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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Pro-Brexit activist Joseph Afrane demonstrates outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 20. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images)
Pro-Brexit activist Joseph Afrane demonstrates outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 20. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images)

Brussels Bets a Delay Until Halloween Will Spook Britons into Staying

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Anti-Brexit activists demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, on March 28 (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images)
Anti-Brexit activists demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, on March 28 (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images)

In or Out? In Brexit Finale, It’s No Longer Clear What Brits Want

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Balloons spelling EU fly beside Union Jack and European Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Dec. 10, 2018. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Balloons spelling EU fly beside Union Jack and European Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Dec. 10, 2018. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Battered and Bereft, May Loses Again on Brexit

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Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street on Nov. 14, 2018 in London, England.
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street on Nov. 14, 2018 in London, England.

Theresa May’s Last Dash for a Deal

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Pro-Brexit supporters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Feb. 26. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Pro-Brexit supporters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Feb. 26. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Last Exit From Brexit?

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The political artist Kaya Mar stands with his painting depicting Prime Minister Theresa May playing a violin in Westminster on Jan 16. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
The political artist Kaya Mar stands with his painting depicting Prime Minister Theresa May playing a violin in Westminster on Jan 16. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Theresa May Stays but Only in Name

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A demonstration featuring a papier-mâché Theresa May head outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Jan. 15. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
A demonstration featuring a papier-mâché Theresa May head outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Jan. 15. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

A Very British Thrashing

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British Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street on Dec 12 (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
British Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street on Dec 12 (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

British Leader Faces Down Rebellion in Her Conservative Party

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Demonstrators for and against Brexit protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London on December 5, 2018. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
Demonstrators for and against Brexit protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London on December 5, 2018. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Brexit Is Falling Apart — Slowly

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British Prime Minister Theresa May at the annual Confederation of British Industry conference in central London on Nov 19. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)
British Prime Minister Theresa May at the annual Confederation of British Industry conference in central London on Nov 19. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

Divorced, But Still Living Together

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Demonstrators take part in the People's Vote march calling for a referendum on a final Brexit deal in central London on Oct. 20. (Nikilas Halle'n/AFP/Getty Images)
Demonstrators take part in the People's Vote march calling for a referendum on a final Brexit deal in central London on Oct. 20. (Nikilas Halle'n/AFP/Getty Images)

Referendum Redux?

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Is Russian Literature Dead?

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