In 2010, he became head of the German desk and DER SPIEGEL’s coordinator for the publication of the WikiLeaks’ files about Afghanistan, Iraq and the State Department. He was rewarded with the famous Henry-Nannen-Preis in 2011, and nominated in 2012 and 2013. Last year, he moved to Washington, D.C. and became Senior Correspondent of DER SPIEGEL. Recently, he received an award as “Journalist of the Year 2013” (Germany), and is nominated for the “European Press Prize” (London, UK).