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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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People gather outside of a New York court to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil at Foley Square in New York City.
People gather outside of a New York court to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil at Foley Square in New York City.

Trump’s Deportations Come to Campus

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Christina Lu
Five laborers are seen as they tend to lettuce sprouts planted in rows in a large, neatly tilled field. The rows stretch away from the camera to the flat horizon, where they eventually meet a hazy blue sky.
Five laborers are seen as they tend to lettuce sprouts planted in rows in a large, neatly tilled field. The rows stretch away from the camera to the flat horizon, where they eventually meet a hazy blue sky.

Trump’s Trade War Roils a Key Voter Base

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Christina Lu
Multiple workers wearing light clothing unload supplies.
Multiple workers wearing light clothing unload supplies.

USAID Purge Ends With 83 Percent of Programs Canceled

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Christina Lu
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump are talking.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump are talking.

Trump and Zelensky’s Week of Whiplash

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Christina Lu
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at the White House in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at the White House in Washington.

Read Trump and Zelensky’s Fiery Oval Office Exchange

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Anusha Rathi, Christina Lu
A worker mans a furnace during the nickel-smelting process in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province.
A worker mans a furnace during the nickel-smelting process in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province.

Trump’s Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line

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Christina Lu
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Feb. 20.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Feb. 20.

Where Does the U.S.-Ukraine Rare-Earth Deal Stand?

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Christina Lu
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance speaks during the 61st Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance speaks during the 61st Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany.

The Speech That Stunned Europe 

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Christina Lu
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a meeting in New York.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a meeting in New York.

Is the U.S.-Ukraine Rare-Earth Deal All Talk?

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Christina Lu
About 20 people of a crowd are seen holding signs under a gray sky and the large white dome of the U.S. Capitol building in the background. Many of the signs; a boy about 12 at the front of the crowd holds a hand-lettered sign that says "Both my parents lost their jobs due to President Musk. How does this make America great again?"
About 20 people of a crowd are seen holding signs under a gray sky and the large white dome of the U.S. Capitol building in the background. Many of the signs; a boy about 12 at the front of the crowd holds a hand-lettered sign that says "Both my parents lost their jobs due to President Musk. How does this make America great again?"

Foreign Autocrats Are Exploiting Trump’s Chaos

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Christina Lu, Lili Pike
An Amazon Web Services data center is seen from above near single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Virginia, on July 17, 2024.
An Amazon Web Services data center is seen from above near single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Virginia, on July 17, 2024.

Can Trump Power an AI Boom?

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Christina Lu
Volunteers at a camp for internally displaced people unload sacks of wheat flour that were part of an aid delivery from USAID in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Volunteers at a camp for internally displaced people unload sacks of wheat flour that were part of an aid delivery from USAID in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

The Chaos at USAID, Explained

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John Haltiwanger, Christina Lu
A worker is seen from behind as he walks through a dim warehouse with a large sack of lentils hoisted on his shoulders. Hundreds of other sacks are stacked in neat rows on pallets throughout the warehouse.
A worker is seen from behind as he walks through a dim warehouse with a large sack of lentils hoisted on his shoulders. Hundreds of other sacks are stacked in neat rows on pallets throughout the warehouse.

Aid Groups Confront a New Crisis: Trump’s Return

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Christina Lu
A girl looks at pictures of missing persons hanging from a rope in front of the National Palace during the International Day of the Disappeared in Mexico City.
A girl looks at pictures of missing persons hanging from a rope in front of the National Palace during the International Day of the Disappeared in Mexico City.

Trump Takes Aim at Drug Cartels

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Christina Lu
In the foreground are about half a dozen small buildings close to the shore of an ocean bay. Several of the buildings are painted blue or green, but most of the paint is weather-faded from the elements. Out beyond the bay, a pale white iceberg larger than all the buildings combined floats on the water.
In the foreground are about half a dozen small buildings close to the shore of an ocean bay. Several of the buildings are painted blue or green, but most of the paint is weather-faded from the elements. Out beyond the bay, a pale white iceberg larger than all the buildings combined floats on the water.

Why Is Trump So Obsessed With Greenland?

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Christina Lu
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