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Jonathan Guyer

Jonathan Guyer

Former Senior Foreign Policy Writer

    Latest articles by Jonathan Guyer

    Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine
    How the Arab world sees the Israel-Palestine conflictHow the Arab world sees the Israel-Palestine conflict
    Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine

    Protests in the Middle East show the centrality of Palestine.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    What a “complete siege” of Gaza will mean for PalestiniansWhat a “complete siege” of Gaza will mean for Palestinians
    World Politics

    Gaza was already under siege. Now it will get worse.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    This Gaza war didn’t come out of nowhereThis Gaza war didn’t come out of nowhere
    World Politics

    Everyone forgot about the Palestinians — conditions have been set for two decades, and Biden’s focus on Israel-Saudi talks may have lit a match.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Five years after Khashoggi, the Saudis wonFive years after Khashoggi, the Saudis won
    World Politics

    Biden called Saudi Arabia a “pariah.” What happened?

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    The 2010s was a decade of protests. Why did so many revolutions fail?The 2010s was a decade of protests. Why did so many revolutions fail?
    World Politics

    Journalist Vincent Bevins grapples with failed revolutions from Egypt to Brazil to Hong Kong.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    China
    US-China tensions are every country’s problem nowUS-China tensions are every country’s problem now
    China

    Between Washington and Beijing: Which side are you on?

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Washington and Wall Street are split over China. What now?Washington and Wall Street are split over China. What now?
    World Politics

    Beyond Congress’s hawkishness, there are other ways of seeing the new Cold War with China.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    The political failures behind Libya’s deadly floodingThe political failures behind Libya’s deadly flooding
    World Politics

    The death toll is a tragedy decades in the making.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Did Israel’s national security minister just admit to apartheid policies?Did Israel’s national security minister just admit to apartheid policies?
    World Politics

    With “Sorry, Mohammad,” Ben-Gvir goes viral.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Why so many countries want to join BRICSWhy so many countries want to join BRICS
    World Politics

    Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa: Could they change the way the global economy works?

    By Jonathan Guyer