Author Archive

Samuel Oakford

Journalist based in New York

Samuel Oakford is a journalist based in New York. He is the former United Nations bureau chief for Vice News.
Policy

Who Is Paying for the War in Yemen?

The Pentagon says that “errors in accounting” mean Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have not been properly charged for refueling.

  • Samuel Oakford and Ryan Goodman, The Atlantic
Ideas

Trump's Iran-Centric Syria Policy Takes Shape

Congress likely won’t take action to rein in the military powers it granted the president after the 9/11 attacks—powers that Trump uses with the broad aim of countering Iran.

  • Samuel Oakford, The Atlantic
Ideas

Counting the Dead in Mosul

The civilian death toll in the fight against ISIS is far higher than official estimates.

  • Samuel Oakford, The Atlantic
Ideas

Yemen Has Become the Graveyard of the Obama Doctrine

The human costs of facilitating Saudi Arabia’s proxy war have been enormous, and there’s no end in sight.

  • Samuel Oakford and Peter Salisbury, The Atlantic