Ellen Ioanes
World & Weekend Reporter
Ellen Ioanes covers global and general assignment news as the World and Weekend reporter at Vox. She’s been reporting on US politics and policy and foreign affairs since 2021, covering Russia’s war with Ukraine, US congressional policy, and South Asian politics, among other issues.
She previously worked at Business Insider covering the military and global conflict, and has bylines in the Guardian, Foreign Policy, the Center for Public Integrity, and others. She has a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. You can follow her on Twitter @girlstothefront or email her at [email protected] with tips.
Latest articles by Ellen Ioanes
While we can’t always predict public political violence, Vox spoke to four experts who can help us understand it.
Elite clerics still hold ultimate power.
France held back the far right. No one knows what’s next.
The UK is getting a new government. What is it promising to do?
A proposed tax hike sparked unrest, but Kenya’s real problem is a debt crisis.
The Wikileaks founder will plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act for publishing leaks about the Iraq War.
More than 1,300 people died during the pilgrimage to Muslim's holiest site — but it’s not just because of heat.
El Salvador has touted its tough-on-crime policies (and kept quiet on human rights issues). Now everyone wants to try.
What the defeat of the party that ended apartheid means for South Africa.
Far-right parties made big gains in EU Parliament elections — and that's already having an effect.