Emily Schultheis

Emily Schultheis is a freelance journalist and fellow with the Institute of Current World Affairs, writing about German politics and the rise of populist far-right parties across Europe. Over the course of her political reporting career, Emily’s work has appeared in The Atlantic, Politico, The Guardian, The New York Times, Politico Europe, Foreign Policy, BBC Online, The Los Angeles Times, CNN, CBS News, NBC News, National Journal, Der Tagesspiegel, Deutsche Welle and Spiegel International, among others. From 2011 to 2017, Emily covered U.S. national politics and elections from Washington, first for Politico and then for the National Journal and CBS News. She is also a previous recipient of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship, the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship, and the East-West Center Jefferson Fellowship for her reporting on international politics and populism.