Elias Groll

Elias Groll was an assistant editor and staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2013-2019.
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Members of the first group of 10 Democratic presidential candidates take the stage for the first debate of the 2020 campaign in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on June 26.
Members of the first group of 10 Democratic presidential candidates take the stage for the first debate of the 2020 campaign in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on June 26.

Democrats Clash on Top National Security Threats

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House after a weekend in Camp David on June 23, 2019 in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House after a weekend in Camp David on June 23, 2019 in Washington.

Trump Finds His Red Line on Iran

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper announces that Austin, Texas, will be the new headquarters for the Army Futures Command during a news conference at the Pentagon July 13, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper announces that Austin, Texas, will be the new headquarters for the Army Futures Command during a news conference at the Pentagon July 13, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s New Acting Pentagon Chief Heads to NATO

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun attends a meeting with South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in Seoul on Feb. 9.
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun attends a meeting with South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in Seoul on Feb. 9.

North Korea Talks in ‘Holding Pattern’ Over Key Word, U.S. Envoy Says

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Elias Groll
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks during his meeting with his Portuguese counterpart, João Gomes Cravinho, at the Pentagon in Washington on June 14.
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks during his meeting with his Portuguese counterpart, João Gomes Cravinho, at the Pentagon in Washington on June 14.

Shanahan Out as Pentagon Chief as Reports Emerge of Family Disputes

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at an East Room event on “second chance hiring” June 13, 2019 at the White House in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at an East Room event on “second chance hiring” June 13, 2019 at the White House in Washington, DC.

Trump Weighs Military Options Against Iran

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Poland's President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda watch as an F-35 fighter planes flies over the White House on June 12, 2019, in Washington DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Poland's President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda watch as an F-35 fighter planes flies over the White House on June 12, 2019, in Washington DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump’s Polish Message to NATO

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
People browse for items in a Huawei store in a shopping mall in Shanghai on May 22, 2019.
People browse for items in a Huawei store in a shopping mall in Shanghai on May 22, 2019.

Huawei Faces Global Fallout From Trump Ban

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Elias Groll
A man walks by a bench featuring a U.S. flag outside a store in Beijing on May 15.
A man walks by a bench featuring a U.S. flag outside a store in Beijing on May 15.

China Raises Threat of Rare-Earths Cutoff to U.S.

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Keith Johnson, Elias Groll
A picture taken on May 13, 2019, shows the crude oil tanker, Amjad, which was one of two Saudi tankers that were damaged in mysterious attacks off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah.
A picture taken on May 13, 2019, shows the crude oil tanker, Amjad, which was one of two Saudi tankers that were damaged in mysterious attacks off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah.

U.S. Intel Indicates Iran Behind Tanker Sabotage

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Elias Groll
An Iranian military truck carries surface-to-air missiles past a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade on the occasion of the country's annual army day on April 18, 2018, in Tehran.
An Iranian military truck carries surface-to-air missiles past a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade on the occasion of the country's annual army day on April 18, 2018, in Tehran.

Where Is Trump Headed on Iran?

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
British newspapers show U.S. Republican candidate and President-elect Donald Trump on their front pages the day after he was announced the winner in U.S. presidential elections on Nov. 9, 2016.
British newspapers show U.S. Republican candidate and President-elect Donald Trump on their front pages the day after he was announced the winner in U.S. presidential elections on Nov. 9, 2016.

How Pro-Iran Hackers Spoofed FP and the News Media

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Elias Groll
MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the "Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 7, attached to Carrier Strike Group 12 and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, are recalled to Naval Station Norfolk on September 15, 2018. (Jeff Sherman/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the "Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 7, attached to Carrier Strike Group 12 and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, are recalled to Naval Station Norfolk on September 15, 2018. (Jeff Sherman/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

U.S. Sends More Firepower to Counter Iran

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
The Anthem Blue Cross headquarters in Woodland Hills, California, is seen on Feb. 9, 2010.
The Anthem Blue Cross headquarters in Woodland Hills, California, is seen on Feb. 9, 2010.

The Enduring Mystery of Who Hacked Anthem

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Elias Groll
Smoke billows from a targeted neighborhood in Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike on the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave on May 5.
Smoke billows from a targeted neighborhood in Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike on the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave on May 5.

The Future Is Here, and It Features Hackers Getting Bombed

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