Cameron Abadi is a Berlin-based writer with a focus on contemporary Europe and the Middle East. Born and raised in New York City to Iranian parents, he holds Iranian citizenship and speaks Farsi fluently. In addition to his work for Germany's two largest weeklies, Die Zeit and Der Spiegel, he has contributed to Foreign Policy, Financial Times magazine and the New Republic. He's also worked for the Berlin bureau of Associated Press. Abadi moved to Berlin after graduating with a bachelor's degree in political science from Yale. He also earned a master's degree at the Free University of Berlin.