Amy Mackinnon


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

Articles by Amy Mackinnon
The U.N. Security Council holds a meeting on the theme of “Leadership for Peace” at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25.
The U.N. Security Council holds a meeting on the theme of “Leadership for Peace” at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Sept. 25.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on Sept. 24 in New York City.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on Sept. 24 in New York City.
A view of the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Sept. 22.
A view of the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Sept. 22.
An overheard view shows the large central room at the U.N. headquarters. Representatives of members of the Security Council sit at a large horseshoe-shaped desk at center as they attend a meeting.
An overheard view shows the large central room at the U.N. headquarters. Representatives of members of the Security Council sit at a large horseshoe-shaped desk at center as they attend a meeting.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at a map of the Gaza Strip during a press conference at the Government Press Office in Jerusalem on Sept. 4.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at a map of the Gaza Strip during a press conference at the Government Press Office in Jerusalem on Sept. 4.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen on a screen as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen on a screen as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a high-level U.N. Security Council meeting.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a high-level U.N. Security Council meeting.
Rebecca Lissner (left), the deputy national security advisor to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and policy advisor Ike Irby (center) speak with communications director Kirsten Allen before departing George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 1.
Rebecca Lissner (left), the deputy national security advisor to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and policy advisor Ike Irby (center) speak with communications director Kirsten Allen before departing George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 1.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in protest over the war in Gaza near the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, where the Democratic National Convention is taking place, on Aug. 21. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in protest over the war in Gaza near the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, where the Democratic National Convention is taking place, on Aug. 21. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C), with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and U.S. President Joe Biden (R), attends a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council during the NATO 75th anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C), with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and U.S. President Joe Biden (R), attends a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council during the NATO 75th anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Security guards are seen in shadowed silhouette as they walk through a hallway at the convention center where the Democratic National Convention is being held. A large screen behind them shows the words "DNC 2024" in front of a bright blue background.
Security guards are seen in shadowed silhouette as they walk through a hallway at the convention center where the Democratic National Convention is being held. A large screen behind them shows the words "DNC 2024" in front of a bright blue background.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks alongside U.S. President Joe Biden during a Ukraine Compact initiative on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on July 11.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks alongside U.S. President Joe Biden during a Ukraine Compact initiative on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on July 11.
Ukrainian servicemen in camouflage uniform ride an armored vehicle down a paved road beneath a cloudy sky. Directly next to the road is forest, pressing up against the soldiers in a wall of lush greenery.
Ukrainian servicemen in camouflage uniform ride an armored vehicle down a paved road beneath a cloudy sky. Directly next to the road is forest, pressing up against the soldiers in a wall of lush greenery.
Then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a hearing on Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, D.C.
Then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a hearing on Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, D.C.