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Amelia Lester

Deputy Editor

Amelia Lester is a deputy editor at Foreign Policy. She has worked as a journalist on three continents, most recently reporting in Japan for publications including the Economist, the New York Times, and the New York Review of Books. Previously, she was the editor in chief of the weekend magazine of the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age newspapers and, before that, managing editor and an executive editor at the New Yorker. Lester lives in Washington, D.C., and is a graduate of Harvard University.

Articles by Amelia Lester
A surfer carrying a surfboard passes a poster for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Bondi Beach in Sydney.
A surfer carrying a surfboard passes a poster for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Bondi Beach in Sydney.
A camera looks down the length of an open freezer shelf of a grocery store aisle. A large sign above the display says "100% Aussie tender beef." Beyond the sign, cuts of meat wrapped in plastic are seen, slightly out of focus.
A camera looks down the length of an open freezer shelf of a grocery store aisle. A large sign above the display says "100% Aussie tender beef." Beyond the sign, cuts of meat wrapped in plastic are seen, slightly out of focus.
Kamala Harris is silhouetted against a cloudy sky at sunset as she walks up the steps of a plane.
Kamala Harris is silhouetted against a cloudy sky at sunset as she walks up the steps of a plane.
A shadow of Donald Trump is seen on the side of an airplane.
A shadow of Donald Trump is seen on the side of an airplane.
An illustration shows a drawn portrait of S. Jaishankar's head and shoulders atop a patterned carpet. Behind him standing stairs is a full length image of Narendra Modi. At left Is Xi Jinping and at right is Joe Biden. A temple and cloudy sky is behind Jaishankar's head. The scene is framed by Indian symbols. The term "Bharat" is written in Hindi above his head.
An illustration shows a drawn portrait of S. Jaishankar's head and shoulders atop a patterned carpet. Behind him standing stairs is a full length image of Narendra Modi. At left Is Xi Jinping and at right is Joe Biden. A temple and cloudy sky is behind Jaishankar's head. The scene is framed by Indian symbols. The term "Bharat" is written in Hindi above his head.
An illustration shows a semiconductor chip as a table with small figures gathered around it. Around it is an electric grid connecting to data centers.
An illustration shows a semiconductor chip as a table with small figures gathered around it. Around it is an electric grid connecting to data centers.
An illustration shows a semiconductor chip as a table with small figures gathered around it. Around it is an electric grid connecting to data centers.
An illustration shows a semiconductor chip as a table with small figures gathered around it. Around it is an electric grid connecting to data centers.
Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the celebrations to mark countrys Independence Day in New Delhi on August 15, 2022. - India marked the 75th anniversary of independence on August 15 with Modi giving a speech from Delhi's historic Red Fort, hung with freedom fighters' pictures and guarded by robot elephants. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the celebrations to mark countrys Independence Day in New Delhi on August 15, 2022. - India marked the 75th anniversary of independence on August 15 with Modi giving a speech from Delhi's historic Red Fort, hung with freedom fighters' pictures and guarded by robot elephants. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
A photo collage illustration of Kate Middleton at the BBC dad burried under social media likes.
A photo collage illustration of Kate Middleton at the BBC dad burried under social media likes.
Ukrainian artillerymen fire toward Russian positions at a front line in the Lugansk region of Ukraine.
Ukrainian artillerymen fire toward Russian positions at a front line in the Lugansk region of Ukraine.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong attends the Pacific Islands Forum.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong attends the Pacific Islands Forum.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the midterm elections at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the midterm elections at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
Rice bags are offloaded from a cargo vessel in Moroni, Comoros, on Oct. 3.
Rice bags are offloaded from a cargo vessel in Moroni, Comoros, on Oct. 3.
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd greets then-federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese.
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd greets then-federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese.
Women and children from Ukraine, including a mother carrying an infant, arrive at the Medyka border crossing near Medyka, Poland, on March 4.
Women and children from Ukraine, including a mother carrying an infant, arrive at the Medyka border crossing near Medyka, Poland, on March 4.