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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.

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Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s main opposition party, walks out of the National Assembly in Seoul.
Lee Jae-myung, the leader of South Korea’s main opposition party, walks out of the National Assembly in Seoul.

South Korea’s President Faces Impeachment After Short-Lived Martial Law Order

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A television screen shows South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking during a news broadcast.
A television screen shows South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaking during a news broadcast.

South Korea’s Night of Political Chaos

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Anti-government fighters brandish their guns in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Anti-government fighters brandish their guns in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Syrian Rebels Capture Aleppo, Threatening Assad’s Rule

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
People drive on a highway between two major Lebanese cities.
People drive on a highway between two major Lebanese cities.

Day 1 of the Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire in Lebanon

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Alexandra Sharp
People stand surrounded by smoke at the site of an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.
People stand surrounded by smoke at the site of an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.

Israel Approves Cease-Fire Deal With Hezbollah

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Alexandra Sharp
The Blue Line dividing Israel to the left and Lebanon to the right is seen.
The Blue Line dividing Israel to the left and Lebanon to the right is seen.

Israel, Hezbollah Prepare to Approve a Cease-Fire Deal

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in Jerusalem.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in Jerusalem.

The World Reacts to Netanyahu’s ICC Arrest Warrant

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference in Tel Aviv.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference in Tel Aviv.

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Top Israeli, Hamas Officials

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A woman walks past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.
A woman walks past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.

Russia Outlines Conditions for Ukraine Cease-Fire Deal

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow.

Putin Lowers Russia’s Nuclear Threshold in Warning to West

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations.

Biden Approves Ukraine Using ATACMS Inside Russia

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. attorney Joshua Levy speaks at a press conference in Boston.
U.S. attorney Joshua Levy speaks at a press conference in Boston.

CIA Official Charged With Leaking Israeli Military Plans

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog shake hands at the White House.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog shake hands at the White House.

Top U.S., Israeli Officials Convene in Washington for Middle East Talks

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A large crowd of displaced Palestinians wait to buy bread in Gaza.
A large crowd of displaced Palestinians wait to buy bread in Gaza.

Israel Has Failed to Meet U.S. Gaza Aid Demands, Humanitarian Groups Report

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U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik speaks during a campaign rally for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik speaks during a campaign rally for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Trump’s First 3 Foreign-Policy Moves

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
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