Amy Mackinnon

Amy Mackinnon was a staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2018-2025.

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Finnish President Sauli Niinisto
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto

Finnish President: Putin Took NATO Application News ‘Very, Very Calmly’

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Amy Mackinnon
A crater and damaged building in the Donbas
A crater and damaged building in the Donbas

Ukraine Wants Longer-Range Ammunition for Donbas Gunfight

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Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon
Friends of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold posters bearing his picture.
Friends of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold posters bearing his picture.

The Booming Export of Authoritarianism

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Amy Mackinnon, Mary Yang
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) speaks during a news conference with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto at the State Department in Washington on May 27.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) speaks during a news conference with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto at the State Department in Washington on May 27.

Finland Is Set for NATO—if Turkey Plays Ball

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Amy Mackinnon
A man walks past a building with a banner in support of Russian military action in Ukraine
A man walks past a building with a banner in support of Russian military action in Ukraine

Putin Hasn’t Gone Far Enough for Russia’s Hawks

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Amy Mackinnon
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the Victory Day parade.
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the Victory Day parade.

Putin Wants to Keep Fighting. Who Will Fill the Ranks?

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Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is displayed on a screen.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is displayed on a screen.

Ukraine’s Other Front Line

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Amy Mackinnon
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stands with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stands with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.

Swedish Defense Minister: ‘In Our Part of Europe, NATO Will Be Much Stronger’

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Amy Mackinnon
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson address a news conference in Stockholm on May 16.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson address a news conference in Stockholm on May 16.

NATO Countries Begin Ushering Finland and Sweden Into the Fold

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon, Christina Lu
MiG-29 fighter jets fly over downtown Moscow during a rehearsal for Russia's World War II Victory Day parade.
MiG-29 fighter jets fly over downtown Moscow during a rehearsal for Russia's World War II Victory Day parade.

Putin’s Next Power Play Is a Parade

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon
The families of American hostages detained abroad hold a rally in front of the White House.
The families of American hostages detained abroad hold a rally in front of the White House.

Families of American Hostages Abroad Find Power—and Solace—in Numbers

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
A carnival float featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko
A carnival float featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko

Belarus Is the Other Loser in Putin’s War

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Amy Mackinnon
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili gives a joint press conference.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili gives a joint press conference.

President Zourabichvili: Georgia Should Not Be ‘Forgotten’

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Amy Mackinnon
Presumed operatives of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group, accompanied by a Malian soldier (far left), near Gossi in Mali on April 20
Presumed operatives of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group, accompanied by a Malian soldier (far left), near Gossi in Mali on April 20

Russian Mercenaries Staged Atrocities in Mali, France Says

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Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks next to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks next to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Moldova Feels the Shock Waves of Putin’s War

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Amanda Coakley, Amy Mackinnon
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