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Jonathan Guyer

Jonathan Guyer

Former Senior Foreign Policy Writer

    Latest articles by Jonathan Guyer

    World Politics
    Biden’s risky Persian Gulf betBiden’s risky Persian Gulf bet
    World Politics

    Why the US is sending 3,000 Marines to secure the world’s oil.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Biden wants to bring Israel and Saudi Arabia together. But why?Biden wants to bring Israel and Saudi Arabia together. But why?
    World Politics

    And who will actually get the most out of it? (Hint: Not Americans or Palestinians.)

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    What Israel’s judicial overhaul means for PalestiniansWhat Israel’s judicial overhaul means for Palestinians
    World Politics

    The far-right faction behind Israel’s judicial overhaul wants one big thing: Palestinian land.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    2023’s big summer movie season, explained
    The dark — and often misunderstood — nuclear history behind Oppenheimer, explained by an expertThe dark — and often misunderstood — nuclear history behind Oppenheimer, explained by an expert
    2023’s big summer movie season, explained

    Our nuclear reality is Oppenheimer’s “worst nightmare.”

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    The Biden’s administration’s remarkably unambitious approach to IsraelThe Biden’s administration’s remarkably unambitious approach to Israel
    World Politics

    What we learned from Ambassador Tom Nides’s exit interview with the Wall Street Journal.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    What the siege of Jenin signals about the future of Israel and PalestineWhat the siege of Jenin signals about the future of Israel and Palestine
    World Politics

    The Israeli raid on Jenin appears over. But the next one could come at any time.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    What Egyptian hip-hop says about the country a decade after the military coupWhat Egyptian hip-hop says about the country a decade after the military coup
    World Politics

    Yasmine El Rashidi on how politics and art are inseparable in Sisi’s Egypt.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Prigozhin said he was just being a patriot. Do Russians agree?Prigozhin said he was just being a patriot. Do Russians agree?
    World Politics

    A Russian journalist on how the country sees the surprise mutiny.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Why the US is selling India so many weaponsWhy the US is selling India so many weapons
    World Politics

    Prime Minister Modi visits the White House, and arms deals follow.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Just how close are Russia and China?Just how close are Russia and China?
    World Politics

    A strategic friendship, with the US caught between.

    By Jonathan Guyer