Stephen Farrell

Stephen Farrell is a former journalist who is now Head of News and Comment for the Chatham House international affairs think-tank in London. He holds both Irish and British citizenship. Farrell worked for The Times from 1995 to 2007, reporting from Kosovo, India, Afghanistan and the Middle East, including Iraq. In 2007, he joined The New York Times, and reported from the Middle East, Afghanistan and Libya, later moving to New York and London. In 2017, he joined Reuters, working as bureau chief in Jerusalem until Jan. 2022. He then worked in Ukraine and London. In May 2025, he joined Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs.