Ralph Boulton

Ralph Boulton worked for many years across Europe and the Middle East as a foreign correspondent and editor. In Russia he reported on the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mocow coups and armed conflicts in the Baltics, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Ukraine. He spent three years working in East Berlin and then five as Reuters Bureau Chief in Turkey, covering the rise of political Islam. More recently, he was Reuters World Desk Chief and Political Editor for Europe, Middle East and Africa.