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Jonathan Guyer

Jonathan Guyer

Former Senior Foreign Policy Writer

Jonathan Guyer covered foreign policy, national security, and global affairs for Vox.

From 2019 to 2021, he worked at the American Prospect, where as managing editor he reported on Biden’s and Trump’s foreign policy teams. His accountability stories have won top prizes from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Society of Professional Journalists, and Military Reporters and Editors Association.

Guyer has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Paris Review, and Rolling Stone. Previously, he spent five years as a correspondent in Egypt and researched Arab political cartoons as a Harvard Radcliffe fellow. You can follow him on Twitter here or reach him by email at jonathan.guyer@vox.com.

Latest articles by Jonathan Guyer

World Politics
The Israel-Hamas hostage deal, explainedThe Israel-Hamas hostage deal, explained
World Politics

Here’s what the reported hostage deal does — and doesn’t — mean for war in Gaza.

By Jonathan Guyer
World Politics
Most of Israel’s weapons imports come from the US. Now Biden is rushing even more arms.Most of Israel’s weapons imports come from the US. Now Biden is rushing even more arms.
World Politics

What the US sending Israel weapons “at the speed of war” looks like.

By Jonathan Guyer
World Politics
The achievement of this year’s Biden-Xi summit is, simply, the meeting itselfThe achievement of this year’s Biden-Xi summit is, simply, the meeting itself
World Politics

What to expect from Biden and Xi’s San Francisco meetup.

By Jonathan Guyer
World Politics
More than 500 Biden campaign alumni want a Gaza ceasefireMore than 500 Biden campaign alumni want a Gaza ceasefire
World Politics

What a letter from Biden’s field staff and organizers says about how Democrats see the Israel-Hamas war.

By Jonathan Guyer
World Politics
Will an Israel-Hamas ceasefire happen? The reasons and roadblocks, explained.Will an Israel-Hamas ceasefire happen? The reasons and roadblocks, explained.
World Politics

What history can — and can’t — tell us about the hope for a Gaza ceasefire.

By Jonathan Guyer
World Politics
The world will see this as Biden’s warThe world will see this as Biden’s war
World Politics

While the Israeli military is carrying out this attack, much of the world views Israel’s assault on Gaza as enabled by the United States.

By Jonathan Guyer
World Politics
Israeli troops are in Gaza: 7 big questions about the war, answeredIsraeli troops are in Gaza: 7 big questions about the war, answered
World Politics

What will “full” war between Israel and Hamas mean? And 6 other questions about the conflict.

By Ellen Ioanes, Zack Beauchamp and 1 more
World Politics
The Biden administration needs to update its old thinking on Israel-PalestineThe Biden administration needs to update its old thinking on Israel-Palestine
World Politics

A viral essay by Biden’s foreign policy adviser shows why the US needs to rethink its strategy when it comes to Israel and Gaza.

By Jonathan Guyer
World Politics
Biden came and went to Israel. What comes next?Biden came and went to Israel. What comes next?
World Politics

Biden has avoided Middle East peacemaking. Now, it’s the only path forward.

By Jonathan Guyer
World Politics
What Biden must do in IsraelWhat Biden must do in Israel
World Politics

The stakes of Biden’s Mideast trip are enormous. Can he pull the region back from the brink?

By Jonathan Guyer