I was posted to China in the summer of 1988, which was the greatest time ever, I think, to have been in China. John Pomfret chinagreatpost Change image and share on social
A lot of times when we work overseas we tend to put the experience of someone who lives overseas, a Chinese person or a Korean person or a Bosnian person, within the prism of an American life. John Pomfret americanbosnianchinese Change image and share on social
I think that's the main threat in Bosnia and Rwanda and Zaire. There doesn't seem to be much willingness to engage these problems unless they directly affect national security interests. John Pomfret affectbosniadirectly Change image and share on social
The work is a calling. It demands that type of obsession. John Pomfret calldemandobsession Change image and share on social
I grew up in New York City in the late '70s, at a time when U.S. - China relations were something that was on the front page of The New York Times on a regular basis. John Pomfret 70sbasischina Change image and share on social
For me the much more significant question is what did the Americans do, if anything, to help the Croatian army, because they are the ones that changed fundamentally the map of Bosnia, not the Bosnian army. John Pomfret americanarmybosnia share on social
Good journalism, I think, represents life and if you try to organize something too neatly it usually blows up in your face and doesn't really happen the way you want it to. John Pomfret blowfacegood Change image and share on social
And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. John Pomfret affectamericabeacon share on social
Stanford had no journalism program so I just learned by doing, effectively. John Pomfret effectivelyjournalismlearn Change image and share on social
I've been shot at on numerous occasions. John Pomfret havenumerousoccasion Change image and share on social
