I write about the State Department, America’s relations with the world, and the making of American foreign policy and I often travel abroad with the secretary of state. Some of the topics I have covered in depth include U.S.-Russia relations and the war in Ukraine, efforts to contain Iran’s nuclear program and American efforts to defend democracy against authoritarianism. I am fascinated by the hard choices required by foreign policy as America balances its values with its interests.
I joined The Times in 2019 after many years of covering foreign policy for Politico, Time and The New Republic. I have reported from roughly 35 countries and counting. I am a native of New Haven, Conn., where I attended Yale University.
I believe strongly in the standards of integrity to which all Times journalists are committed and which are outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. Foreign policy can involve fiercely competing visions, sometimes with life-and-death stakes. I strive to approach my stories in a fair-minded and nonideological way that informs and interests readers. The Times pays for my trips on the secretary of state’s official plane and I do not accept gifts or trips from foreign governments to avoid even the appearance of influence over my coverage.
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The visit next week will come as talks on a cease-fire deal have stalled and tensions have risen over the treatment of civilians in the war.
By Patrick Kingsley, Peter Baker and Euan Ward
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By Michael Crowley
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The review did not address whether some employees of a U.N. agency, UNRWA, took part in the Oct. 7 attack, but it said no evidence had emerged that many UNRWA workers belonged to militant groups.
By Cassandra Vinograd and Patrick Kingsley
The drone attack may have been launched from inside Iran, once again demonstrating Israel’s ability to carry out clandestine operations there.
By Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts, who met on the Italian island of Capri, welcomed signs that tensions between Iran and Israel might not worsen.
By Michael Crowley
From the battlefield to battered cities, soldiers and civilians are counting on Congress to approve $60 billion in military support. Without it, Ukrainian officials say, prospects in the war are grim.
By Marc Santora, Maria Varenikova and Michael Crowley
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By Eric Schmitt
Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened.
By Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Adam Entous and Richard Pérez-Peña