Krista Mahr

Washington, D.C.

Senior International Editor at The New York Times Opinion

Senior international editor at @nytopinion in Washington, D.C. Previous lives in Johannesburg, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Reykjavík and California.

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Articles

Two Opinion Columnists on Trump's Era of International Bullying

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Krista Mahr |Nicholas Kristof |Lydia Polgreen |Derek Arthur

Lydia Polgreen and Nicholas Kristof discuss why other nations are picking up what the president is punching down. With President Trump meeting with heads of state in the Middle East this week, the Times Opinion senior international editor Krista Mahr sat down with the columnists Lydia Polgreen and Nick Kristof to talk about how the president is emboldening leaders of all kinds worldwide, and what relationships they're most worried about.
JD Vance Is Visiting a New Greenland

Mar 28, 2025 | nytimes.com | Krista Mahr

If you want to get a glimpse of the long and complicated history between the United States and Greenland, Narsarsuaq is a good place to start. Narsarsuaq, population 141, a village in southern Greenland, is tucked deep inside a fjord valley, next to a runway built as part of a U.S. military base during World War II.
How Europe Swung to the Right

Jan 27, 2025 | nytimes.com | Krista Mahr |Daniel Wakin

Millions of Europeans will go to the polls this year in a test of the right-wing movements that surged in 2024's historic elections - and of the liberal order that so many disgruntled Europeans turned against. Voters in Germany, Austria, France and the Netherlands have shown the potency of this new populist wave. What's behind their dramatic shift? We asked them.
‘It Cannot Go On Like This’: Voices From Europe’s Swing to the Right

Jan 27, 2025 | flipboard.com | Krista Mahr |Daniel Wakin

6 hours agoGermany’s immigration meltdownHe came from Afghanistan through Bulgaria, where he had registered his claim for asylum. In 2022, he travelled through the EU‚Äôs open borders to …1 day agoNickelodeon and Comedy Central to Stop Broadcasting Via Satellite In Austria on February 1From Saturday 1st February 2025, viewers in Austria will no longer be able to watch Nickelodeon and Comedy Central through their satellite receivers.
Dan Wakin joins New York Times Opinion - Editor and Publisher

Dec 18, 2023 | editorandpublisher.com | Krista Mahr

Over the past few months Dan Wakin has been an invaluable partner to me as well as a generous colleague to all. He came onboard to provide editing support to Opinion’s international team and I am now excited to share that he will be joining us full-time as my deputy. Dan effortlessly stepped in, pursuing ambitious Opinion journalism from around the world.