Colum Lynch

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

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 25, 2018.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 25, 2018.

Trump Takes Center Stage at U.N. Summit

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
Sens. Joe Biden (right) and Jesse Helms, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chat with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 7, 1999.
Sens. Joe Biden (right) and Jesse Helms, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chat with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 7, 1999.

Trump Administration Takes Down Biden’s Legacy—at the U.N.

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Colum Lynch
People march as they take part in a strike to demand action on the global climate crisis on Sept. 20 in New York City.
People march as they take part in a strike to demand action on the global climate crisis on Sept. 20 in New York City.

U.N. Summit Opens With Dire Warnings on Climate Change

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
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Foreign Policy illustration/Getty Images

The World Comes to the U.N.—but the U.S. Is Largely Missing

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
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Did the U.S. Even Have the Authority to Bar Iranian Leaders From U.N. Summit?

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Colum Lynch
A Filipina health worker speaks to pregnant women on family planning in Navotas City, suburban Manila, on March 3, 2011.
A Filipina health worker speaks to pregnant women on family planning in Navotas City, suburban Manila, on March 3, 2011.

Trump Administration Steps Up War on Reproductive Rights

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Colum Lynch

The British Bill That Slows a Hasty Brexit

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Colum Lynch
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 25, 2018.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 25, 2018.

Senior Officials Concede Loss of U.S. Clout as Trump Prepares For U.N. Summit

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, then acting secretary of state, addresses press at the U.S. Department of State in Washington on April 20, 2018.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, then acting secretary of state, addresses press at the U.S. Department of State in Washington on April 20, 2018.

State Department Failed to Shield Its Diplomats From Political Reprisals, Officials Concede

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer

The Taliban’s Broken Pledge to Contain Terrorists

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Colum Lynch
Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, speaks with Asila Wardak, a human rights activist, during intra-Afghan dialogue talks in Doha, Qatar, on July 8.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, speaks with Asila Wardak, a human rights activist, during intra-Afghan dialogue talks in Doha, Qatar, on July 8.

Khalilzad Edges Closer to Pact With Taliban

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Colum Lynch, Lara Seligman, Robbie Gramer
Pekka Haavisto, then-chairman of the Finnish Greens, at a parliamentary election debate in Helsinki on April 9.
Pekka Haavisto, then-chairman of the Finnish Greens, at a parliamentary election debate in Helsinki on April 9.

Finland’s Green Diplomat

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Colum Lynch

State Department Defends U.N. Peacekeeping

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Colum Lynch
Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2018.
Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2018.

Trump’s Plan to Slash Foreign Aid Puts Humanitarian Programs in Jeopardy

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Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch
The State Department headquarters in Washington on Sept. 12, 2012.
The State Department headquarters in Washington on Sept. 12, 2012.

State Department Watchdog Censures Two Trump Appointees for Harassing Career Staffers

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
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