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Christina Lu

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Christina Lu is a staff writer at Foreign Policy, covering energy and the environment. Prior to joining FP, she worked at Foreign Affairs and the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research in Lusaka, Zambia. She is a graduate of Cornell University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in government and economics.

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U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit beside each other in a identical leather-upholstered chairs. Israeli and American flags hang from poles behind the men, and a table between them holds flowers, smaller flags, and two microphones pointed at either leader.
U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit beside each other in a identical leather-upholstered chairs. Israeli and American flags hang from poles behind the men, and a table between them holds flowers, smaller flags, and two microphones pointed at either leader.

Washington Ramps Up Pressure on Israel

World Brief
Christina Lu
A Russian rescuer speaks on his mobile phone next to a wall bearing an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s Kremlin at a polling station during local elections organized by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine.
A Russian rescuer speaks on his mobile phone next to a wall bearing an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s Kremlin at a polling station during local elections organized by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine.

Russia’s Predetermined Presidential Contest

World Brief
Christina Lu
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt on the third day of a truce between Israel and Hamas on November 26, 2023.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt on the third day of a truce between Israel and Hamas on November 26, 2023.

The Race to Deliver Aid to Gaza

World Brief
Christina Lu
A protester burns tires during a demonstration calling for the resignation of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince.
A protester burns tires during a demonstration calling for the resignation of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince.

Haiti’s Crisis Enters Uncertain Chapter

World Brief
Christina Lu
Palestinian Muslim women stand in a row in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem with their hands folded and their heads bowed in prayer. The gold Dome of the Rock stretches into the night sky behind the women.
Palestinian Muslim women stand in a row in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem with their hands folded and their heads bowed in prayer. The gold Dome of the Rock stretches into the night sky behind the women.

Ramadan Begins Without Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

World Brief
Christina Lu
Hundreds of electric cars rest on large racks, each one with three layers of cars, beneath a smoggy sky at the container terminal of a port in China's eastern Jiangsu Province. Cranes and stacks of shipping containers loom in the background, and the ocean is visible beyond that.
Hundreds of electric cars rest on large racks, each one with three layers of cars, beneath a smoggy sky at the container terminal of a port in China's eastern Jiangsu Province. Cranes and stacks of shipping containers loom in the background, and the ocean is visible beyond that.

Biden Cracks Down on Chinese Electric Vehicles

Analysis
Christina Lu, Rishi Iyengar
Trucks loaded with copper prepare to leave Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in the southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 17, 2023.
Trucks loaded with copper prepare to leave Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in the southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 17, 2023.

Washington Wants to Revive a Critical Minerals Mega-Railway Through Africa

Report
Christina Lu
French farmers drive their tractors on the A71 highway in protest.
French farmers drive their tractors on the A71 highway in protest.

Europe’s Farmer Protests Are Part of a Bigger Problem

Explainer
Christina Lu
Excavators and trucks involved in a nickel mining operation are seen from above next to a river in Indonesia.
Excavators and trucks involved in a nickel mining operation are seen from above next to a river in Indonesia.

Indonesia Has Grand Ambitions for Its Nickel Industry

Analysis
Christina Lu
A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner.
A satellite image shows the tiny island of Nauru in the South Pacific in June 1999. The dark blue ocean surrounds it, with a few clouds drifting into frame in the upper right corner.

The Country With Nothing Left to Lose This article has an audio recording

Feature
Christina Lu
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as the two man stand in front of a set of risers before a photo op at a diplomatic event hosted in an ornately decorated room in Beijing.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as the two man stand in front of a set of risers before a photo op at a diplomatic event hosted in an ornately decorated room in Beijing.

How China Is Leveraging the Israel-Hamas War

Analysis
Christina Lu
A small boat is seen as a ship transits the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea near Ismailia, Egypt.
A small boat is seen as a ship transits the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea near Ismailia, Egypt.

Biden Has No Good Options in Yemen

Analysis
Christina Lu, Robbie Gramer
A man takes a photo of the BYD E-Seed GT electric concept car at the Shanghai Auto Show.
A man takes a photo of the BYD E-Seed GT electric concept car at the Shanghai Auto Show.

A Chinese EV Company Has Taken Tesla’s Crown

Analysis
Rishi Iyengar, Christina Lu
U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Marine One in New York City.
U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he boards Marine One in New York City.

Biden Thought 2023 Was Bad

Roundup
Christina Lu, Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon, Rishi Iyengar
In a photo released by the Houthi military on Nov. 20, a Houthi helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea.
In a photo released by the Houthi military on Nov. 20, a Houthi helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea.

The Red Sea Crisis, Explained

Explainer
Christina Lu
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