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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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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
A protester burns tires during a demonstration calling for the resignation of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince.
A protester burns tires during a demonstration calling for the resignation of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince.

Haiti’s Crisis Enters Uncertain Chapter

World Brief
Christina Lu
Palestinian Muslim women stand in a row in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem with their hands folded and their heads bowed in prayer. The gold Dome of the Rock stretches into the night sky behind the women.
Palestinian Muslim women stand in a row in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem with their hands folded and their heads bowed in prayer. The gold Dome of the Rock stretches into the night sky behind the women.

Ramadan Begins Without Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

World Brief
Christina Lu
Hundreds of electric cars rest on large racks, each one with three layers of cars, beneath a smoggy sky at the container terminal of a port in China's eastern Jiangsu Province. Cranes and stacks of shipping containers loom in the background, and the ocean is visible beyond that.
Hundreds of electric cars rest on large racks, each one with three layers of cars, beneath a smoggy sky at the container terminal of a port in China's eastern Jiangsu Province. Cranes and stacks of shipping containers loom in the background, and the ocean is visible beyond that.

Biden Cracks Down on Chinese Electric Vehicles

Analysis
Christina Lu, Rishi Iyengar
Trucks loaded with copper prepare to leave Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in the southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 17, 2023.
Trucks loaded with copper prepare to leave Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in the southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 17, 2023.

Washington Wants to Revive a Critical Minerals Mega-Railway Through Africa

Report
Christina Lu
French farmers drive their tractors on the A71 highway in protest.
French farmers drive their tractors on the A71 highway in protest.

Europe’s Farmer Protests Are Part of a Bigger Problem

Explainer
Christina Lu
Excavators and trucks involved in a nickel mining operation are seen from above next to a river in Indonesia.
Excavators and trucks involved in a nickel mining operation are seen from above next to a river in Indonesia.

Indonesia Has Grand Ambitions for Its Nickel Industry

Analysis
Christina Lu
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