Ellen Knickmeyer

Ellen Knickmeyer is a former West Africa bureau chief for The Associated Press and former Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post.

Articles by Ellen Knickmeyer
A U.S. soldier with an automatic rifle stands on one side of a barbed-wire fence and points the weapon into a crowd of people on the other side. Many in the crowd reach their open hands out. Other soldiers stand nearby in camouflage fatigues with their own weapons.
A U.S. soldier with an automatic rifle stands on one side of a barbed-wire fence and points the weapon into a crowd of people on the other side. Many in the crowd reach their open hands out. Other soldiers stand nearby in camouflage fatigues with their own weapons.

U.S.-Led Regime Change Is Usually Disastrous

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Libya’s Sexual Revolution

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Tunisia’s Surprising New Islamists

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Idle Kingdom

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Trouble down south

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Trouble Down South

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In Saudi Arabia, an undercover revolution

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In Saudi Arabia, an Undercover Revolution

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A five-star retirement home for dictators

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A Five-Star Retirement Home for Dictators

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Wheels of change

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Wheels of Change

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Revolution’s end

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Revolution’s End

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So Long, Saleh

Argument
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