Colum Lynch

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

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Document of the Week: Nixon’s Little-Known Crusade Against Genocide in Burundi

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Document of the Week: How JFK Tried to Stop Nuclear Proliferation

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Document of the Week: The 2002 National Intelligence Estimate on WMDs in Iraq

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Colum Lynch
Smoke billows from a large steel plant as a Chinese laborer works at an unauthorized steel factory in Inner Mongolia, China, on Nov. 4, 2016.
Smoke billows from a large steel plant as a Chinese laborer works at an unauthorized steel factory in Inner Mongolia, China, on Nov. 4, 2016.

China Rises in U.N. Climate Talks, While U.S. Goes AWOL

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer

Document of the Week: U.N. Study on the Yemen War’s Impact

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Callixte Mbarushimana during a hearing at The Hague’s International Criminal Court on Sept. 15, 2011.
Callixte Mbarushimana during a hearing at The Hague’s International Criminal Court on Sept. 15, 2011.

The Alleged War Criminal in the U.N.’s Midst

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U.S. President Donald Trump chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City on Sept. 26, 2018. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City on Sept. 26, 2018. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

How a U.N. Bid to Prevent Sexual Violence Turned Into a Spat Over Abortion

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Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch

Document of the Week: Jared Kushner’s Mideast Peace Email

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Sudanese demonstrators gather in central Khartoum after the toppling of President Omar al-Bashir on April 11. (Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)
Sudanese demonstrators gather in central Khartoum after the toppling of President Omar al-Bashir on April 11. (Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)

In Sudan, a Transition to Democracy or a Military Power Play?

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Justin Lynch, Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch, Jefcoate O'Donnell
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

The Long Game of Benjamin Netanyahu

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Michael Hirsh, Colum Lynch
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 28, 2015. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 28, 2015. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Bolton Builds Anti-China Campaign at the U.N.

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A boy carries a drum of water as he walks past graffiti reading "Is Normality a Privilege?" during a power outage in Caracas on March 31. (Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images)
A boy carries a drum of water as he walks past graffiti reading "Is Normality a Privilege?" during a power outage in Caracas on March 31. (Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images)

A Portrait of Poverty and Desperation

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Colum Lynch, C.K. Hickey
Kelley Currie, the U.S. representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, attends a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York City on April 5, 2018. (Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Kelley Currie, the U.S. representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, attends a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York City on April 5, 2018. (Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

High-Wire Act Ahead for Trump’s New Women’s Rights Envoy

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Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, U.S. President Donald Trump, and others wait for a meeting to begin at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 18, 2017. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, U.S. President Donald Trump, and others wait for a meeting to begin at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 18, 2017. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

At the U.N., America Turns Back the Clock on Women’s Rights

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Aug. 16, 2018. (Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Aug. 16, 2018. (Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images)

Despite Pompeo’s Call for ‘Swagger,’ Trump Slashes Diplomatic Budget

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Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch
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