
עקיבא אלדר הוא בעל טור ב''ישראל-פולס'' של אתר אל-מוניטור. עיתונאי בכיר ופובליציסט לשעבר בעיתון הארץ. שימש בתפקיד הכתב המדיני של הארץ וראש המשרד האמריקאי של העיתון בוושינגטון. ספרו ''אדוני הארץ: המתנחלים ומדינת ישראל'' אותו חיבר יחד עם פרופ' עדית זרטל הפך לרב-מכר בישראל, ותורגם לאנגלית, לגרמנית לערבית ולצרפתית. בשנת 2006 כלל אותו העיתון פיננסיאל טיימס ברשימת הפרשנים המשפיעים ביותר בעולם. הוא זכה בפרס Middle East Award מטעם ארגון - search for common ground – ארגון בינלאומי לקידום שלום ופיוס, על פעלו לקידום השלום במזרח התיכון באמצעות התקשורת אלדר הינו יליד חיפה (1945). הוא השלים לימודי כלכלה, יחסים בינלאומיים ופסיכולוגיה באוניברסיטה העברית.











