Sasha Polakow-Suransky


Sasha Polakow-Suransky was a deputy editor at Foreign Policy from 2017-2025.

Articles by Sasha Polakow-Suransky
A woman in colorful clothing and a headscarf carries a bag on her head as she walks with other refugees past a razoer wire fence.
A woman in colorful clothing and a headscarf carries a bag on her head as she walks with other refugees past a razoer wire fence.
A Houthi fighter guards the Galaxy Leader vessel on the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, Yemen.
A Houthi fighter guards the Galaxy Leader vessel on the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, Yemen.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Angolan President Joao Lourenco walk to review the honor guard ahead of their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Luanda on Dec. 3.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Angolan President Joao Lourenco walk to review the honor guard ahead of their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Luanda on Dec. 3.
U.S. President Donald Trump leans in to kiss German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the cheek.
U.S. President Donald Trump leans in to kiss German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the cheek.
A crowd of people wave Palestinian flags under a dim sky at dusk as they gather around a statue of late South African President Nelson Mandela with his fist raised in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
A crowd of people wave Palestinian flags under a dim sky at dusk as they gather around a statue of late South African President Nelson Mandela with his fist raised in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum.
Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum.
An illustration shows a small figure facing away typing on a computer inside the eye of a large robotic AI face. Scrolls of text unspool in the foreground for a story about ChatGPT writing versus that of humans.
An illustration shows a small figure facing away typing on a computer inside the eye of a large robotic AI face. Scrolls of text unspool in the foreground for a story about ChatGPT writing versus that of humans.
A lectern is installed in front of 10 Downing Street pending a statement by prime Minister Liz Truss, on October 20, 2022 in London, England.
A lectern is installed in front of 10 Downing Street pending a statement by prime Minister Liz Truss, on October 20, 2022 in London, England.
The emblem of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is unveiled.
The emblem of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is unveiled.
South-Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) attend the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 24, 2019.
South-Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) attend the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 24, 2019.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds enter Downing Street as the Conservatives celebrate a sweeping election victory on Dec. 13.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds enter Downing Street as the Conservatives celebrate a sweeping election victory on Dec. 13.
Mourners gather outside the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia after a 28-year-old Australian-born man, Brenton Tarrant, appeared in Christchurch District Court on Saturday charged with murder for killing 49 people at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The attack is the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history.
Mourners gather outside the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia after a 28-year-old Australian-born man, Brenton Tarrant, appeared in Christchurch District Court on Saturday charged with murder for killing 49 people at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The attack is the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May returns to 10 Downing Street in central London after making a statement following the announcement of a draft deal on post-Brexit trade ties with the EU on Nov. 22. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May returns to 10 Downing Street in central London after making a statement following the announcement of a draft deal on post-Brexit trade ties with the EU on Nov. 22. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)