Jefcoate O'Donnell


Jefcoate O’Donnell was an editorial fellow at Foreign Policy from 2018-2019.

Articles by Jefcoate O'Donnell
Ballot boxes lie ready at a voting committee center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 11, ahead of the Israeli legislative election set to take place on Sept. 17.
Ballot boxes lie ready at a voting committee center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 11, ahead of the Israeli legislative election set to take place on Sept. 17.
Election posters cover a mural of former President Robert Mugabe in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 30, 2018.
Election posters cover a mural of former President Robert Mugabe in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 30, 2018.
Protesters cover their right eyes as they gather in Hong Kong on Aug. 30.
Protesters cover their right eyes as they gather in Hong Kong on Aug. 30.
French police officers talk to passersby at the entrance to the secure zone for the annual G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 23.
French police officers talk to passersby at the entrance to the secure zone for the annual G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 23.
Volunteer community mobilizers (VCMs) hold flip charts used for educating parents about polio and other routine immunizations at a health center in Kano, Nigeria, on July 23.
Volunteer community mobilizers (VCMs) hold flip charts used for educating parents about polio and other routine immunizations at a health center in Kano, Nigeria, on July 23.
ndian paramilitary troopers stand on alert during India's Independence Day in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Aug. 15.
ndian paramilitary troopers stand on alert during India's Independence Day in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Aug. 15.
Supporters of Cameroonian President Paul Biya's party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, walk through Bongo Square under the watch of a gendarme in Buea, Cameroon, on Oct. 3, 2018.
Supporters of Cameroonian President Paul Biya's party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, walk through Bongo Square under the watch of a gendarme in Buea, Cameroon, on Oct. 3, 2018.
African Corruption Infographic Override
African Corruption Infographic Override
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A man reads the Reporter, an Ethiopian newspaper, depicting the portraits of Ambachew Mekonnen, the president of the country’s Ahmara region, and of Gen. Seare Mekonnen, the chief of staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, in Addis Ababa on June 24.
A man reads the Reporter, an Ethiopian newspaper, depicting the portraits of Ambachew Mekonnen, the president of the country’s Ahmara region, and of Gen. Seare Mekonnen, the chief of staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, in Addis Ababa on June 24.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives at the railway station in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 24.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives at the railway station in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 24.
Migrants board a U.S. Customs and Border Protection van after being detained at the border in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on May 7.
Migrants board a U.S. Customs and Border Protection van after being detained at the border in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on May 7.
In Hyderabad, India, supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) join in a celebration rally on May 24.
In Hyderabad, India, supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) join in a celebration rally on May 24.
A person wearing a rainbow flag leaves the Milimani High Court in Nairobi after Kenya’s high court, in a much-awaited verdict, refused to scrap laws criminalizing same-sex relationships, on May 24.
A person wearing a rainbow flag leaves the Milimani High Court in Nairobi after Kenya’s high court, in a much-awaited verdict, refused to scrap laws criminalizing same-sex relationships, on May 24.
An Iranian military truck carries surface-to-air missiles past a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade on the occasion of the country's annual army day on April 18, 2018, in Tehran.
An Iranian military truck carries surface-to-air missiles past a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade on the occasion of the country's annual army day on April 18, 2018, in Tehran.