Colum Lynch

Colum Lynch was a staff writer at Foreign Policy between 2010 and 2022.

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Document of the Week: Czech Pol to China: Piss Off

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Colum Lynch, Amy Mackinnon
Dockers unload U.S. humanitarian aid in Sudan
Dockers unload U.S. humanitarian aid in Sudan

Trump Appointee Takes ‘Slash and Burn’ Approach to Key USAID Bureau

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Then-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak in Washington.
Then-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak in Washington.

Pompeo and Haley Position Themselves as the Republican Standard-Bearers After Trump

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok

U.S. and Sudan Near Pact to Compensate American Terrorism Victims

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Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch
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China-coronavirus-human-rights-mission-article

Document of the Week: China’s See-No-Evil PR Blitz

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Colum Lynch
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres meets Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2018.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres meets Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2018.

China’s Soft-Power Grab

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Colum Lynch
California Sen. Kamala Harris
California Sen. Kamala Harris

Biden Picks Kamala Harris as Running Mate

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
The Iranian military launches a missile during a naval exercise on June 18. The Iranian navy successfully tested new short- and long-range cruise missiles, coinciding with a rebound in tension with the United States, which seeks to extend the arms embargo against Iran.
The Iranian military launches a missile during a naval exercise on June 18. The Iranian navy successfully tested new short- and long-range cruise missiles, coinciding with a rebound in tension with the United States, which seeks to extend the arms embargo against Iran.

Document of the Week: U.S. Pushes Doomed Iran Resolution at U.N.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks past then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as he prepares to sign the guest book at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on March 9, 2010.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks past then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as he prepares to sign the guest book at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem on March 9, 2010.

Biden Bucks Progressives, Won’t Denounce Israeli Occupation

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Colum Lynch
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Document of The Week: Global Plan for Sharing Vaccines

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Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Iowa.
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Iowa.

Inside the Massive Foreign-Policy Team Advising Biden’s Campaign

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer, Darcy Palder
Chinese communist leader Chairman Mao Zedong shakes hands with U.S. President Richard Nixon in Beijing during Nixon’s visit to China on Feb. 21, 1972.
Chinese communist leader Chairman Mao Zedong shakes hands with U.S. President Richard Nixon in Beijing during Nixon’s visit to China on Feb. 21, 1972.

Document of the Week: Pompeo Buries U.S.-China Engagement Policy

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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks in New York.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks in New York.

Big-Power Rivalries Hamstring Top U.N. Missions

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the White House
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the White House

White House Installs Anti-Abortion Loyalist at USAID

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
Syrians walk near a humanitarian convoy in Douma, Syria.
Syrians walk near a humanitarian convoy in Douma, Syria.

Russia, With an Eye on the Syrian Prize, Blocks Humanitarian Aid

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
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