Jennifer Williams
Senior Foreign Editor; Co-host of Worldly
Before joining Vox, Jennifer was a senior researcher at the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution and the deputy foreign policy editor for Lawfare. Her work on jihadist groups, terrorism, and the Middle East has appeared in numerous publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and The National Interest.
She was a Sié Fellow at the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, where she received her M.A. in International Studies in 2010. She speaks Arabic and has a Boston Terrier who is the love of her life.
Latest articles by Jennifer Williams
The most basic answers to the most basic questions about the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Ever Given, the massive container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week, is now free.
Playing politics with control of the US nuclear arsenal is inappropriate — and dangerous.
President-elect Joe Biden called the Capitol mob “domestic terrorists.” Are they?
China’s new security law just went into effect in Hong Kong. Free speech evaporated overnight.
Jesus, Mary, and the angel Gabriel are all in the Quran.
US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland will testify Wednesday, along with Pentagon official Laura Cooper and State Department official David Hale.
This is now the third confirmed instance of the Canadian prime minister wearing offensive makeup.
Reports say Hamza bin Laden may be dead. But some skepticism is in order.
It’s the first step in what could be a lengthy legal battle over whether the WikiLeaks founder should face prosecution for espionage and hacking.