Reporting on international politics & elections
GERMANY
“How to Discuss the Far Right Without Empowering It”: The Atlantic, August 15, 2018
“A Slow, Somber End to the Merkel Era”: The Atlantic, Oct. 29, 2018
“Angela Merkel defended democracy against populism. She also fueled its rise”: NBC News, Nov. 1, 2018
“Germany’s Summer of Identity Crisis”: The Atlantic, Sept. 20, 2018
“How Far Will Bavaria’s Conservatives Go to Fend Off the Far-Right?”: Foreign Policy, June 15, 2018
“He Does Not Understand What the Role of An Ambassador Should Be”: Politico Magazine, June 25, 2018
“Fear and Loathing in the Bundestag”: The Atlantic, Feb. 5, 2018
“In heartland, German Social Democrats reject new deal with Merkel”: Politico Europe, Jan. 19, 2018
“Refugee question threatens German coalition talks”: Politico Europe, Nov. 6, 2017
“Germany’s Right-Wing Populists Are Importing U.S.-Style Campaign Tactics”: The Atlantic, Sept. 29, 2017
“Will anti-immigration party’s rise pull Germany to the right?”: CBS News, Dec. 8, 2016
“Washington Wisdom: SPD Adopts Obama’s Door-to-Door Campaign”: Spiegel Online International, Sept. 13, 2013
FRANCE
“Macron’s Upstarts Have Become the Establishment”: The Atlantic, May 16, 2018
“Marine Le Pen’s National Front Might Be Starting to Crack”: Foreign Policy, April 30, 2017
“In France, giving votes to the vote-less”: Politico Europe, April 22, 2017
“Can a French Political Upstart Ride Obama’s Strategy to Victory?”: The Atlantic, April 21, 2017
“Marine Le Pen’s real victory”: The Atlantic, May 7, 2017
AUSTRIA
“How One ‘Political Wunderkind’ Is Outmaneuvering the Far Right”: The Atlantic, Oct. 16, 2018
“Austrian plan to drop smoking ban ignites opposition to far right”: Politico Europe, March 12, 2018
“A New Right-Wing Movement Rises in Austria”: The Atlantic, Oct. 16, 2017
“Austria rejects far-right party in bellwether presidential election”: CBS News, Dec. 4, 2016
“Energized by Donald Trump’s election, Austria’s far-right party hopes for win”: CBS News, Dec. 3, 2016
SWEDEN
“Is Sweden Ungovernable?”: Foreign Policy, Oct. 10, 2018
“Swedish far right is on the rise in national elections”: The Los Angeles Times, Sept. 9, 2018
“Europe Needs Swedish Social Democracy to Thrive”: The Atlantic, Sept. 10, 2018
“Sweden’s Far Right Has Won the War of Ideas”: Foreign Policy, Sept. 10, 2018
HUNGARY
“Can Hungary Defeat A Budding Strongman?”: The Atlantic, April 6, 2018
“How Hungary’s Far-Right Extremists Became Warm and Fuzzy”: Foreign Policy, April 6, 2018
“Die Rechtsextremen könnten Orbans Triumph verhindern“ (Right-wing extremists could hinder Orbán’s triumph): Der Tagesspiegel, April 6, 2018
POLAND
“An Election in Poland’s Capital Could Shape the Future of Populism”: The Atlantic, Oct. 21, 2018
ITALY
“How Italy’s Five-Star Movement Is Winning The Youth Vote”: The Atlantic, March 2, 2018
“Matteo Salvini’s Selfie Politics”: Foreign Policy, Nov. 16, 2018
“Italiener zuerst” (Italians first): Der Tagesspiegel, March 2, 2018
NORWAY
“What Right-Wing Populists Look Like in Norway”: The Atlantic, Sept. 12, 2017
CZECH REPUBLIC
“The Czech Republic’s Fake News Problem”: The Atlantic, Oct. 21, 2017
PHILIPPINES
“Duterte vs. God”: Foreign Policy, July 15, 2018
“The Sarah Huckabee Sanders of the Philippines”: Politico Magazine, August 18, 2018
“Can Philippine Vice President Robredo challenge Duterte?”: Deutsche Welle (English), July 24, 2018
CAMBODIA
“Cambodia Eviscerates Its Free Press — And the Whole Region Suffers”: The Atlantic, July 28, 2018
MALAYSIA
“How Ex-Strongman Mahathir Became Malaysia’s Great Democratic Hope”: World Politics Review, July 25, 2018
U.S. political reporting
“In California, Bill Clinton defends his record to protesters”: CBS News, June 7, 2016
“Could strange ballot rules hurt Bernie Sanders’ chances in California?”: CBS News, June 3, 2016
“Donald Trump’s challenge: Being ‘presidential’ while being himself”: CBS News, April 25, 2016
“Bernie Sanders Woos A Skeptical Audience At Liberty University”: National Journal, Sept. 14, 2015
“How Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Is Making Its Play For Native American Support”: National Journal, Aug. 26, 2015
“Clinton’s 2016 Gender Play”: National Journal, Feb. 24, 2015
“When A Clinton Ally Isn’t An Ally At All”: National Journal, Feb. 18, 2015
“This Is Not The Arkansas Mark Pryor Once Knew”: National Journal, Oct. 15, 2014
“Will This New Hampshire District Signal A Wave?”: National Journal, Sept. 29, 2014
“Why is Elizabeth Warren campaigning in red states?”: National Journal/The Atlantic, July 15, 2014
“A war for women’s votes in Pennsylvania governor’s race”: POLITICO, May 4, 2014
“Two governors thrive where GOP struggles”: POLITICO, July 29, 2013
“Pat Toomey’s gun control moment”: POLITICO, April 10, 2013
“Bobby Jindal governing like it’s 2016”: POLITICO, Jan. 17, 2013
Magazine writing
“Carly Fiorina: The GOP’s Anti-Hillary”: National Journal Magazine, March 2015
“Close Quarters”: National Journal Magazine, February 2015
“Hillary Clinton’s Top Twitter Fan”: National Journal Magazine, June 2015
“Clinton’s Aides Moonlight As Models”: National Journal Magazine, July 2015
“Very Special Interests”: National Journal Magazine, October 2015
