Karen DeYoung
Staff Writer

Karen DeYoung is associate editor and senior national security correspondent for the Washington Post. In more than three decades at the paper, she has served as bureau chief in Latin America and London and correspondent covering the the White House, U.S. foreign policy and the intelligence community, as well as assistant managing editor for national news, national editor and foreign editor. She has won numerous awards for national and international reporting and is the author of “Soldier,” a biography of Colin Powell.

Latest by Karen DeYoung

Relief in Washington amid shakeup

Relief in Washington amid shakeup

First reaction in the U.S. to the news that military chiefs had been forced from office was deep alarm.

U.S.: Hezbollah helping Syrian regime

U.S.: Hezbollah helping Syrian regime

The Obama administration says Lebanon-based Hezbollah is assisting in brutal crackdown.

White House adviser defends Yemen strategy

White House adviser defends Yemen strategy

John Brennan says airstrikes are part of a broader effort to undermine the al-Qaeda branch there.

Syria instability leaves U.S. at crossroads

Syria instability leaves U.S. at crossroads

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to meet with “activists on the ground.”