Elias Groll

Elias Groll was an assistant editor and staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2013-2019.
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A screen shot take by Hawaiian citizen Alison Teal shows the screen of her mobile phone with an alert text message sent to all Hawaiian citizens on January 13, 2018. Hawaii officials swiftly confirmed a cell phone alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile was a "false alarm" on January 13, 2018, but not before the ominous message unnerved residents and stirred confusion across the US state. The warning -- which came across the Emergency Alert System that authorities nationwide use to delivery vital emergency information -- read: "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill." / AFP PHOTO / Alison TEAL (Photo credit should read ALISON TEAL/AFP/Getty Images)
A screen shot take by Hawaiian citizen Alison Teal shows the screen of her mobile phone with an alert text message sent to all Hawaiian citizens on January 13, 2018. Hawaii officials swiftly confirmed a cell phone alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile was a "false alarm" on January 13, 2018, but not before the ominous message unnerved residents and stirred confusion across the US state. The warning -- which came across the Emergency Alert System that authorities nationwide use to delivery vital emergency information -- read: "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill." / AFP PHOTO / Alison TEAL (Photo credit should read ALISON TEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: Hawaii Missile Alert Caused by Pushing Wrong Button; Nuclear Posture Review Leaks

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Elias Groll
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 7: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House following a weekend trip with Republican leadership and members of his cabinet at Camp David, on January 7, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 7: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House following a weekend trip with Republican leadership and members of his cabinet at Camp David, on January 7, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)

SitRep: Trump Open to Talk with Kim Jong Un; North Korea Intel Failure

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Elias Groll
An Iranian woman raises her fist amid tear gas smoke during a protest at the University of Tehran on Dec. 30, 2017. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)
An Iranian woman raises her fist amid tear gas smoke during a protest at the University of Tehran on Dec. 30, 2017. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)

How Washington Helps Tehran Control the Internet

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Elias Groll
A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installation burns brightly during sunset in the Saudi desert on June 23, 2008. (AFP/Marwan Naamani)
A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installation burns brightly during sunset in the Saudi desert on June 23, 2008. (AFP/Marwan Naamani)

Cyberattack Targets Safety System at Saudi Aramco

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Elias Groll
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks on during the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks on during the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

White House Blames North Korea for Global Ransomware Outbreak

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Elias Groll
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CGTN America/Fair Use

China’s Flagship TV Network Hasn’t Registered as a Foreign Agent

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Bethany Allen, Elias Groll
The logo of news website BuzzFeed as seen on a computer screen in Washington on March 25, 2014. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)
The logo of news website BuzzFeed as seen on a computer screen in Washington on March 25, 2014. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)

BuzzFeed Subpoenas Companies for DNC Hacking Information

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Elias Groll, Jana Winter
A U.S. flag is adjusted ahead of a news conference between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2016. (Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/Getty Images)
A U.S. flag is adjusted ahead of a news conference between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2016. (Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/Getty Images)

Feds Quietly Reveal Chinese State-Backed Hacking Operation

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Reza Zarrab is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at a police station in Istanbul on Dec. 17, 2013. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Reza Zarrab is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at a police station in Istanbul on Dec. 17, 2013. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish Gold Dealer Pleads Guilty in Politically Explosive Sanctions Trial

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Reza Zarrab is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at a police station in Istanbul on Dec. 17, 2013. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Reza Zarrab is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at a police station in Istanbul on Dec. 17, 2013. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Is a Deal in the Works for Turkish Businessman Implicated in Iran Sanctions Case?

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Elias Groll
The logo of news website BuzzFeed as seen on a computer screen in Washington on March 25, 2014. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)
The logo of news website BuzzFeed as seen on a computer screen in Washington on March 25, 2014. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)

DNC Subpoenaed in ‘Dossier’ Lawsuit

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Jana Winter, Elias Groll
A displaced woman fleeing from the Boko Haram attacks in Bosso stands in the front of her makeshift tent in a camp in the village of Kidjendi near Diffa, Niger, on June 19, 2016 (ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)
A displaced woman fleeing from the Boko Haram attacks in Bosso stands in the front of her makeshift tent in a camp in the village of Kidjendi near Diffa, Niger, on June 19, 2016 (ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images)

SitRep: FBI Steps In to Aid Niger Probe, Pompeo Breaks Ranks

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Elias Groll
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks on during the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks on during the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Armageddon by Accident

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Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya poses during a Nov. 8, 2016, interview in Moscow. (Yury Martyanov/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya poses during a Nov. 8, 2016, interview in Moscow. (Yury Martyanov/AFP/Getty Images)

Here’s the Memo the Kremlin-Linked Lawyer Took to the Meeting With Donald Trump Jr.

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China's President Xi Jinping poses after delivering his speech at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on March 27, 2014. After a day devoted to multi-billion-dollar business deals, Chinese leader Xi Jinping trained his sights on culture and history today on the last day of his lavish visit to France. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Christian Hartmann (Photo credit should read CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/AFP/Getty Images)
China's President Xi Jinping poses after delivering his speech at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on March 27, 2014. After a day devoted to multi-billion-dollar business deals, Chinese leader Xi Jinping trained his sights on culture and history today on the last day of his lavish visit to France. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Christian Hartmann (Photo credit should read CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/AFP/Getty Images)

As U.S. Retreats From World Organizations, China Steps in to Fill the Void

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