Ellen Ioanes is a reporter at Vox, where she covers foreign affairs, American politics, and breaking news. She has been focusing on 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, and a degree in religious studies from Davidson College. You can follow her on Twitter at @girlstothefront.