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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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An aerial view shows long, narrow ponds filled with a thick brine, dug into the bed of a dry lake in the desert in Nevada. Piles of white minerals are mounded between the ponds.
An aerial view shows long, narrow ponds filled with a thick brine, dug into the bed of a dry lake in the desert in Nevada. Piles of white minerals are mounded between the ponds.

Washington Wants a White Gold Rush

Report
Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden (right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive to sign a bilateral security agreement on the sidelines of the G-7 summit.
U.S. President Joe Biden (right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive to sign a bilateral security agreement on the sidelines of the G-7 summit.

Washington Reinforces Ukraine’s Air Defenses

World Brief
Christina Lu
A woman holds a microphone and waves a large Mexican flag as confetti falls from the ceiling.
A woman holds a microphone and waves a large Mexican flag as confetti falls from the ceiling.

Mexico’s Historic Elections, Explained

Explainer
Christina Lu
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at a podium onstage at an ANC rally. Zuma wears a shirt in the green-and-yellow party colors, as do many of the people crowded onstage behind him. He also raises one fist in the air as he speaks into the microphone.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at a podium onstage at an ANC rally. Zuma wears a shirt in the green-and-yellow party colors, as do many of the people crowded onstage behind him. He also raises one fist in the air as he speaks into the microphone.

South Africa’s Uncertain Election, Explained

Explainer
Christina Lu
Copper miners at the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Montana.
Copper miners at the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Montana.

Uncle Sam Wants You to Join the Mining Industry

Report
Christina Lu
French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping after inspecting an honor guard during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping after inspecting an honor guard during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Can Xi Win Back Europe?

Analysis
Christina Lu
A group of about a dozen Israeli soldiers with an ultra-Orthodox Jewish battalion called Netzah Yehuda take part in a trainng operation on a cloudy but bright day. The soldiers are dressed in dark green camouflage and tactical face paint as they hold rifles and gesture to each other as they crouch to hide behind a grassy ridge. A muddy field stretches into the distance behind them.
A group of about a dozen Israeli soldiers with an ultra-Orthodox Jewish battalion called Netzah Yehuda take part in a trainng operation on a cloudy but bright day. The soldiers are dressed in dark green camouflage and tactical face paint as they hold rifles and gesture to each other as they crouch to hide behind a grassy ridge. A muddy field stretches into the distance behind them.

U.S. Weighs Ending Aid to Israeli Military Unit for Alleged Human Rights Abuses

World Brief
Christina Lu
Newspapers in Tehran feature news about the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties.
Newspapers in Tehran feature news about the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties.

How Much Leverage Does China Really Have Over Iran?

Analysis
Christina Lu
People gather for a picnic under a bridge in Iran's central city of Isfahan, after a reported Israeli strike in the area.
People gather for a picnic under a bridge in Iran's central city of Isfahan, after a reported Israeli strike in the area.

Iran Shrugs off Israeli Strike, Allaying Escalation Fears—for Now

Analysis
Amy Mackinnon, Christina Lu
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds the closing press conference at NATO headquarters on the second day of the NATO foreign affairs ministers’ meeting in Brussels.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds the closing press conference at NATO headquarters on the second day of the NATO foreign affairs ministers’ meeting in Brussels.

Trump 2.0 Fears Hang Over NATO Birthday Bash

World Brief
Christina Lu
Andrew Sweetman, a deep-sea ecology professor wearing a gray boiler suit and white hard hat, kneels on one knee as he gestures to research equipment on the deck of a ship beneath a pale cloudy sky in the Pacific Ocean.
Andrew Sweetman, a deep-sea ecology professor wearing a gray boiler suit and white hard hat, kneels on one knee as he gestures to research equipment on the deck of a ship beneath a pale cloudy sky in the Pacific Ocean.

Washington Wants In on the Deep-Sea Mining Game

Report
Christina Lu
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud addresses the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud addresses the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.

The Middle East’s Oil Giants Have Entered the Critical Minerals Race

Report
Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit beside each other in a identical leather-upholstered chairs. Israeli and American flags hang from poles behind the men, and a table between them holds flowers, smaller flags, and two microphones pointed at either leader.
U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit beside each other in a identical leather-upholstered chairs. Israeli and American flags hang from poles behind the men, and a table between them holds flowers, smaller flags, and two microphones pointed at either leader.

Washington Ramps Up Pressure on Israel

World Brief
Christina Lu
A Russian rescuer speaks on his mobile phone next to a wall bearing an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s Kremlin at a polling station during local elections organized by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine.
A Russian rescuer speaks on his mobile phone next to a wall bearing an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s Kremlin at a polling station during local elections organized by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine.

Russia’s Predetermined Presidential Contest

World Brief
Christina Lu
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt on the third day of a truce between Israel and Hamas on November 26, 2023.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt on the third day of a truce between Israel and Hamas on November 26, 2023.

The Race to Deliver Aid to Gaza

World Brief
Christina Lu
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