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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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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seen in Rome.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seen in Rome.

Brussels Gambles on Meloni-Trump Meeting to Secure a Trade Deal

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy chairs the London Sudan Conference.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy chairs the London Sudan Conference.

Sudanese Civil War Marks Two Years With Rising Death Toll

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Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in Washington.

Trump Again Floats Deporting U.S. Citizens to El Salvador During Bukele Meeting

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Alexandra Sharp
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a bilateral meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a bilateral meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Beijing.

China Retaliates With a 125 Percent Tariff on U.S. Goods

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Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a cabinet meeting in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a cabinet meeting in Washington.

U.S.-China Trade War Intensifies

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Alexandra Sharp
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Trump Abruptly Pauses Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days—Except on China

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A man walks past a screen showing Chinese stock market movements in Beijing.
A man walks past a screen showing Chinese stock market movements in Beijing.

China Remains Defiant in Face of New Trump Tariffs

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp, Lili Pike
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Trump’s ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ Roil Global Markets

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
People in Seoul celebrate South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruling to remove impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol from office.
People in Seoul celebrate South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruling to remove impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol from office.

South Korea’s Top Court Removes Yoon Suk-yeol From Power

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference in Uzbekistan.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference in Uzbekistan.

Sweeping U.S. Tariffs Trigger Global Outrage

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Donald Trump announces reciprocal tariffs at the White House in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump announces reciprocal tariffs at the White House in Washington.

U.S. Partners Retaliate Against Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A portrait of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv.
A portrait of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hangs on the sidewalk during an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu Withdraws Nominee for Shin Bet Chief

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
French far-right figure Marine Le Pen leaves National Rally party headquarters in Paris.
French far-right figure Marine Le Pen leaves National Rally party headquarters in Paris.

Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A driver changes lanes during the Los Angeles evening rush hour commute.
A driver changes lanes during the Los Angeles evening rush hour commute.

Trump’s Proposed Auto Tariffs Plunge Wall Street, Foreign Markets Into Turmoil

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow speaks before a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington.
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow speaks before a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington.

Signalgate Triggers Calls for Trump Cabinet Resignations

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp, Rishi Iyengar
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