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.

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Four young Black men sit on the side of a rode with their suitcases.
Four young Black men sit on the side of a rode with their suitcases.

Treating Migration as a Crisis Is a Missed Opportunity

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A black and white image shows men and women seated around a U-shaped conference table.

Why the World Isn’t Really United Against Russia

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A resident watches a TV screen showing news about Russia’s war in Ukraine at a shopping mall in Hangzhou, China, on Feb. 25.
A resident watches a TV screen showing news about Russia’s war in Ukraine at a shopping mall in Hangzhou, China, on Feb. 25.

Ukraine Exposed the True Danger of Chinese Censorship

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JINING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28: (CHINA OUT) People wearing raincoats participate in 2014 Confucius Memorial Ceremony on September 28, 2014 in Jining, Shangdong province of China. Memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th birthday anniversary of Confucius was held in Jining on Sunday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
JINING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28: (CHINA OUT) People wearing raincoats participate in 2014 Confucius Memorial Ceremony on September 28, 2014 in Jining, Shangdong province of China. Memorial ceremony to mark the 2,565th birthday anniversary of Confucius was held in Jining on Sunday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

How China’s History Shapes, and Warps, Its Policies Today

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Howard W. French, Ian Johnson, Jeremiah Jenne, Pamela Kyle Crossley, Robert A. Kapp, Tobie Meyer-Fong
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Dear Obama: Corruption Isn’t Just Africa’s Problem

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The South China Sea Could Become a Dangerous Contest of Military Might

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From Quarantine To Appeasement

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When Will China’s Government Collapse?

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Ho-fung Hung, Arthur R. Kroeber, Howard W. French, Suisheng Zhao
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Demography Is Destiny

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Beyond Al Qaeda

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More from The World in Photos This WeekRock the VoteFace OffPreparing for a Very Cold War
More from The World in Photos This WeekRock the VoteFace OffPreparing for a Very Cold War

Vanishing Shanghai

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Only Haitians Can Save Haiti

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