Owen Matthews

Owen Matthews is the author of Stalin's Children and is based in the United Kingdom. He was Newsweek’s Moscow bureau chief from 2006 to 2016.

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles at the Chelsea Flower Show in London in 2009.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles at the Chelsea Flower Show in London in 2009.

Queen Elizabeth II Was a Pillar of Stability in Tumultuous Times

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Owen Matthews
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sits during a media briefing.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sits during a media briefing.

Is the Party Over for Boris?

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Owen Matthews
Boris Johnson poses next to Clifford's Tower in York, England, on May 23, 2016.
Boris Johnson poses next to Clifford's Tower in York, England, on May 23, 2016.

From ‘Partygate’ to a Possible Leadership Challenge for Boris Johnson

Analysis
Owen Matthews
Police officers inspect the truck of a driver working in the shellfish industry who brought his truck to central London to protest
Police officers inspect the truck of a driver working in the shellfish industry who brought his truck to central London to protest

Britain’s Been Hammered by Brexit, but It Got the Vaccine Right

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Owen Matthews
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson’s Plan to Get Brexit Done and ‘Hang the Consequences’

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Owen Matthews
Graffiti deriding Dominic Cummings
Graffiti deriding Dominic Cummings

Boris Johnson and His ‘Svengali’ May Be Facing Their Reckoning at Last

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Owen Matthews
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab

Sitting in for Boris Johnson, Raab Says He’s Only Part of a ‘Great Team’

Dispatch
Owen Matthews
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing Street in London on March 25.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing Street in London on March 25.

Boris Johnson Placed in Intensive Care After Coronavirus Symptoms Worsen

Dispatch
Owen Matthews
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Britain Drops Its Go-It-Alone Approach to Coronavirus

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Owen Matthews
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pictured.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pictured.

Parliament Is Skeptical About Boris’s Brexit Deal

Dispatch
Owen Matthews
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson following his keynote speech at the 2019 Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, on Oct. 2.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson following his keynote speech at the 2019 Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, England, on Oct. 2.

Johnson Shifts His Political Calculations on Brexit

Dispatch
Owen Matthews
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24.

Now It’s Really ‘Do or Die’ for Boris Johnson

Dispatch
Owen Matthews
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing St. to address the Houses of Parliament in London on July 25.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing St. to address the Houses of Parliament in London on July 25.

Boris Johnson’s Make-Believe Brexit Negotiations

Dispatch
Owen Matthews
Boris Johnson arrives for the Conservative Leadership televised debate in London on June 18.
Boris Johnson arrives for the Conservative Leadership televised debate in London on June 18.

Will Boris Be Britain’s ‘Last Conservative Prime Minister’?

Dispatch
Owen Matthews
British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation outside No. 10 Downing St. in London on May 24.
British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation outside No. 10 Downing St. in London on May 24.

Theresa May’s Successor May Be Just as Doomed

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Owen Matthews
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