Amy Mackinnon


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

Articles by Amy Mackinnon
A demonstrator takes part in a protest against China’s human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims, calling on the U.S. government to take action against Beijing, in Washington on April 6, 2019.
A demonstrator takes part in a protest against China’s human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims, calling on the U.S. government to take action against Beijing, in Washington on April 6, 2019.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a televised announcement in Caracas on March 26.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a televised announcement in Caracas on March 26.
Cheerleaders perform at the opening game of the Korea Baseball Organization League at a crowdless ballpark in Incheon, South Korea, on May 5.
Cheerleaders perform at the opening game of the Korea Baseball Organization League at a crowdless ballpark in Incheon, South Korea, on May 5.
Lebanese anti-government protesters gesture during a demonstration in Beirut against the growing economic crisis on May 1.
Lebanese anti-government protesters gesture during a demonstration in Beirut against the growing economic crisis on May 1.
Workers load a statue of the controversial Soviet army marshal Ivan Konev onto a truck after it was removed from a Prague park on April 3.
Workers load a statue of the controversial Soviet army marshal Ivan Konev onto a truck after it was removed from a Prague park on April 3.
A man uses his mobile phone as he walks past advertising for the new iPhone outside the Apple store in Hong Kong on October 10, 2019.
A man uses his mobile phone as he walks past advertising for the new iPhone outside the Apple store in Hong Kong on October 10, 2019.
Newly elected Prime Minister Albin Kurti reviews Kosovo's honor guard during the handover ceremony in Pristina on Feb. 4.
Newly elected Prime Minister Albin Kurti reviews Kosovo's honor guard during the handover ceremony in Pristina on Feb. 4.
Kosovo's prime minister, Albin Kurti, gestures during a press conference in Pristina on Feb. 26.
Kosovo's prime minister, Albin Kurti, gestures during a press conference in Pristina on Feb. 26.
A pharmacy in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat on April 8. Isolated Turkmenistan is one of only a handful of countries to have reported no coronavirus cases, but experts are highly skeptical.
A pharmacy in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat on April 8. Isolated Turkmenistan is one of only a handful of countries to have reported no coronavirus cases, but experts are highly skeptical.
Syrian state media reported on April 17, 2018, that investigators from the world's chemical watchdog OPCW had entered Douma, a town outside Damascus where an alleged gas attack 10 days earlier left dozens dead.
Syrian state media reported on April 17, 2018, that investigators from the world's chemical watchdog OPCW had entered Douma, a town outside Damascus where an alleged gas attack 10 days earlier left dozens dead.
A man checks his phone as he crosses an empty street in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on April 3.
A man checks his phone as he crosses an empty street in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on April 3.
Denis Gariev, a member of the Russian Imperial Movement who fought alongside Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, is pictured at a training center in St. Petersburg on Feb. 28, 2015.
Denis Gariev, a member of the Russian Imperial Movement who fought alongside Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, is pictured at a training center in St. Petersburg on Feb. 28, 2015.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Helsinki.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Helsinki.
Travelers wait for a charter flight arranged by the U.S. Embassy
Travelers wait for a charter flight arranged by the U.S. Embassy