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Alexandra Sharp

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Alexandra Sharp is the World Brief writer at Foreign Policy. Prior to writing World Brief, she worked as a deputy copy editor at FP; a city life editor at Vox Magazine in Columbia, Missouri; and as an editor at Genocide Watch. A Chicago native, she studied magazine journalism and international studies at the University of Missouri and reported in Costa Rica on climate change, immigration, and energy.

Articles by Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press onboard Air Force One.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press onboard Air Force One.
From left, U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold up copies of the Technology Prosperity Deal during a joint signing in England.
From left, U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold up copies of the Technology Prosperity Deal during a joint signing in England.
A convoy of Israeli tanks carrying an Israeli flag is deployed to the country’s border with the Gaza Strip.
A convoy of Israeli tanks carrying an Israeli flag is deployed to the country’s border with the Gaza Strip.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in Madrid.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in Madrid.
A large oil tanker is seen in the foreground on the water, with a large city in the background.
A large oil tanker is seen in the foreground on the water, with a large city in the background.
Two polish military generals look through a paper packet at a national security meeting in Warsaw.
Two polish military generals look through a paper packet at a national security meeting in Warsaw.
A local officer stands in front of a house destroyed by debris from a Russian drone in Poland.
A local officer stands in front of a house destroyed by debris from a Russian drone in Poland.
Fire rages through the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepalese government, in Kathmandu.
Fire rages through the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepalese government, in Kathmandu.
French Prime Minister François Bayrou walks down a set of stairs after delivering his general policy statement during a confidence vote in Paris’s National Assembly.
French Prime Minister François Bayrou walks down a set of stairs after delivering his general policy statement during a confidence vote in Paris’s National Assembly.
A close-up photo shows Putin's face and upper body with red, blue, and white neon lights in the background. Putin is dressed in a suit and tie and has a neutral expression on his face.
A close-up photo shows Putin's face and upper body with red, blue, and white neon lights in the background. Putin is dressed in a suit and tie and has a neutral expression on his face.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walk past a row of flags at Élysée Palace in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walk past a row of flags at Élysée Palace in Paris.
From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk before a military parade in Beijing.
From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk before a military parade in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) in Beijing.
Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City.
Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City.
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz take part in a meeting in Tirana, Albania.
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz take part in a meeting in Tirana, Albania.