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Foreign Correspondent: US beats the drums of war in Iran

Reese Erlich - March 29, 2020

While the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic, tensions between the US and Iran are heating up. The two countries are engaging in tit-for-tat military...

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Foreign correspondent: I was under a brief coronavirus quarantine

Reese Erlich - March 13, 2020

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. On February 22, I left Iran after a week of covering the country’s parliamentary elections. Ten days...

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Foreign correspondent: Hardliners win in Iran but turnout was extremely low

Reese Erlich - February 28, 2020

TEHRAN—The parliamentary candidates had rented a large hall for a campaign rally, but only a few hundred supporters showed up. They came to see...

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Foreign Correspondent: Reaction to coronavirus is overblown

Reese Erlich - February 14, 2020

A new and deadly virus from China is coming to get you. Cancel your travel plans, quarantine your grandparents, and don’t let a Chinese...

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Foreign Correspondent: Who’s at fault for Cuba’s economic problems?

Reese Erlich - January 31, 2020

HAVANA—Chef Alexis Alvarez was in panic mode. He was preparing a gourmet meal for visitors from the United States when the electricity went out....

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Foreign correspondent: Trump backs down, but Iran conflict continues

Reese Erlich - January 10, 2020

Trump blinked. After threatening to bomb military and cultural sites in Iran, President Donald Trump has apparently backed down on further escalation in his quasi-war...

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What’s really going on with the US and Iran?

Reese Erlich - January 3, 2020

On Jan. 2 a US drone fired a missile on a car caravan leaving the Baghdad airport, killing Iranian Major General Qassem Suleimani and...

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Foreign Correspondent: An open letter to a Trump-supporting friend

Reese Erlich - December 14, 2019

I first met Robby Robertson during the 1969 General Electric strike. He was a young, militant worker fighting for a decent contract and social...

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Foreign Correspondent: What’s next for Bolivia after military coup?

Reese Erlich - November 29, 2019

In 2005, I sat in a lounge off the Senate chamber in La Paz, Bolivia, waiting for an interview. I was wearing my best...

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Foreign Correspondent: A New Arab Spring in Lebanon and Iraq

Reese Erlich - November 16, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and Lebanese have been demonstrating in the streets against corruption and for democratic rights. The protestors come from all...

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Foreign Correspondent: US beats the drums of war in Iran

Foreign correspondent: I was under a brief coronavirus quarantine

Foreign correspondent: Hardliners win in Iran but turnout was extremely low

Foreign Correspondent: Reaction to coronavirus is overblown

Foreign Correspondent: Who’s at fault for Cuba’s economic problems?

Foreign correspondent: Trump backs down, but Iran conflict continues

What’s really going on with the US and Iran?

Foreign Correspondent: An open letter to a Trump-supporting friend

Foreign Correspondent: What’s next for Bolivia after military coup?

Foreign Correspondent: A New Arab Spring in Lebanon and Iraq

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