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Christina Lu

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Christina Lu is a staff writer at Foreign Policy, covering energy and the environment. 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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A firefighter sprays water on a propane tank as a home burns due to the Dixie fire in Plumas County, California, on July 24.
A firefighter sprays water on a propane tank as a home burns due to the Dixie fire in Plumas County, California, on July 24.

Humanity’s Unhappy Experiment

Review
Christina Lu
Then-U.S. secretary of state John Kerry delivers a speech in Beijing.
Then-U.S. secretary of state John Kerry delivers a speech in Beijing.

Can the United States and China Cooperate on Climate?

World Brief
Christina Lu
Taliban supporters gather to celebrate the U.S. military withdrawal.
Taliban supporters gather to celebrate the U.S. military withdrawal.

The Taliban Government Takes Shape

World Brief
Christina Lu
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a statement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a statement.

Can Biden Give Zelensky What He Wants?

World Brief
Christina Lu
Passengers board an Air Force plane at Kabul airport
Passengers board an Air Force plane at Kabul airport

The U.S. Has Left Afghanistan. What Now?

World Brief
Christina Lu
Serbian firefighters use a water hose to extinguish the burning blaze of a forest fire in the Greek village Glatsona on Evia (Euboea) island on Aug. 9.
Serbian firefighters use a water hose to extinguish the burning blaze of a forest fire in the Greek village Glatsona on Evia (Euboea) island on Aug. 9.

Four Key Takeaways From the IPCC Climate Report

Explainer
Christina Lu
National Guard helicopters spray water as a wildfire approaches in California.
National Guard helicopters spray water as a wildfire approaches in California.

Climate Change Disaster Response Is the Military’s New Forever War

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Christina Lu
A man takes a selfie in Iceland.
A man takes a selfie in Iceland.

Why Is Everyone Going to Iceland? This article has an audio recording

Explainer
Christina Lu
Firefighters monitor a wildfire in California
Firefighters monitor a wildfire in California

The American West’s Climate Hellscape Is Just a Preview

Analysis
Christina Lu
A displaced child from western Tigray waits to receive a plate of food in Mekele, Tigray.
A displaced child from western Tigray waits to receive a plate of food in Mekele, Tigray.

Ethiopia Faces a Famine Resurgence

Explainer
Christina Lu
People walk past a mural showing the face of George Floyd on a section of Israel's controversial separation barrier in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on March 31.
People walk past a mural showing the face of George Floyd on a section of Israel's controversial separation barrier in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on March 31.

Does America Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission?

Explainer
Christina Lu
A rare-earth refinery.
A rare-earth refinery.

Why Rare Earths Are the Key to Just About Everything This article has an audio recording

Explainer
Christina Lu
Two girls stand at the entrance of a tent in an IDP camp in Syria.
Two girls stand at the entrance of a tent in an IDP camp in Syria.

Assad Regime Continues Stonewalling U.S. Aid to Syria

Report
Jack Detsch, Christina Lu
8 men sit around a table in a Xinjiang internment camp.
8 men sit around a table in a Xinjiang internment camp.

Painting Xinjiang’s Brutal Camps in 3D

Review
Christina Lu
Supporters of Ousmane Sonko in Senegal.
Supporters of Ousmane Sonko in Senegal.

What’s Going On in Senegal?

Explainer
Christina Lu
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