Simon Montlake is a senior writer at the Monitor in Boston. He's a former Monitor correspondent in Jakarta, Bangkok, and Beijing, where he covered political upheavals, civil wars, economic crises, natural disasters, and the Beijing Olympics.
In addition to the Monitor, he has worked for The Economist and Forbes. Born in London, he was educated at the University of Manchester, and remembers when Manchester City FC were the underdogs. His other foreign postings include Guadalajara, Mexico, and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
Stories by Simon Montlake
- In aftermath of Minnesota shootings, tracking a disturbing rise in political violence
- 10 years after same-sex marriage ruling, these conservatives aim to roll it back
- Troops in the streets and political violence: Americans grapple with a charged moment
- As more troops enter Los Angeles, dueling narratives over how to keep the peace
- Mr. Musk went to Washington 鈥� and found it鈥檚 a hard place to change
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