dropping Native Indian-inspired names that are viewed as racist
Republicans delay Barack Obama's defence chief nomination
15 February 2013 06:54 PM
Filibuster in Senate delays confirmation of unpopular choice of defence secretary
Marco Rubio’s star rises as Republicans look for a renaissance candidate
11 February 2013 07:54 PM
If US presidential politics is largely about being in the right place at the right time, then Marco Rubio most certainly is.
Sally Jewell is a born survivor – it's a shame she could never be president
10 February 2013 12:00 AM
Out of America: But Obama's UK-born nominee for the Interior Department has enough on her plate as it is
All the presidents’ emails: Mysterious hacker breaks into Bush family inbox
08 February 2013 01:14 PM
A criminal investigation is under way after a hacker broke into email accounts belonging to members of the Bush family and their close friends, publishing phone numbers, home security codes and a picture of George H.W. Bush during his recent hospital stay, when he was reported to be close to death.
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Liam Gallagher slams Daft Punk: 'I could have written Get Lucky in an hour'
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'Something passed underneath us, quite close': Airbus A320 has close encounter with UFO
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Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
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