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 demonstrator in a yellow-green vest holds up a banner with Trump's face on it.
A demonstrator in a yellow-green vest holds up a banner with Trump's face on it.
A man pulls a man on a mattress on a rubble-strewn street.
A man pulls a man on a mattress on a rubble-strewn street.
Effigies of Yoon and Trump are wrapped onto the back of a Trump during a protest. A woman in a mask poses in front of them, making the peace sign.
Effigies of Yoon and Trump are wrapped onto the back of a Trump during a protest. A woman in a mask poses in front of them, making the peace sign.
Biden and Lourenço stand next to each other, touching arms.
Biden and Lourenço stand next to each other, touching arms.
A close-up of Trump, wearing a red "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" cap.
A close-up of Trump, wearing a red "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" cap.
Trump stands at a podium that reads "STOP BIDEN'S BORDER BLOODBATH."
Trump stands at a podium that reads "STOP BIDEN'S BORDER BLOODBATH."
Trump stands beside a crowd of people, facing the camera.
Trump stands beside a crowd of people, facing the camera.
A man in a suit delivers a speech in front of a blue screen.
A man in a suit delivers a speech in front of a blue screen.
People hold up their arms in protest on the street.
People hold up their arms in protest on the street.
A man shields his face while grimacing and holding up a yellow flag.
A man shields his face while grimacing and holding up a yellow flag.
Two women wearing the same t-shirt that reads "VOICES OF IMMIGRANTS" stare at the camera.
Two women wearing the same t-shirt that reads "VOICES OF IMMIGRANTS" stare at the camera.
A man in orange holds a red sign that reads: "WE WANT NIPPON STEEL'S INVESTMENTS."
A man in orange holds a red sign that reads: "WE WANT NIPPON STEEL'S INVESTMENTS."
A rocket is launched at night. There is a lot of smoke, and the photo is red-tinted.
A rocket is launched at night. There is a lot of smoke, and the photo is red-tinted.
Chinese women take photos as they visit the Bund along the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China.
Chinese women take photos as they visit the Bund along the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China.
The skyline looks hazy as the backdrop to a person riding a scooter.
The skyline looks hazy as the backdrop to a person riding a scooter.