Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Jeffrey Scott Shapiro is an investigative journalist and former Washington, D.C. prosecutor who served as a White House appointed senior official at the U.S. Office of Cuba Broadcasting from 2017-2021. Mr. Shapiro has investigated and written about domestic and international criminal cases, conflicts and legality with an emphasis on Cuban and Russian affairs. He is now the assistant commentary editor for The Washington Times. He can be reached at jshapiro@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

U.S. Agency for Global Media nominee Amanda Bennett should face tough questions

On June 7, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will take up the nomination of Amanda Bennett to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the $800 million "soft power" federal government media agency that broadcasts news overseas. Published June 6, 2022

Johnny Depp’s stand to preserve his presumption of innocence

When the Johnny Depp trial started, many wondered why he would risk more humiliation. I told them when a person is falsely accused, they will risk almost anything to reclaim their honor and identity. Published May 31, 2022

UFOs are a threat to national security

Last week, the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation held a hearing on UAPs -- unidentified aerial phenomena -- more commonly known as UFOs. Published May 24, 2022

Student loan forgiveness — for military and public service

Americans are understandably up in arms about inflation and rising gas prices, equally upset that President Joe Biden's plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loans it's unfair to taxpayers. Published May 16, 2022

U.S. soldiers should not be restrained from saving migrants drowning at the border

Last week, U.S. National Guardsmen and Mexican authorities witnessed a drowning migrant while crossing the Rio Grande river in Eagle Pass, Texas. Published May 9, 2022

Ukraine’s ‘Red Dawn’: Zelenskyy’s Wolverines are winning

Nearly four decades ago, John Milius shocked the world with "Red Dawn," the unforgettable story of a Soviet invasion of the United States. Published March 21, 2022

The pro-Russian war symbol ‘Z’ is the new swastika

Last week, I received an alarming, one-letter text message in response to a column I'd written condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine: "Z." Published March 15, 2022

Lindsey Graham was right: Deadly force to defend others is justifiable

Sen. Lindsey Graham recently came under fire for calling for a brave Russian soldier or citizen to remove President Vladimir Putin "by any means possible" to save their country and Ukraine. Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov has said Mr. Graham is promoting "terrorism" while some Americans have accused him of calling for a political "assassination." As a former Washington, D.C. prosecutor, I can safely say that under the law, they're wrong -- dead wrong. Published March 10, 2022

How Russia prepared for war by weaponizing the food supply

When Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro visited Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, he implied he did so to save Brazil and the Western world from an escalating food shortage. Published March 8, 2022

People of Russia, it’s time to overthrow Putin

There is one group of demonstrators Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be able to ignore, and those are his fellow Russians who have the power to overthrow him. Now they just need the will to do so. Published March 3, 2022

U.S. and NATO must join the fight to save Ukraine

As bombs continue to rain down upon Kyiv, the Ukrainian people and their leader have inspired the world by refusing to run, demonstrating a fighting spirit reminiscent of American colonists in the Revolutionary War. Published March 1, 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: A profile in courage

As Russia continues to attack Ukraine with one of the world's most powerful armies in modern history, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has remained a force of calm and unity for his people. Published February 24, 2022

Biden’s policies are the ‘greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century’

Seventeen years ago, Vladimir Putin told the Russian parliament that, "the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century." Published February 21, 2022

Combatting cultural Marxism alongside Cuban exile community

Having grown up in the 1980s when our Cold War peaked with the Soviets, I was not a stranger to the dangers of Marxism. Published February 15, 2022

The Washington Maccabees — a modest proposal for the NFL

Last week, The Washington Times published an editorial about the "NFL football team formerly known as the Washington Redskins," and how, "after two seasons of namelessness" it will finally reveal its new name tomorrow on Groundhog Day. Published January 31, 2022