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Jonathan Guyer

Jonathan Guyer

Former Senior Foreign Policy Writer

    Latest articles by Jonathan Guyer

    Politics
    What Biden’s approach to Asia missesWhat Biden’s approach to Asia misses
    Politics

    Can the president’s Asia-Pacific trip be about more than countering China?

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Explainers
    The staggering amount of US military aid to Ukraine, explained in one chartThe staggering amount of US military aid to Ukraine, explained in one chart
    Explainers

    $9.8 billion — and that tranche for Ukraine is only part of the picture.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Explainers
    The killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, explainedThe killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, explained
    Explainers

    Shireen Abu Akleh covered occupied Palestine for two decades. She was killed doing her job.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Politics
    The Biden experts waging war without weaponsThe Biden experts waging war without weapons
    Politics

    The Russia sanctions are an unprecedented economic assault.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Explainers
    Pakistan’s political crisis, briefly explainedPakistan’s political crisis, briefly explained
    Explainers

    An end to Pakistan’s constitutional crisis. But a political crisis endures.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    What’s the deal with the Iran nuclear deal?
    Explainers

    Trump withdrew from the accord, and Biden is working toward its resurrection.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Politics
    NATO was in crisis. Putin’s war made it even more powerful.NATO was in crisis. Putin’s war made it even more powerful.
    Politics

    What the stunningly fast revival of an alliance can — and can’t — do for global security.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    The dangerous new phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine, explained
    Explainers

    Vladimir Putin’s war is still raging, signaling a frightening escalation on the ground.

    By Jen Kirby and Jonathan Guyer
    Politics
    How the left is reckoning with Russia’s warHow the left is reckoning with Russia’s war
    Politics

    Progressives are grappling with the US response — and America’s role in the world.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Russia’s war in Ukraine, explained
    Explainers

    In Europe’s first major war in decades, Russian forces are finding stiffer resistance than they likely expected.

    By Jen Kirby and Jonathan Guyer