Joshua Tartakovsky is an independent journalist and filmmaker. He is originally from Jerusalem.
Joshua is a graduate of Brown University with a BA in International Relations and a MSc from the London School of Economics. He worked or interned in Bosnia, UK, Brazil, Germany, Israel and Palestine. He enjoys writing on places he traveled to, politics, history and culture.
Dispatch from Greece: A Country in Crisis
By Joshua Tartakovsky, 5 March 2017 (All Photos by Joshua Tartakovsky. All Rights Reserved 2017 (C)). It may be too late for Greece, but its lessons nevertheless should serve as a reminder of what not to do. Other countries can avoid falling into the...
America First Means Iran Is An Ally Against ISIS Terror
[Picture via Iran: Art & Architecture of Persia] How do interpret President Trump’s recent warnings to Iran and the the imposition of tighter sanctions? Those on the Left who opposed Trump from the very beginning but who supported Hillary may finally speak...
Theresa May in Turkey: Will Cyprus be the down payment for Brexit?
[Photo credit: PA, via the BBC] By Joshua Tartakovsky, 28 January 2017 After a fairly successful meeting with US President Donald Trump, UK Prime Minister Theresa May is now in Ankara. Officially, May is in Turkey to discuss bilateral trade in the post-Brexit era, and...
For Brexit to be a Success, UK and US Must Work Together to End German Hegemony
For Brexit to be a Success, UK and US Must Work Together to End German Hegemony For Brexit to be a Success, UK and US Must Work Together to Break Up the EU By Joshua Tartakovsky Calgacus 13 January 2016 Britain chose Brexit. Now Britain must find a way to leave while...
Photos from Havana – Sep. 2016
Just returned from another trip to Havana where I stayed with long-time friends. The economy was more difficult but so was the determination of the people to find joy in the little things. Havana is exceptionally safe. I don’t recall seeing in American cities...
Back in Athens: History takes place in Greece first.
Acropolis in a rainy day. All photos by Joshua Tartakovsky (C) All Rights Reserved 2016. I am back in Athens after a long absence. The weather is still warm for a winter, the water – offered freely every time one sits down for a coffee, fresh and cold. The...
Is the Kremlin Turning Against the Russian People?
[Picture credit: Wilson Center] Fred Weir is a journalist writing for the Christian Science Monitor in Moscow. He is hardly a Russia-basher. In fact, he often presents nuanced perspectives in his article and explains Russia as it is, with its positives and negatives...
Trump Is A Clown, Hillary A Warmonger: It’s Time for A Third Party
[Photo by Jim’ll Paint It] Joshua Tartakovsky, 12 August 2016 I have great concern for the people of the world. Not just for people of my country, the United States. But also for the people of Brazil, who don’t, I believe, deserve an illegal and...