Elias Groll

Elias Groll was an assistant editor and staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2013-2019.
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Turkish army vehicles drive towards the Syrian border near Akcakale in Sanliurfa province on Oct. 9, 2019.
Turkish army vehicles drive towards the Syrian border near Akcakale in Sanliurfa province on Oct. 9, 2019.

Death Toll Rises as Turkey Moves Into Syria

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
A protester holds a balloon shaped like an infantile President Donald Trump.
A protester holds a balloon shaped like an infantile President Donald Trump.

Bipartisan Senate Report Undercuts Trump’s Account of 2016 Meddling

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Elias Groll
Female fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces attend a graduation ceremony.
Female fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces attend a graduation ceremony.

Trump Abandons the Syrian Kurds

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
People watch a TV showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Station in Seoul on Oct. 2.
People watch a TV showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Station in Seoul on Oct. 2.

North Korean Missiles Just Keep Getting Better 

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Elias Groll
A man watches a television news screen reporting latest developments on North Korea's missile launch as the screen shows file footage, at a railway station in Seoul on October 2, 2019. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
A man watches a television news screen reporting latest developments on North Korea's missile launch as the screen shows file footage, at a railway station in Seoul on October 2, 2019. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea Tests New Ballistic Missile Ahead of Nuclear Talks

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
U.S. President Donald Trump waits to congratulate graduates during the 2019 graduation ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 30.
U.S. President Donald Trump waits to congratulate graduates during the 2019 graduation ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 30.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Impeachment

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Amy Mackinnon, Elias Groll
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Sept. 30.
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Sept. 30.

Bolton Slams Trump’s North Korea Policy 

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Elias Groll
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he returns to the White House after attending the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he returns to the White House after attending the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Trump’s Shadow Foreign Policy in Ukraine

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
A media center of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah is damaged in the south of the capital, Beirut, on Aug. 25.
A media center of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah is damaged in the south of the capital, Beirut, on Aug. 25.

The U.S.-Iran Standoff Is Militarizing Cyberspace 

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Elias Groll
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens as President Donald Trump holds a press conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens as President Donald Trump holds a press conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25.

Trump Impeachment Inquiry Puts State Department in the Crosshairs

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Elias Groll, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 25.

Trading Missiles for Favors

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
U.S. President Donald Trump exits after speaking at the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 24.
U.S. President Donald Trump exits after speaking at the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 24.

Why Ukrainegate Is Nothing Like Russiagate 

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Elias Groll
Visitors gather at Tehran's Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense museum during the unveiling of an exhibition of what Iran says are U.S. and other drones captured in its territory, in the capital Tehran on Sept. 21, 2019.
Visitors gather at Tehran's Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense museum during the unveiling of an exhibition of what Iran says are U.S. and other drones captured in its territory, in the capital Tehran on Sept. 21, 2019.

Trump Weighs Cyberattack on Iran

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford hold a media briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Aug. 28.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford hold a media briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Aug. 28.

In Muted Response to Iran Strikes, U.S. to Send Reinforcements to Saudi Arabia

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on September 18, 2019.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on September 18, 2019.

Can Pompeo Rally Allies to Counter Iran?

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
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