Amy Mackinnon

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

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The FP Guide to Staying In During a Pandemic

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Amy Mackinnon
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Death of a Whistleblower This article has an audio recording

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Amy Mackinnon
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Coronavirus in the Corridors of Power

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Darcy Palder, Amy Mackinnon
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic

Vucic: Most Serbs Prefer a ‘Frozen Conflict’ with Kosovo

Insider
Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
Vladislav Surkov and Vladimir Putin lean their heads close together to confer privately.
Vladislav Surkov and Vladimir Putin lean their heads close together to confer privately.

Putin Fires His Puppet Master

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Amy Mackinnon, Reid Standish
A municipal worker wearing a medical face mask in Moscow
A municipal worker wearing a medical face mask in Moscow

Russia Knows Just Who to Blame for the Coronavirus: America

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Amy Mackinnon
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

Not Guilty

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Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address

5 Foreign-Policy Takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union

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Michael Hirsh, Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Capitol Hill.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Capitol Hill.

Chronicle of an Acquittal Foretold

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko

Trump Administration Expected to Appoint First Ambassador to Belarus in Over a Decade

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Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander gets into an elevator outside the Senate chamber as the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 31.
Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander gets into an elevator outside the Senate chamber as the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 31.

Trump Prepares for Victory Lap as Impeachment Trial Winds Down

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
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Foreign Policy illustration/Getty Images

Impeachment Trials and Conspiracy Theories: A Match Made in Hell

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Senators Battle Over Rules as Trump Impeachment Trial Begins

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Amy Mackinnon
New Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin
New Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin

Who Is Russia’s New Prime Minister?

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Reid Standish, Amy Mackinnon
Lev Parnas
Lev Parnas

Giuliani Associates May Have Surveilled U.S. Ambassador, New Evidence Shows

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Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
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