Agathe Demarais


Agathe Demarais is a columnist at Foreign Policy, a senior policy fellow on geoeconomics at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests.

Articles by Agathe Demarais
Parts of the Shahran fuel depot on the outskirts of Tehran are ablaze after an Israeli attack on June 15.
Parts of the Shahran fuel depot on the outskirts of Tehran are ablaze after an Israeli attack on June 15.
A wind turbine lies toppled by a tornado near Prescott, Iowa, on May 22, 2024.
A wind turbine lies toppled by a tornado near Prescott, Iowa, on May 22, 2024.
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an investment forum at Qasr al-Watan, the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16.
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an investment forum at Qasr al-Watan, the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16.
Employees work on a production line for teddy bears for export at a toy factory in Lianyungang, China, on Nov. 22, 2024.
Employees work on a production line for teddy bears for export at a toy factory in Lianyungang, China, on Nov. 22, 2024.
Von der Leyen, a woman in her 60s, is seen from the shoulders upward. She looks slightly concerned as she looks to the left. Behind her is a circle of yellow stars on a blue field from the EU flag.
Von der Leyen, a woman in her 60s, is seen from the shoulders upward. She looks slightly concerned as she looks to the left. Behind her is a circle of yellow stars on a blue field from the EU flag.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pose for photos at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pose for photos at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23.
Putin holds a hard hat and talks to Miller who is pointing ahead. They walk past a curved wall with a triangular motif.
Putin holds a hard hat and talks to Miller who is pointing ahead. They walk past a curved wall with a triangular motif.
Switchboard operators manually connect calls at a telephone exchange in Paris on March 14, 1935.
Switchboard operators manually connect calls at a telephone exchange in Paris on March 14, 1935.
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after a summit meeting at the Elysée Palace in Paris on May 6.
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after a summit meeting at the Elysée Palace in Paris on May 6.