Elias Groll

Elias Groll was an assistant editor and staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2013-2019.
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Special counsel Robert Mueller and his wife, Ann Mueller, walk in Washington on March 24. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Special counsel Robert Mueller and his wife, Ann Mueller, walk in Washington on March 24. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Mueller’s Most Lasting Legacy May Be on K Street

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Elias Groll
Special counsel Robert Mueller walks with his wife Ann Mueller on March 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Special counsel Robert Mueller walks with his wife Ann Mueller on March 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Security Brief: Shanahan Under Fire; Islamic State Falls; Mueller Finds No Collusion

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Elias Groll
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 is pictured outside the factory on March 11, 2019 in Renton, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 is pictured outside the factory on March 11, 2019 in Renton, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Security Brief: Boeing 737 Safety Systems Under Scrutiny; Terror in Christchurch

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
A security official stands guard near the Al Noor mosque after a shooting in Christchurch on March 15. (Tessa Burrows/AFP)
A security official stands guard near the Al Noor mosque after a shooting in Christchurch on March 15. (Tessa Burrows/AFP)

How the Christchurch Shooter Played the World’s Media

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Elias Groll
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford answer questions before an arrival ceremony for Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar at the Pentagon February 22, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford answer questions before an arrival ceremony for Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar at the Pentagon February 22, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Security Brief: Trump’s Budget Hits the Streets; Aid on Fire in Venezuela

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plays Dan Bau, a traditional Vietnamese musical instrument, as Vietnam's President Nguyen Phu Trong applauds during a banquet in Hanoi. (/AFP/Getty Images)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plays Dan Bau, a traditional Vietnamese musical instrument, as Vietnam's President Nguyen Phu Trong applauds during a banquet in Hanoi. (/AFP/Getty Images)

Security Brief: Hanoi Summit Cleanup; Mattis vs. the Aircraft Carrier

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
Michael Cohen, a former attorney and fixer for U.S. President Donald Trump, prepares to testify before the House Oversight Committee in Washington on Feb. 27. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Michael Cohen, a former attorney and fixer for U.S. President Donald Trump, prepares to testify before the House Oversight Committee in Washington on Feb. 27. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cohen: Trump Had Advance Notice on WikiLeaks Email Release

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Elias Groll, Amy Mackinnon
A man pauses by a banner showing U.S President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shaking hands next to the words 'Welcome to Vietnam' hung opposite the Marriott Hotel where President Trump is expected to stay during the forthcoming DPRK-USA summit. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
A man pauses by a banner showing U.S President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shaking hands next to the words 'Welcome to Vietnam' hung opposite the Marriott Hotel where President Trump is expected to stay during the forthcoming DPRK-USA summit. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Security Brief: Trump, Kim Head to Vietnam; DOD’s Long Term Plans at the Border

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Elias Groll
A Russian soldier takes a selfie during a rehearsal for a parade on Red Square in Moscow on Nov. 5, 2017. (Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)
A Russian soldier takes a selfie during a rehearsal for a parade on Red Square in Moscow on Nov. 5, 2017. (Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)

Russian Military Says Nyet to the Internet

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Elias Groll, Amy Mackinnon
People gather on the U.S.-Mexico border barrier on the beach at the Pacific ocean on February 15, 2019 in Tijuana, Mexico. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
People gather on the U.S.-Mexico border barrier on the beach at the Pacific ocean on February 15, 2019 in Tijuana, Mexico. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Security Brief: Constitutional Crisis Over Trump’s Wall; India, Pakistan on Edge

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
Maverick, an American shorthair, keeps his claw on the mouse as he uses a computer at a press preview for the Cat Fanciers’ Association show at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 10, 2007. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)
Maverick, an American shorthair, keeps his claw on the mouse as he uses a computer at a press preview for the Cat Fanciers’ Association show at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 10, 2007. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

Meet ‘Charming Kitten,’ the Iranian Hackers Linked to Air Force Defector

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Elias Groll
Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States, waves before posing for a photo during the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS meeting at the State Department in Washington on Feb. 6. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United States, waves before posing for a photo during the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS meeting at the State Department in Washington on Feb. 6. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Afghan Women Are ‘Not Willing to Give Up Their Rights’

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Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, D.C., February 8, 2019. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ Abaca Press
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, D.C., February 8, 2019. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ Abaca Press

Security Brief: Shutdown, Rinse and Repeat; Acting SecDef Lands in Afghanistan

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Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
The State Department on January 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.
The State Department on January 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.

With New Appointment, State Department Ramps Up War Against Foreign Propaganda

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Robbie Gramer, Elias Groll
Heavy pollution surrounds the China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters building in Beijing on Jan. 18, 2012. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
Heavy pollution surrounds the China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters building in Beijing on Jan. 18, 2012. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese Media Targeted in Foreign Agent Crackdown

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