Elias Groll

Elias Groll was an assistant editor and staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2013-2019.
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The Internet Will Doom Us All

The Year in Review
Elias Groll
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks as FBI Director Chris Wray and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers listen during a news conference to announce a China-related national security law enforcement action at the Justice Department in Washington on Dec. 20. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks as FBI Director Chris Wray and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers listen during a news conference to announce a China-related national security law enforcement action at the Justice Department in Washington on Dec. 20. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The United States v. Godkiller (et al.)

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Elias Groll
Instagram star user Jiffpom appears during the F8 Facebook Developers conference in San Jose, California, on May 1. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Instagram star user Jiffpom appears during the F8 Facebook Developers conference in San Jose, California, on May 1. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

How Russia Hacked U.S. Politics With Instagram Marketing

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Elias Groll
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer listen while the presumptive House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and U.S. President Donald Trump argue while making statements to the press before a meeting at the White House December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer listen while the presumptive House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and U.S. President Donald Trump argue while making statements to the press before a meeting at the White House December 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

Security Brief: The Shutdown Showdown; Negotiating with the Taliban

Situation Report
Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) walks with Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) to a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence closed-door meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 27, 2017. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) walks with Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) to a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence closed-door meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 27, 2017. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Senate Bill Targets Chinese Economic Espionage

Exclusive
Elias Groll
Then-Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly testifies during a hearing before the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee May 24, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Then-Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly testifies during a hearing before the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee May 24, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Security Brief: Kelly Is Out but No Replacement in Sight; Milley Set to Replace Dunford

Situation Report
Elias Groll
The Huawei logo is displayed at a store in Beijing on Dec. 6. (Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images)
The Huawei logo is displayed at a store in Beijing on Dec. 6. (Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images)

Arrest of Top Huawei Executive Could Roil Trade Talks with China

FP Explainer
Elias Groll
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018. ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP/Getty Images
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018. ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP/Getty Images

Security Brief: Khashoggi Report Hangs Over Talks at Reagan Defense Forum; Mattis Accuses Putin of Election Meddling

Situation Report
Lara Seligman, Elias Groll
Pedestrians walk past ATMs for the digital currency bitcoin in Hong Kong on Dec. 18, 2017. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images)
Pedestrians walk past ATMs for the digital currency bitcoin in Hong Kong on Dec. 18, 2017. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images)

Can the U.S. Sanction What It Can’t Find?

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Elias Groll
Armed Yemeni tribesmen loyal to the Shiite Houthi rebels sit in the back of an armed vehicle during a gathering to mobilize more fighters into several battlefronts on the outskirts of the capital, Sanaa, on Nov. 1, 2016. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)
Armed Yemeni tribesmen loyal to the Shiite Houthi rebels sit in the back of an armed vehicle during a gathering to mobilize more fighters into several battlefronts on the outskirts of the capital, Sanaa, on Nov. 1, 2016. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)

The Other War in Yemen—for Control of the Country’s Internet

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Elias Groll
Russian President Vladimir Putin kisses a Turkmen shepherd dog, locally known as Alabai, received from Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 11, 2017. (Maxim Shemetov/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin kisses a Turkmen shepherd dog, locally known as Alabai, received from Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 11, 2017. (Maxim Shemetov/AFP/Getty Images)

Let Slip the Dogs of Diplomacy!

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Elias Groll
A vehicle runs down the 19 km road-and-rail Crimean Bridge passing over the Kerch Strait and linking southern Russia to the Crimean peninsula on May 15, 2018, in Kerch, prior to the opening ceremony. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images
A vehicle runs down the 19 km road-and-rail Crimean Bridge passing over the Kerch Strait and linking southern Russia to the Crimean peninsula on May 15, 2018, in Kerch, prior to the opening ceremony. ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images

Security Brief: Stand-Off in the Kerch Strait; Chaos and Tear Gas at the Border

Situation Report
Elias Groll, Lara Seligman
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, pose with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, on the top of Mount Paektu on Sept. 20. (Photo by Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, pose with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, on the top of Mount Paektu on Sept. 20. (Photo by Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images)

Washington Scrambles to Slow Seoul’s Roll

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Elias Groll
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon August 28, 2018 in Arlington, VA. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon August 28, 2018 in Arlington, VA. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

Security Brief: The Generals’ Pentagon; Dispatch from Halifax

Situation Report
Lara Seligman, Elias Groll, Robbie Gramer
Media gathered in front of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on May 19, 2017. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Media gathered in front of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on May 19, 2017. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

How Would U.S. Prosecutors Go After Assange?

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