Amy Mackinnon

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

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A ship is loaded with Ukrainian wheat at a port on the Black Sea.
A ship is loaded with Ukrainian wheat at a port on the Black Sea.

Russia Declares War on Wheat, Peas, and Barley

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Christina Lu, Amy Mackinnon
Latvian President Egils Levits, Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova, U.S. President Joe Biden, Polish President Andrzej Duda, and other participants leave the podium after posing for a group photo in Warsaw.
Latvian President Egils Levits, Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova, U.S. President Joe Biden, Polish President Andrzej Duda, and other participants leave the podium after posing for a group photo in Warsaw.

Ukraine Has Shifted Europe’s East-West Fault Line

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Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
An illustration of Nury Turkel, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
An illustration of Nury Turkel, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

The Witness

Interview
Amy Mackinnon
People protest Russian war crimes in Ukraine while in Vienna.
People protest Russian war crimes in Ukraine while in Vienna.

Putin Wanted by ICC Over Alleged War Crimes

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Amy Mackinnon, Christina Lu, Jack Detsch
A Russian flag flies next to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
A Russian flag flies next to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

In Russia, Embassy Staff Left Behind Face Targeting, Harassment

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Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
Three swords were handed over to the Ukrainian government in Washington.
Three swords were handed over to the Ukrainian government in Washington.

Ukraine’s Newest Weapons Shipment Is From 300 B.C.

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Amy Mackinnon
A protester is sprayed by a water cannon while taunting Georgian riot police during clashes near the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi.
A protester is sprayed by a water cannon while taunting Georgian riot police during clashes near the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi.

Georgians Lean West—and Into the Water Cannons

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Amy Mackinnon
A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone.
A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone.

An End to the War Doesn’t Mean the End of Putin

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Amy Mackinnon
A Ukrainian flag is readied to be unfurled.
A Ukrainian flag is readied to be unfurled.

A Surreal Evening at the Russian Embassy

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Amy Mackinnon
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state-of-the-nation address at the Gostiny Dvor conference center in central Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state-of-the-nation address at the Gostiny Dvor conference center in central Moscow.

Putin’s New START Announcement and the Future of Arms Control

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Amy Mackinnon
A pro-Russia militiaman guards a barricade in front of the flag of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic outside a regional police building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk.
A pro-Russia militiaman guards a barricade in front of the flag of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic outside a regional police building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk.

The Other Ukraine War This article has an audio recording

Review
Amy Mackinnon
Ukrainian servicemen rest as they make a trench near Bakhmut.
Ukrainian servicemen rest as they make a trench near Bakhmut.

Ukraine Braces for Grisly Russian Offensive in the East

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Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch
The logo of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
The logo of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Austria’s About to Give Russia a Soapbox at the OSCE

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Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
An illustration of John Bolton.
An illustration of John Bolton.

The Fighter This article has an audio recording

Interview
Amy Mackinnon
Polish soldiers hold a NATO flag during a family photo after a training demonstration with the NATO multinational battle group eFP at the Orzysz training ground in Orzysz, Poland.
Polish soldiers hold a NATO flag during a family photo after a training demonstration with the NATO multinational battle group eFP at the Orzysz training ground in Orzysz, Poland.

Eastern Europe Wants NATO to Beef Up Defense Spending

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch
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