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Jonathan Guyer

Jonathan Guyer

Former Senior Foreign Policy Writer

    Latest articles by Jonathan Guyer

    Politics
    Calls for a new global unity and an old domestic agendaCalls for a new global unity and an old domestic agenda
    Politics

    What Vox reporters took away from Biden’s State of the Union address.

    By Andrew Prokop, Li Zhou and 4 more
    Politics
    The Ukraine war shows the limits of US powerThe Ukraine war shows the limits of US power
    Politics

    America is still a superpower. But in the face of Russia, the US is not almighty.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Explainers
    The increasingly complicated Russia-Ukraine crisis, explainedThe increasingly complicated Russia-Ukraine crisis, explained
    Explainers

    How the world got here, what Russia wants, and more questions, answered.

    By Jen Kirby and Jonathan Guyer
    Politics
    Russia orders troops into eastern Ukraine, raising threat of larger invasionRussia orders troops into eastern Ukraine, raising threat of larger invasion
    Politics

    President Vladimir Putin declared two regions in the Donbas region independent, then ordered in troops.

    By Jen Kirby and Jonathan Guyer
    Politics
    Enough with the Ukraine war predictionsEnough with the Ukraine war predictions
    Politics

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s revealing joke about a February 16 invasion, explained.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Russia-Ukraine war
    What Biden learned the last time Putin invaded UkraineWhat Biden learned the last time Putin invaded Ukraine
    Russia-Ukraine war

    The Obama administration bungled the 2014 Ukraine crisis. Now Biden gets a chance at a do-over.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Politics
    Why an Israeli comedian went viral in the Arab worldWhy an Israeli comedian went viral in the Arab world
    Politics

    A catchy Arabic satire, explained.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Explainers
    America’s NATO expansion obsession plays into the Ukraine crisisAmerica’s NATO expansion obsession plays into the Ukraine crisis
    Explainers

    The post-Cold War debates shaping the current standoff with Russia.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Politics
    Biden promised a harder line on Saudi Arabia. Why can’t he deliver?Biden promised a harder line on Saudi Arabia. Why can’t he deliver?
    Politics

    Biden hasn’t met with MBS directly, but he’s done little else to stop the crown prince’s human rights abuses.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Politics
    The rehabilitation of Trump national security officials says a lot about WashingtonThe rehabilitation of Trump national security officials says a lot about Washington
    Politics

    How to make Beltway friends and influence policy.

    By Jonathan Guyer