Howard W. French


Howard W. French is a columnist at Foreign Policy, a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and a longtime foreign correspondent. His latest book is The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide.

Articles by Howard W. French
A man is shown looking down, wearing a red hat with the words "TRUMP 2028." The hat's bill is decorated with the American flag.
A man is shown looking down, wearing a red hat with the words "TRUMP 2028." The hat's bill is decorated with the American flag.
Trump signs a document at his desk. He wears a navy suit and a blue tie.
Trump signs a document at his desk. He wears a navy suit and a blue tie.
A person with glasses holds up a sign with Trump and Bolsonaro's faces, and the text: "INIMIGOS DO POVO." The person is surrounded by people holding up red flags.
A person with glasses holds up a sign with Trump and Bolsonaro's faces, and the text: "INIMIGOS DO POVO." The person is surrounded by people holding up red flags.
Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9.
Protesters stage a rally against the detention of South Korean workers during an immigration raid in Georgia near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9.
A silhouette of a young person is shown standing amid a neighborhood in ruins.
A silhouette of a young person is shown standing amid a neighborhood in ruins.
Trump and Cook shape hands next to a poster board that reads: "Apple American Manufacturing Program."
Trump and Cook shape hands next to a poster board that reads: "Apple American Manufacturing Program."
Government officials carry Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah.
Government officials carry Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah.
Three people stand together in front of microphone, smiling.
Three people stand together in front of microphone, smiling.
Children and adults with desperate facial expressions hold out bowls for food.
Children and adults with desperate facial expressions hold out bowls for food.
A mural of Trump beside a painting of a MADE IN CHINA stamp.
A mural of Trump beside a painting of a MADE IN CHINA stamp.
Children are cramped together as they hold out bowls for food with anguished expressions.
Children are cramped together as they hold out bowls for food with anguished expressions.
A poster of Trump kneeling before Khamenei. Two women walk past it.
A poster of Trump kneeling before Khamenei. Two women walk past it.
A billboard bearing a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump accompanied by a message is deployed in central Tel Aviv, Israel.
A billboard bearing a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump accompanied by a message is deployed in central Tel Aviv, Israel.
This black-and-white photo shows students and faculty milling about near the front entrance of a large building fronted with limestone columns and a wide stone staircase. The man closest to the camera has just stepped onto a pathway leading onto the quad, shaded by a nearby tree.
This black-and-white photo shows students and faculty milling about near the front entrance of a large building fronted with limestone columns and a wide stone staircase. The man closest to the camera has just stepped onto a pathway leading onto the quad, shaded by a nearby tree.
Ramaphosa and Trump sit next each other and engage in debate.
Ramaphosa and Trump sit next each other and engage in debate.