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Sarah Wildman

Sarah Wildman

Former Vox Staff

Sarah Wildman is the author of Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind (Riverhead/Penguin). A New Republic alum, before Vox you mostly saw her work in the New York Times, the New Yorker online, Slate, Washingtonian and the Washington Post, among others.

Latest articles by Sarah Wildman

World Politics
The Palestinian president just said he won’t work with TrumpThe Palestinian president just said he won’t work with Trump
World Politics

Mahmoud Abbas’s last stand.

By Sarah Wildman
World Politics
Trump’s Jerusalem move was supposed to destabilize the entire Middle East. It didn’t.Trump’s Jerusalem move was supposed to destabilize the entire Middle East. It didn’t.
World Politics

Naming Jerusalem the capital of Israel triggered protests and four people died. But the anger, and response, was more contained than feared.

By Sarah Wildman
World Politics
Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, explainedTrump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, explained
World Politics

“Today we finally acknowledge the obvious: that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital.”

By Jennifer Williams and Sarah Wildman
Politics
Trump’s plan to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel will derail decades of US diplomacyTrump’s plan to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel will derail decades of US diplomacy
Politics

An embassy move is on hold, but the president plans to declare Jerusalem the capital on Wednesday.

By Sarah Wildman
World Politics
Russia’s Olympic team was just banned from the 2018 Winter GamesRussia’s Olympic team was just banned from the 2018 Winter Games
World Politics

Accused of widespread doping and cheating, many Russian athletes will lose the chance to compete under their country’s flag.

By Sarah Wildman
World Politics
A game of naked tag at a Nazi death camp was a Polish filmmaker’s idea of artA game of naked tag at a Nazi death camp was a Polish filmmaker’s idea of art
World Politics

Holocaust survivors are angry that the concentration camp Stutthof was used for naked tag.

By Sarah Wildman
Politics
Trump retweeted anti-Muslim propaganda videos from a British hate groupTrump retweeted anti-Muslim propaganda videos from a British hate group
Politics

Three videos were retweeted this morning from the account of the deputy leader of Britain First.

By Sarah Wildman and Jen Kirby
World Politics
Photos: a volcano in Bali is threatening to erupt, and thousands are strandedPhotos: a volcano in Bali is threatening to erupt, and thousands are stranded
World Politics

100,000 residents have been advised to evacuate, and 59,000 tourists are said to be stuck on the island.

By Sarah Wildman
World Politics
Human rights group says repatriating Rohingya to Myanmar is “unthinkable” while Rohingya remain unsafeHuman rights group says repatriating Rohingya to Myanmar is “unthinkable” while Rohingya remain unsafe
World Politics

More than 620,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a brutal crackdown at the hands of the Myanmar military since August.

By Sarah Wildman
World Politics
Angela Merkel is on the ropes. Here are her options.Angela Merkel is on the ropes. Here are her options.
World Politics

The German chancellor is suddenly vulnerable.

By Sarah Wildman