Elias Groll

Elias Groll was an assistant editor and staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2013-2019.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif discusses current developments in the Middle East at the Council on Foreign Relations on July 17, 2017 in New York City.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif discusses current developments in the Middle East at the Council on Foreign Relations on July 17, 2017 in New York City.

Zarif Sanctions Dim Prospects for Iran Talks

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) questions former Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) questions former Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Tea Party Stalwart to Replace Dan Coats as Intelligence Chief

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
Russian President Vladimir Putin casts his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Moscow on Sept. 18, 2016.
Russian President Vladimir Putin casts his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Moscow on Sept. 18, 2016.

Scope of Russian Election Hacking Remains Unclear 

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Elias Groll
Chinese army soldiers perform drills during a demonstration at an open day at the Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks in Hong Kong on June 30.
Chinese army soldiers perform drills during a demonstration at an open day at the Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks in Hong Kong on June 30.

China’s Military Threatens Protesters

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Office of Special Counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 24.
Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Office of Special Counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 24.

Mueller Fears Trump’s Embrace of Russian Interference Could Be a ‘New Normal’

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Elias Groll, Amy Mackinnon
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on July 22.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on July 22.

Trump Does an About-Face on Pakistan—and Blunders Into the Kashmir Dispute

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Elias Groll, Robbie Gramer
Iranian Revolutionary Guards patrol around the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero on July 21, 2019, as it's anchored off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards patrol around the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero on July 21, 2019, as it's anchored off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.

Iran Undeterred as U.S. Calls for Coalition to Police Key Waterways

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
White House National Security Advisor John Bolton listens to U.S. President Donald Trump as he and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte talk to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on July 18.
White House National Security Advisor John Bolton listens to U.S. President Donald Trump as he and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte talk to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on July 18.

Iran Overtures Are the Latest Setback for Bolton 

Analysis
Elias Groll
Russian Sukhoi Su-35 and Su-34 military aircrafts fly above the Ivan the Great Bell Tower during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 4, 2017. (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian Sukhoi Su-35 and Su-34 military aircrafts fly above the Ivan the Great Bell Tower during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 4, 2017. (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images)

After Rupture with U.S., Turkey Looks to Russia for Fighter Jets

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
A Russian Antonov military cargo plane, carrying the S-400 missile system from Russia, is unloaded after landing at the Murted military airbase in Ankara on July 12, 2019.
A Russian Antonov military cargo plane, carrying the S-400 missile system from Russia, is unloaded after landing at the Murted military airbase in Ankara on July 12, 2019.

Trump Set to Sanction Turkey

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the driver's seat of a semi-truck as he welcomes truckers and CEOs to the White House to discuss health care on March 23, 2017.
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the driver's seat of a semi-truck as he welcomes truckers and CEOs to the White House to discuss health care on March 23, 2017.

All the President’s Trolls

Analysis
Elias Groll
Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 11, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 11, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Joint Chiefs Nominee Accused of Sexual Misconduct

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
An Iranian woman walks past a mural painting depicting the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 25, 2019.
An Iranian woman walks past a mural painting depicting the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 25, 2019.

Iran Moves Forward on Enrichment

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
Protesters gather in front of the White House to speak out against a possible war with Iran on June 23.
Protesters gather in front of the White House to speak out against a possible war with Iran on June 23.

Iran-Linked Hackers Said to Be Ready for Attacks on U.S. Targets

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Elias Groll
U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019.

Can Trump and Erdogan Resolve the Russian Missile Dispute?

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
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