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Jen Kirby

Jen Kirby

Former Vox Staff

Jen Kirby was a senior foreign and national security reporter at Vox, where she covered global stability. She joined Vox after working as a homepage and assistant editor at New York magazine. She was part of the team that won the 2015 George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting for the New York cover story: “Cosby: The Women.” Kirby attended journalism school at Northwestern University and received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, where she studied international politics and security. She is based in Brooklyn, New York. You can follow her on Twitter here or reach her by email at jen.kirby@vox.com.

Latest articles by Jen Kirby

Would the US intervene to defend Taiwan? Ask Japan.
World Politics

If China were to invade Taiwan, the American response could depend on its key ally.

By Jen Kirby
There are now more land mines in Ukraine than almost anywhere else on the planetThere are now more land mines in Ukraine than almost anywhere else on the planet
World Politics

Ukraine is staring down a massive humanitarian challenge — now and into the future.

By Jen Kirby
How Qatar became a key broker in the Israel-Hamas dealHow Qatar became a key broker in the Israel-Hamas deal
World Politics

The tiny Gulf state has ties with the parties in the conflict. That has made its diplomacy essential — which is exactly what the Qataris want.

By Jen Kirby
A harrowing film exposes the brutality of Russia’s war in UkraineA harrowing film exposes the brutality of Russia’s war in Ukraine
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

A conversation with a Ukrainian journalist who documented the siege of Mariupol.

By Jen Kirby
The Israel-Hamas war is exposing Europe’s divisionsThe Israel-Hamas war is exposing Europe’s divisions
World Politics

Brussels is on the sidelines, but it’s not insulated from the conflict’s fallout.

By Jen Kirby
There’s a sliver of good US-China news — and it involves nukesThere’s a sliver of good US-China news — and it involves nukes
World Politics

Rare arms control talks come ahead of an anticipated summit this month between Biden and Xi.

By Jen Kirby
Poland’s democracy is on the brink. Can these elections save it?Poland’s democracy is on the brink. Can these elections save it?
World Politics

The high stakes of Poland’s elections, explained.

By Jen Kirby
The West’s united pro-Ukraine front is showing cracksThe West’s united pro-Ukraine front is showing cracks
Russia-Ukraine war

In the US and across Europe, politics are complicating support for Ukraine.

By Jen Kirby
2023 was the year the US finally destroyed all of its chemical weapons
World Politics

The world banned chemical weapons in 1997. Here’s why it took so long for the US to eliminate its arsenal.

By Jen Kirby
Why Volodymyr Zelenskyy had to go to WashingtonWhy Volodymyr Zelenskyy had to go to Washington
Russia-Ukraine war

The Ukrainian president seeks support for the same fight, but under different circumstances.

By Jen Kirby