Colm Quinn

Colm Quinn was a staff writer at Foreign Policy between 2020 and 2022.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds his granddaughter for the signing of the accord at the United Nations Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement climate change accord that came out of negotiations at the COP21 climate summit last December in Paris. on April 22, 2016 in New York City.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds his granddaughter for the signing of the accord at the United Nations Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement climate change accord that came out of negotiations at the COP21 climate summit last December in Paris. on April 22, 2016 in New York City.

Biden Puts White House on Climate War Footing

World Brief
Colm Quinn
Then-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media after a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-Yong at the foreign ministry in Seoul on February 9, 2015.
Then-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media after a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-Yong at the foreign ministry in Seoul on February 9, 2015.

Biden to Nominate Blinken as Secretary of State

World Brief
Colm Quinn
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva on July 3, 2020.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva on July 3, 2020.

As Ethiopian War Drags On, WHO Chief Gets Pulled In

World Brief
Colm Quinn
A giant painting of then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden in Ireland
A giant painting of then-U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden in Ireland

Biden’s Irish Roots Promise a New Kind of Special Relationship

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Amy Mackinnon, Colm Quinn
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak together as they arrive for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, on October 1, 2020.
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak together as they arrive for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, on October 1, 2020.

Can Europe Come Together to Save Itself?

World Brief
Colm Quinn
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive wearing protective masks to make a joint statement to the press after meeting in Jerusalem, on August 24, 2020.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive wearing protective masks to make a joint statement to the press after meeting in Jerusalem, on August 24, 2020.

Pompeo Heads to Israel as Netanyahu Calls Biden ‘President-elect’

World Brief
Colm Quinn
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on May 19, 2020 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on May 19, 2020 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Trump Plans Executive Order on Afghan Troop Withdrawal

World Brief
Colm Quinn
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier leaves a conference centre as talks continue between the EU and the UK in London on November 12, 2020.
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier leaves a conference centre as talks continue between the EU and the UK in London on November 12, 2020.

British and EU Negotiators Meet in Brussels to Force Brexit Breakthrough

World Brief
Colm Quinn
Ethiopians, who fled their homes due to ongoing fighting, are pictured at a refugee camp in the Hamdait border area of Sudan's eastern Kassala state on November 12, 2020.
Ethiopians, who fled their homes due to ongoing fighting, are pictured at a refugee camp in the Hamdait border area of Sudan's eastern Kassala state on November 12, 2020.

As War in Ethiopia Rages, Reports of Massacres in Tigray Emerge

World Brief
Colm Quinn
Biotechnology company Moderna protocol files for COVID-19 vaccinations are kept at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida, on August 13, 2020.
Biotechnology company Moderna protocol files for COVID-19 vaccinations are kept at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida, on August 13, 2020.

As Vaccine Hopes Grow, Poorer Countries Are Last in Line

World Brief
Colm Quinn
A gardening crew works on replacing the lawn on the grounds of the White House on Nov. 10 in Washington.
A gardening crew works on replacing the lawn on the grounds of the White House on Nov. 10 in Washington.

While Biden Calls the Real World, Trump and Allies Create Another

World Brief
Colm Quinn
Armenians protest against the country's agreement to end fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region outside the parliament in Yerevan on November 10, 2020.
Armenians protest against the country's agreement to end fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region outside the parliament in Yerevan on November 10, 2020.

Will a Russian-Brokered Deal End the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict?

World Brief
Colm Quinn
Elliott Abrams, U.S. special envoy for Iran and Venezuela, arrives to testify at a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on US Policy in the Middle East on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Elliott Abrams, U.S. special envoy for Iran and Venezuela, arrives to testify at a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on US Policy in the Middle East on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Trump Still Calls the Shots on U.S. Foreign Policy

World Brief
Colm Quinn
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after addressing the press from the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2020.
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after addressing the press from the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2020.

Will Trump Accept Defeat?

World Brief
Colm Quinn
U.S. President Donald Trump supporters gather to protest the election results at the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 4, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.
U.S. President Donald Trump supporters gather to protest the election results at the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 4, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Trump Mounts Legal Challenge to Election Results as Ethiopia Fighting Escalates

World Brief
Colm Quinn
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