Peter Finn
Staff Writer

Peter Finn is a National Security correspondent for The Washington Post. He joined the paper from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 1995 and first worked in Virginia for the Metro section. Beginning in 1998, Finn spent 10 years overseas for the paper as the bureau chief in Warsaw, Berlin and then Moscow. He reported on the 1999 war in Kosovo and its aftermath. Following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Finn covered terrorism for the Post, traveling extensively in the Middle East, North Africa, the Persian Gulf, and Pakistan. He was also part of the Post team that covered the invasion of Iraq, and the American occupation. His last overseas assignment was the Russia-Georgia war, and Finn returned to Washington in 2008.

Latest by Peter Finn

State Dept. tells plastic gun creator to take blueprints off Web site

State Dept. tells plastic gun creator to take blueprints off Web site

The weapon, created with a 3-D printer, was successfully test-fired last weekend.

Boston police weren’t told of Russian warning on Tsarnaev brother

Boston police weren’t told of Russian warning on Tsarnaev brother

City’s police chief tells Congress he would have given suspect in marathon bombings a second look.

Decades of distrust restrain cooperation between FBI and FSB

Decades of distrust restrain cooperation between FBI and FSB

Collaboration after the Boston bombings highlights the opportunities and obstacles in their relationship.

Guantanamo hunger strike renews detention debate

Guantanamo hunger strike renews   detention debate

The strike has also reopened a debate about whether it is ethical to force-feed some of the protesters.