Colum Lynch

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

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey Pitches Plan to Settle 1 Million Refugees in Northern Syria 

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Dubai commemorates hosting the 2020 World Expo.
Dubai commemorates hosting the 2020 World Expo.

Will Anyone Pay for Uncle Sam’s World Expo Pavilion?

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
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un-general-assembly-visa-location-december-2019-article

Russia Proposes Moving U.N. Meetings to Europe 

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U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly
U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly

World Leaders Stood Behind Bill Clinton When He Was Impeached. Not So Trump.

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on June 30.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on June 30.

Desperate to Save Diplomacy, White House Blocks U.N. Meeting on North Korean Atrocities

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
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Europeans Ramp up Pressure on Iran

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Candidate portraits by uli knörzer for Foreign Policy

For the 2020 Democrats, It’s America First, Too

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Customs officers destroy counterfeit products
Customs officers destroy counterfeit products

China Bids to Lead World Agency Protecting Intellectual Property 

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Saudi Prince Khalid bin Salman
Saudi Prince Khalid bin Salman

Can a Young Saudi Prince End the War in Yemen?

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Colum Lynch, Lara Seligman, Robbie Gramer
A Palestinian boy sits on a chair as Israeli authorities demolish and relocate a school site
A Palestinian boy sits on a chair as Israeli authorities demolish and relocate a school site

Trump Crushes Palestinian Hopes Again

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
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South Korea Declines to Co-Sponsor North Korea Human Rights Resolution for First Time Since 2008

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The State Department seen in Washington.

Trump Administration Targeted Career Diplomat, State Watchdog Says

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Representatives from Turkey, Russia, Iran, and Syria join Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, at the Syrian Constitutional Committee meeting in Geneva on Oct. 29.
Representatives from Turkey, Russia, Iran, and Syria join Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, at the Syrian Constitutional Committee meeting in Geneva on Oct. 29.

As Assad Gains Ground, New Syria Talks Offer Little Hope of Peace

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Diplomats’ Warnings Over Mass Deportations Ignored by Trump Administration

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Pierre Krähenbühl, the commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
Pierre Krähenbühl, the commissioner-general for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency

U.N. Aid Chief Quits Amid Probe Into Palestinian Refugee Program

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