Humza Jilani

Humza Jilani is a freelance writer focused on migration, technology, and security issues. A Marshall Scholar at the University of Oxford, he researches emerging technologies and conflict in the Middle East. His work has appeared in Foreign Policy and the Guardian. He was an intern at Foreign Policy in 2018.

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Migrant children peer through a barbed wire fence as security forces in riot gear on the other side look back at them.
Migrant children peer through a barbed wire fence as security forces in riot gear on the other side look back at them.

The Poland-Belarus Border Crisis Is a Harbinger of the Future

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Humza Jilani
Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui attends a meeting with his Algerian and Egyptian counterparts to discuss the Libyan conflict in Tunis on Dec. 17, 2017. (Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images)
Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui attends a meeting with his Algerian and Egyptian counterparts to discuss the Libyan conflict in Tunis on Dec. 17, 2017. (Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images)

Libya an Obstacle on Tunisia’s Path to Stability

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Robbie Gramer, Humza Jilani
Former Pakistani Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Shaukat Aziz. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images/Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images/Aamir Queshi/AFP/Getty Images/AFP/Getty Images)
Former Pakistani Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Shaukat Aziz. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images/Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images/Aamir Queshi/AFP/Getty Images/AFP/Getty Images)

No One Has Ever Completed a Term as Pakistan’s PM

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(Foreign Policy illustration/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
(Foreign Policy illustration/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump on Putin: The U.S. President’s Views, In His Own Words

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Amy Cheng, Humza Jilani
U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. (Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. (Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images)

Chinese Investment in the U.S. Tanks Amid Major Policy Crackdowns

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Humza Jilani, Amy Cheng
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak at an OPEC meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on April 20. (Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak at an OPEC meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on April 20. (Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images)

OPEC Close to Agreement to Open the Oil Taps

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Humza Jilani
Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images/Foreign Policy illustration
Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images/Foreign Policy illustration

State of the Trade Wars

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Amy Cheng, Humza Jilani, Keith Johnson, Amy Mackinnon
A supporter of Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro for the Colombia Humana Party holds a poster during a campaign rally in Cali, Colombia, on June 9, (Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images)
A supporter of Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro for the Colombia Humana Party holds a poster during a campaign rally in Cali, Colombia, on June 9, (Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images)

Peace Pact in the Balance As Colombians Vote

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Humza Jilani
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The Twisted Timeline of Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un

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Amy Mackinnon, Amy Cheng, Humza Jilani
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