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Jennifer Williams

Jennifer Williams

Senior Foreign Editor; Co-host of Worldly

    Latest articles by Jennifer Williams

    World Politics
    North Korea to US: if you attack us, we’ll respond with nukesNorth Korea to US: if you attack us, we’ll respond with nukes
    World Politics

    There’s no reason to think the US is actually planning to attack North Korea any time soon.

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    US envoy on the battle to retake ISIS’s capital: “They will die here in Syria”US envoy on the battle to retake ISIS’s capital: “They will die here in Syria”
    World Politics

    The battle for Raqqa has begun. And it’s shaping up to be a bloodbath.

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    ISIS just blew up the 842-year-old mosque where it announced its caliphateISIS just blew up the 842-year-old mosque where it announced its caliphate
    World Politics

    The al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, Iraq, was a cherished religious and cultural site. ISIS flattened it in seconds.

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    Trump’s tough new Cuba policy isn’t nearly as tough as he wants you to thinkTrump’s tough new Cuba policy isn’t nearly as tough as he wants you to think
    World Politics

    Trump promised to “terminate” Obama’s deal with Cuba. But his new policies don’t go nearly that far.

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    South Korea just pulled a gutsy move on the US’s THAAD missile defense systemSouth Korea just pulled a gutsy move on the US’s THAAD missile defense system
    World Politics

    The new liberal president just halted the deployment of THAAD.

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    The “Muslim ban” president is about to give a speech on Islam. In Saudi Arabia.The “Muslim ban” president is about to give a speech on Islam. In Saudi Arabia.
    World Politics

    What could go wrong?

    By Jennifer Williams
    Politics
    The new special counsel investigating Trump: who he is, what he can do, what comes nextThe new special counsel investigating Trump: who he is, what he can do, what comes next
    Politics

    A former FBI director is going to take the Russia investigation to another level.

    By Jennifer Williams
    Politics
    The 3 ways to do an independent investigation of Trump and Russia, explainedThe 3 ways to do an independent investigation of Trump and Russia, explained
    Politics

    Special prosecutors, congressional committees, and independent commissions, oh my!

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    South Korea has a new president. He and Trump see North Korea very, very differently.South Korea has a new president. He and Trump see North Korea very, very differently.
    World Politics

    Moon Jae-in is less hawkish on North Korea than Donald Trump.

    By Jennifer Williams
    World Politics
    Russia has a plan for winding down Syria’s war. Too bad both sides want to keep fighting.Russia has a plan for winding down Syria’s war. Too bad both sides want to keep fighting.
    World Politics

    Russia’s new plan for “deescalation” zones in Syria, explained.

    By Jennifer Williams