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Jennifer Williams

Jennifer Williams

Senior Foreign Editor; Co-host of Worldly

    Latest articles by Jennifer Williams

    Politics
    9 bizarre things Trump did on the world stage in 2017 you probably forgot9 bizarre things Trump did on the world stage in 2017 you probably forgot
    Politics

    So much winning.

    By Jennifer Williams
    Donald Trump
    Trump didn’t complete his foreign policy to-do list in 2017. That’s a good thing.Trump didn’t complete his foreign policy to-do list in 2017. That’s a good thing.
    Donald Trump

    Speaking loudly and carrying a small stick: Trump’s year as commander in chief.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Alex Ward and 4 more
    World Politics
    Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, explainedTrump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, explained
    World Politics

    “Today we finally acknowledge the obvious: that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital.”

    By Jennifer Williams and Sarah Wildman
    Politics
    Bush and Obama told Muslims we belong in America. Trump’s tweets tell us we don’t.Bush and Obama told Muslims we belong in America. Trump’s tweets tell us we don’t.
    Politics

    By retweeting anti-Muslim propaganda videos, Trump sent a troubling message to Americans.

    By Jennifer Williams
    Photos: al-Qaeda-linked militants kill more than 320 in Somalia truck bomb attack
    World Politics

    Officials say it’s the deadliest single attack ever to hit the country.

    By Kainaz Amaria and Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    An anti-nuclear weapons group won the Nobel Peace Prize. The timing couldn’t be better.An anti-nuclear weapons group won the Nobel Peace Prize. The timing couldn’t be better.
    World Politics

    ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, explained.

    By Jennifer Williams
    10 photos that explain the fight over independence in Spain
    World Politics

    A controversial independence referendum in Catalonia has thrown the country into chaos.

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    White American men are a bigger domestic terrorist threat than Muslim foreignersWhite American men are a bigger domestic terrorist threat than Muslim foreigners
    World Politics

    Since Trump took office, more Americans have been killed by white American men with no connection to Islam than by Muslim terrorists or foreigners.

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    Bernie Sanders wants world peace and prosperity. But he has no idea how to get there.Bernie Sanders wants world peace and prosperity. But he has no idea how to get there.
    World Politics

    His big foreign policy speech shows the limits of idealism.

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    Calm down: we’re (probably) not about to go to war with North KoreaCalm down: we’re (probably) not about to go to war with North Korea
    World Politics

    I’m at least, like, 75 percent sure.

    By Jennifer Williams