Simon Denyer

Wildlife conservation consultant. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. Former bureau chief with The Washington Post and Reuters.
Author of "Rogue Elephant: Harnessing the Power of India's Unruly Democracy".

Chinese military sets course to expand global reach as ‘national interests’ grow

BEIJING — China said Tuesday that it plans to extend its global military reach to safeguard its economic interests, while defending its territorial claims at sea against “provocative actions” by neighbors and “meddling” by the United States. A policy…

May 26 15May 26, 2015

Article at Washington Post

China launched an anti-corruption campaign last year. So why is its reputation getting worse?

A high-profile anti-corruption campaign launched last year by Chinese President Xi Jinping seems to be very popular with the general public. Unfortunately it doesn’t appear to be working very well -- at least in the view of experts around the…

Dec 02 14December 02, 2014

Article at Washington Post

Yao Ming aims to save Africa's elephants by persuading China to give up ivory

This video is currently not available Former NBA star Yao Ming has helped to launch an international public awareness campaign targeting ivory and rhino horn consumption in Asia, in partnership with African Wildlife Foundation, WildAid and Save the…

Sep 04 14September 04, 2014

Article at Washington Post

Former NSA director’s view of the Internet looks a lot like China’s

BEIJING -- Former NSA and CIA Director Michael V. Hayden’s comments on the Internet this weekend in Washington, and his declaration that Gmail is the preferred online service of terrorists, sounded eerily reminiscent of the sort of argument one might…

May 19 14May 19, 2014

Article at Washington Post

In China, victory for wildlife conservation as citizens persuaded to give up shark fin soup

BEIJING — Once a rare delicacy served to honored guests, shark fin soup had become so popular among China’s fast-growing elite in recent years that it was pushing some shark species close to extinction. Now, there is fresh hope for sharks around the…

Oct 19 13October 19, 2013

Article at Washington Post

Libyan militias amass weapons

TRIPOLI, Libya — At a huge weapons depot in the Libyan capital, flatbed trucks line up to be piled high with land mines, rockets and shells before being driven off into the western mountains. About a month after rebels captured Tripoli and forced…

Sep 19 11September 19, 2011

Article at Washington Post

Financial crisis pushing hungry to the wall

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The economic crisis is pushing the world’s hungriest people to the wall, but a fraction of the cost of financial rescue packages could make a huge difference, the head of the U.N.’s World Food Program said Tuesday. “I don’t…

Dec 16 08December 16, 2008

Article at Reuters

India may deploy more warships to fight pirates

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian navy may beef up its security presence significantly in the Gulf of Aden to counter the threat of rampant piracy to shipping companies, local newspapers reported on Friday. Somali pirates have caused havoc in one of…

Nov 21 08November 21, 2008

Article at Reuters

Doing business the hard way in Bihar

HAJIPUR, India (Reuters) - The white envelope filled with ten 500 rupee notes was dispatched to the electricity board official as a “goodwill gesture”. Soon it came back, with a message from a subordinate. The official was not playing ball -- at…

Feb 18 08February 18, 2008

Article at Reuters

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