Professional news: I just started as Art Director . If you're an illustrator/photographer/designer interested in contributing, or just want to say hello: ejohnson (at) foreignaffairs (dot) com.
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Art Director, Designer, Journalist etc. Art Director . Freelance and other environs. Views are my own. I'm a person, just like you.
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Our July/August 2023 issue is available online today. Read it here:
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The Bureau of Prisons almost never grants people compassionate release, but Gary Settle doesn't take no for an answer. He's helped dozens of fellow prisoners go home, while coping with his own terminal cancer diagnosis.
Issue no. 139 by .
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"There would be time in the future to consider, almost endlessly, what happened to O’Loughlin. For now, in a panic, all Hu could do was wonder: Where had he taken their son?"
Our new story from .
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“The failed wars in Afghanistan and Iraq show what happens when top officials ignore their subordinates or assemble their own teams of analysts to confirm their biases, and when journalists become stenographers for them.”
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When Carol Buckley met Tarra the elephant at a tire store in California in 1974, her life changed forever. Over four decades later, she would take the stand in court for custody of her lifelong friend.
Our latest by is a heartfelt read:
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The latest issue of is out today. Thanks to for the cover illustration.
foreignaffairs.com/issues/2023/10
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New from : When Johna Ramirez’s son joined a wildly popular circle of tween YouTube influencers, it seemed like he was fulfilling his Hollywood dreams. But in the Squad, fame and fortune came at a cost.
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New issue of is out today. Thanks to for the cover illustration.
Read it here: foreignaffairs.com/issues/2023/10
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Our 2022 book list is here! Explore Foreign Affairs’ top picks of the year, including new titles by , , , and much more.
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This cover for at magazine also made it into the show, I couldn’t be happier, thanks loads Ed, and thanks to the judges at the SOI. 👊
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One for thanks as always to !
This one was a review of Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford Delong about the ups and downs of the last 200-ish years of economic development.
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On newsstands today, the Nov/Dec issue of - here’s my illustration for “Russia’s Dangerous Decline”.
Always great to work with .
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New issue of is out today. Thanks to Petra Eriksson for the cover art.
foreignaffairs.com/issues/2022/10
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Happy Halloween! Our latest feature, a miraculous story about bovine survivors by , is live on the site. Boo? How about Moo!
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This month's was an absolute joy to work on. wrote one of my favorite adventure stories ever, about @susieBgoodall's incredible attempt to go around the world, alone, in a sailboat. Buckle up!
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Where do folks go to look for emerging / more junior illustrators these days? I have a few fun editorial print projects right now with small-medium budgets and am really coming up dry! (Also: if YOU are an illustrator down for this kind of work feel free to drop a link!)
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