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Ellen Ioanes

Ellen Ioanes

Former World & Weekend Reporter

    Latest articles by Ellen Ioanes

    World Politics
    The rise of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new far-right prime minister, explainedThe rise of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new far-right prime minister, explained
    World Politics

    Italy’s far-right turn has been years in the making.

    By Ellen Ioanes
    World Politics
    Russia’s mobilization won’t fix its military problemsRussia’s mobilization won’t fix its military problems
    World Politics

    What Putin’s troop surge can — and can’t — do in Ukraine.

    By Ellen Ioanes
    World Politics
    Here’s what we know about the state of Russia’s militaryHere’s what we know about the state of Russia’s military
    World Politics

    Ukraine’s recent victories expose even more systemic failures.

    By Ellen Ioanes
    Politics
    DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard flights escalate GOP immigration stuntsDeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard flights escalate GOP immigration stunts
    Politics

    Migrants boarded the flights after being given questionable information about what awaited them.

    By Ellen Ioanes and Haleema Shah
    World Politics
    Ukraine’s surprising counteroffensive forces Russian troops to fleeUkraine’s surprising counteroffensive forces Russian troops to flee
    World Politics

    Ukraine’s second-largest city and several strategic hubs were liberated in the operation.

    By Ellen Ioanes
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    The GOP is learning just how hard it is to legislate abortionThe GOP is learning just how hard it is to legislate abortion
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    Ahead of the midterms, severe abortion restrictions are coming up against public opinion — and people’s real lives.

    By Ellen Ioanes
    Politics
    Chile votes on a landmark new constitutionChile votes on a landmark new constitution
    Politics

    The draft document would enshrine unprecedented rights — and discard a Pinochet-era framework.

    By Ellen Ioanes
    World Politics
    What can the IAEA do in Zaporizhzhia?What can the IAEA do in Zaporizhzhia?
    World Politics

    The IAEA observed the damage at Europe’s largest power plant. Now what?

    By Ellen Ioanes
    Politics
    Six months in, how are sanctions impacting Russia’s economy?Six months in, how are sanctions impacting Russia’s economy?
    Politics

    Fuel embargoes and private sector divestment are further isolating Russia.

    By Ellen Ioanes
    Politics
    Reading between the lines of the Mar-a-Lago affidavitReading between the lines of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit
    Politics

    The heavily redacted document reveals potential obstruction claims against Trump.

    By Ellen Ioanes