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Jonathan Guyer

Jonathan Guyer

Former Senior Foreign Policy Writer

    Latest articles by Jonathan Guyer

    World Politics
    Why are there still American troops in Syria?Why are there still American troops in Syria?
    World Politics

    “This is a classic forever war.”

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Why the PGA Tour merged with LIV GolfWhy the PGA Tour merged with LIV Golf
    World Politics

    The Saudi play for American golf, explained.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Henry Kissinger is 100, but his legacy is still shaping how US foreign policy worksHenry Kissinger is 100, but his legacy is still shaping how US foreign policy works
    World Politics

    How Kissinger centralized White House power, went corporate, and never apologized.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    The high-stakes debate over how the US defines “antisemitism”The high-stakes debate over how the US defines “antisemitism”
    World Politics

    The White House’s new strategy for fighting antisemitism has global implications.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    Could the US have helped avert the crisis in Sudan?Could the US have helped avert the crisis in Sudan?
    World Politics

    The debate over the US’s failures in Sudan, explained.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    How Saudi money returned to Silicon Valley
    Technology

    All the ways Saudi Arabia’s cash powers tech startups and venture capital.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    Politics
    The thorny ethical issues of the Pentagon partnering with the private sectorThe thorny ethical issues of the Pentagon partnering with the private sector
    Politics

    How it’s legal to work as a corporate consultant and a Pentagon adviser at the same time.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    How one gamer posting on Discord threw the security state into a panicHow one gamer posting on Discord threw the security state into a panic
    World Politics

    The national security leaker was very, very online.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    The ongoing scandal over leaked US intel documents, explainedThe ongoing scandal over leaked US intel documents, explained
    World Politics

    What you need to know about those top-secret files that got posted on Discord.

    By Jonathan Guyer
    World Politics
    The first US journalist was just arrested in Russia since the Cold WarThe first US journalist was just arrested in Russia since the Cold War
    World Politics

    Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest in Russia, explained.

    By Jonathan Guyer

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