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Christina Lu

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Christina Lu is a staff writer at Foreign Policy, covering energy and the environment and more. Prior to joining FP, she worked at Foreign Affairs and the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research in Lusaka, Zambia. She is a graduate of Cornell University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in government and economics.

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Hungarian police officers escort refugee children.
Hungarian police officers escort refugee children.

Europe Could Face Its Worst Refugee Crisis in This Century

World Brief
Christina Lu
Farmers harvest grain in Ukraine.
Farmers harvest grain in Ukraine.

Forget Oil. Putin’s War Is Wrecking the Wheat Market.

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Christina Lu, Robbie Gramer, Anisa Pezeshki
Ukrainians hold banners and Ukrainian national flags during a protest for peace in Ukraine in front of the Russian Consulate in Krakow, Poland, on Feb. 20.
Ukrainians hold banners and Ukrainian national flags during a protest for peace in Ukraine in front of the Russian Consulate in Krakow, Poland, on Feb. 20.

Ukrainians Abroad Respond to Russian Invasion With Heartbreak—and Determination

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Christina Lu
Demonstrators gather at the Lincoln Memorial to protest against the rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20.
Demonstrators gather at the Lincoln Memorial to protest against the rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20.

Putin Faces Global Criticism Over Ukraine War

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Christina Lu
Workers stand at a control desk during the production process of pipes in the Nord Stream 2 facility in Sassnitz, Germany, on Oct. 19, 2017.
Workers stand at a control desk during the production process of pipes in the Nord Stream 2 facility in Sassnitz, Germany, on Oct. 19, 2017.

What Would a Russian Invasion Mean for Energy Markets?

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Christina Lu, Robbie Gramer, Sara Hagos
A Kenyan pastoralist looks at sheep and goats that died from changing climate.
A Kenyan pastoralist looks at sheep and goats that died from changing climate.

‘Brink of Catastrophe’: Drought Worsens Humanitarian Crisis in East Africa

Report
Robbie Gramer, Christina Lu
Chinese dredging vessels at work at the Colombo Port City under construction in Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 14, 2018. Xinhua/CHEC via Getty Images
Chinese dredging vessels at work at the Colombo Port City under construction in Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 14, 2018. Xinhua/CHEC via Getty Images

The Great Sand Grab

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Christina Lu
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a press conference.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a press conference.

Putin Blames U.S. for Ukraine Crisis

World Brief
Christina Lu
Boris Johnson sits onstage during a British Conservative Party leadership assembly in Cheltenham, England, on July 12, 2019.
Boris Johnson sits onstage during a British Conservative Party leadership assembly in Cheltenham, England, on July 12, 2019.

What’s Next for Boris Johnson?

World Brief
Christina Lu
Employees work at a gas drilling rig at a gas field in Russia.
Employees work at a gas drilling rig at a gas field in Russia.

Europe Isn’t Prepared if Russia Turns the Gas Taps Off

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Robbie Gramer, Christina Lu
Antony Blinken speaks in Delaware.
Antony Blinken speaks in Delaware.

Can Blinken Defuse Ukraine Tensions?

World Brief
Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the omicron variant of COVID-19 at the White House in Washington on Dec. 21.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the omicron variant of COVID-19 at the White House in Washington on Dec. 21.

As Omicron Spreads, Policy Responses Diverge

World Brief
Christina Lu
Republican March Band of Ethiopia
Republican March Band of Ethiopia

Tigrayan Forces Announce Retreat in Ethiopia’s War

World Brief
Christina Lu
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an annual televised phone-in in Moscow on June 30.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an annual televised phone-in in Moscow on June 30.

Can Russia and the West Reach a Compromise?

World Brief
Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden

Will the Summit for Democracy Change Anything?

World Brief
Christina Lu
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