Srđa Trifković

Srđa Trifković
Trifković in May 2011.
Born	(1954-07-19) 19 July 1954 (age 62) Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Residence	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Serge Trifkovic
Education	BA (Hon) in International Relations, University of Sussex 1977 BA in Political Science, University of Zagreb 1987 Ph.D in modern history, University of Southampton 1990.
Occupation	Foreign affairs editor for Chronicles

Srđa Trifković (also Srdja Trifković; Serbian Cyrillic: Срђа Трифковић, Serbian pronunciation: [sr̩̂dʑa trîfkɔʋitɕ], and as author Serge Trifkovic; born 19 July 1954) is a Serbian-American writer on international affairs and foreign affairs editor for the paleoconservative magazine Chronicles. He was director of the Center for International Affairs at the Rockford Institute until his resignation on 31 December 2008. Trifković was an unofficial spokesman for the Republika Srpska government in the 1990s and a former adviser to Serbian president Vojislav Koštunica and Republika Srpska president Biljana Plavšić.

Trifković is the author of many books, among which is Sword of the Prophet, a book on the history, doctrines, and impact of Islam on the world. He comments on Balkan politics and is a regular columnist for several conservative publications in the United States.

Trifković earned a BA (Hon) in International Relations from the University of Sussex in 1977 and another, in Political Science, from the University of Zagreb in 1987. Since 1990 he has held a PhD in modern history from the University of Southampton, and in 1991-1992 he pursued post-doctoral research on a Title VIII grant from the U.S. Department of State as a Visiting Scholar at the Hoover Institution in California.