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
- Nationalist conservatives from US, Europe gather, touting different view of democracy
- As campaign spending flows unchecked, some states are trying to impose limits
- 鈥�2 dolls instead of 30鈥�: Will tariffs curb America鈥檚 passion for cheap goods?
- Cover Story A MAGA for the UK? These working-class voters feel left behind.
- In aftermath of Minnesota shootings, tracking a disturbing rise in political violence
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