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 ellen.ioanes@voxmedia.com with tips.
Latest articles by Ellen Ioanes
The BJP’s poor performance shows the limits of his autocratic, Hindu supremacist policies.
More than 3,500 people in Rafah alone could die from conflict trauma by August if Israel expands its invasion.
Her predecessor's legacy looms large over Mexican politics. She'll have to chart her own way.
The role of the International Criminal Court and the limits to its authority, explained.
And why it’s not nearly enough.
The Iranian regime is unlikely to change course in the near term, but Ebrahim Raisi’s death could affect crucial succession plans.
Revised data from the health ministry turned into a debate about the war’s human cost. That death toll remains devastating.
International impunity helped allow a power struggle in Sudan to spiral into ethnic violence.
The Israel-Hamas war went from a potential short-term ceasefire to strikes on Rafah on Monday.
There are already legal challenges to the new policy, but authorities detained some migrants this week.