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Amanda Taub

Former Vox staff

    Latest articles by Amanda Taub

    Climate
    Conservatives say Obama is like Neville Chamberlain. They said the same about Reagan.Conservatives say Obama is like Neville Chamberlain. They said the same about Reagan.
    Climate

    Why everything is always “another Munich” in the eyes of conservative hawks.

    By Amanda Taub
    Climate
    How to survive your family’s arguments about the Middle EastHow to survive your family’s arguments about the Middle East
    Climate

    A brief guide to getting through the inevitable Passover and Easter debates.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Max Fisher and 1 more
    Climate
    Here’s the official US description of the Iran nuclear dealHere’s the official US description of the Iran nuclear deal
    Climate

    This is what Iran will be giving up — and getting — under the new deal.

    By Amanda Taub
    World Politics
    This is what it looks like when a whole city gets enveloped by a sandstormThis is what it looks like when a whole city gets enveloped by a sandstorm
    World Politics

    Stunning photos of the massive sandstorm blanketing Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

    By Amanda Taub
    Israel
    Palestine just formally joined the International Criminal Court. Here’s what that meansPalestine just formally joined the International Criminal Court. Here’s what that means
    Israel

    Why Netanyahu won’t be headed to the Hague any time soon

    By Amanda Taub
    World Politics
    How Putin could lose powerHow Putin could lose power
    World Politics

    A Russia expert explains why he thinks 2016 could be the end of Putin’s regime.

    By Amanda Taub
    Syria
    Obama’s love of the “Yemen model” sums up his disastrously shortsighted foreign policyObama’s love of the “Yemen model” sums up his disastrously shortsighted foreign policy
    Syria

    Why the Obama administration kept insisting that Yemen was a model counterterrorism operation, even after the country had collapsed into a civil war that could benefit al Qaeda.

    By Amanda Taub
    World Politics
    Ukraine’s president just fired a billionaire politician. Trouble is, he has his own army.Ukraine’s president just fired a billionaire politician. Trouble is, he has his own army.
    World Politics

    Will the clash between Kiev and a powerful oligarch spiral out of control?

    By Amanda Taub
    World Politics
    The real roots of the war in eastern UkraineThe real roots of the war in eastern Ukraine
    Play
    World Politics

    The conflict is about much more than just Putin’s aggression.

    By Amanda Taub and Johnny Harris
    Climate
    We just got a glimpse of how oligarch-funded militias could bring chaos to UkraineWe just got a glimpse of how oligarch-funded militias could bring chaos to Ukraine
    Climate

    Ukraine relies on pro-Kiev militias to fight Putin. But a recent raid on an oil company suggests these private armies could turn against the state to pursue their own interests.

    By Amanda Taub