Billions of dollars are being pumped into a global critical minerals boom, and resource-rich countries are eager to come out on top. My deep dive for @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/02/c...

Pleased to have the opportunity to comment here on the long road ahead in wresting control of the rare earth suply chain from China. Thanks @christinalu.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/12/t...

As Trump seeks to loosen China’s grip on critical mineral supply chains, there has been a flurry of trade deals that exclude both Beijing and Washington, writes FP’s @christinalu.bsky.social.

Qatar produces a third of the world's helium—more than any country except the United States. Iran's recent strike on its largest gas field threatens to cause a domino effect on global semiconductor supplies. With @christinalu.bsky.social for @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/27/i...

I wrote about how the Iran war is wreaking havoc on an obscure sector that is more important than you’d think @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/17/i...

I wrote about the memes for @foreignpolicy.com [GIFT LINK] foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/10/i...

There's no shortage of news in the world, but taking a quick break for a Very Important Pupdate: Meet Luka!* *named after Doncic or Modric, depending on your preferred sport.

Soaring energy prices aren’t the only costs that communities worldwide will bear from the Iran war. The conflict is also coming for food. @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/24/i...

Very excited to share that we're launching a monthly newsletter @foreignpolicy.com to showcase our growing Books coverage, including criticism, excerpts, curated reading lists, and an international fiction column. Sign up for FP Bookshelf here:

NEW: I have an essay in the 2026 Winter Print Issue @foreignpolicy.com released this week, which examines "The World Minus One" emergence of a post-American global order. foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine...

essential reading from @kfj-fp.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...

"Yet the U.S. industry remains deeply dependent on foreign know-how to grow its own sector[...]" To file under today's set of phrases that concisely express how much we are *not* in Kansas any more. by @christinalu.bsky.social also via @adamtooze.bsky.social

The United States is publicly and privately pressuring the World Bank and other institutions to boost fossil fuel lending and turn away from green energy efforts, FP’s @christinalu.bsky.social reports.

For all the Trump-Modi bonhomie, Trump's crackdown on international students coming to the U.S. will disproportionately hurt India. It'll also (per last year's numbers) result in a $44 billion hit to the U.S. economy. Great reporting by @christinalu.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/30/t...

Trump wants to choke off incoming flows of international students—a group that has long driven scientific innovation in America and pumped tens of billions of dollars into the U.S. economy. @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/30/t...

In 2021, China joined the Kigali Agreement, and pledged to stop emitting HFC-23, a climate super pollutant 14,700x stronger than CO2. The latest atmospheric readings show China is way off track, @mckennapr.bsky.social & I report in our deep dive: foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/21/c...

Trump last week signed an executive order that would fast-track efforts to exploit key minerals in both national and international waters, citing the defense of a “core national security and economic interest,” FP’s @christinalu.bsky.social reports.

Trump has officially jump-started U.S. efforts to mine the seafloor, pitching the US into the center of a contentious debate that has sparked fears of a race to the bottom in the world's oceans @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/28/t...

Nothing says winning like blowing up all your own markets. Farmers must be thrilled. Great piece from @christinalu.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/04/t...

As top U.S. trading partners strike back against Trump’s expanding and increasingly aggressive trade war, American farmers are all but certain to be caught in the middle. @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/04/t...

. @kfj-fp.bsky.social has the rundown on Liberation Day and its sweeping implications. w/ assists from me and @christinalu.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/02/t...

Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China is also roiling one of his key voter bases: American farmers. My latest for @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/19/t...

One explanation for Trump’s unprecedented push to annex Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal and extort Ukraine is securing rare earth minerals and a supply chain free from China’s control writes @christinalu.bsky.social. Where prior administrations used diplomacy, Trump relies on blunt force.

Few news stories or pieces can capture the unbelievable White House exchange between Trump, Vance, and Zelensky today as well as simply reading it in their own words. @anusharathi.bsky.social and @christinalu.bsky.social have you covered for @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/28/t...

Most reviews of Oscar nominee "September 5" have focused on its depictions of crisis reporting or Israel-Palestine. But I argue that the film offers an equally keen look at German identity formation after World War II, particularly with regard to defense and military readiness.

“We had an almost identical, sort of hyperbolic discussion in the media about the minerals and metals under the ground in Afghanistan,” Bazilian told @christinalu.bsky.social, describing the Ukraine hype as “largely a red herring.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/26/t...

Exclusive: The Nature Conservancy was told by @noaa.gov it had to use “Gulf of America” or lose its federal funding, according to a leaked email and memo sent to all staff this morning cc @heatmap.news heatmap.news/climate/natu...

What do Canada, Greenland, Panama, and Ukraine really have in common? My latest for @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/26/t...

If Trump’s minerals extortion of Ukraine is confusing to you, imagine how confusing it is to people who know this stuff. For starters, there are none, not of what Trump seems to believe he thinks he is after. (1/5)

Ukraine does not actually produce any rare earths now, nor has it produced any supplies in recent decades—casting doubt over what a potential deal could actually achieve. @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/20/t...

Washington and Kyiv appear to be inching closer to a potential rare-earth deal that could see the countries exchange Ukraine’s mineral resources for continued U.S. aid, FP’s @christinalu.bsky.social reports.

Why does Trump want Ukraine's rare earths, and would a deal actually make any sense? My latest for @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/12/t...

Reality dating shows—popular for their pot-stirring entanglements—provide a rare geopolitical lens into family, gender, and (of course) love. FP’s roundup on the global state of romance is a must read on Valentine’s Day. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/14/r...

Looking for love? You’re not alone. Foreign Policy looked at the world’s biggest international reality dating shows—and what they say about the global state of romance. foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/14/r...

As Trump decides where to take China policy next—from Taiwan to AI, I took a step back and looked at whether the Biden administration’s strategy to outcompete China succeeded, and at what cost. Here's my deep dive: foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/06/b...

DeepSeek has supercharged Trump’s AI ambitions—and underscored the deep uncertainty over just how much energy will be necessary to power that push. @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/05/t...

@christinalu.bsky.social and I recently wrote about how the bank became a key tool in US competition with China under Biden: foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/d...

Trump has big plans for the DFC: "Plans discussed for the US International Development Finance Corp. include how it could use investments to deliver on Trump’s ambitions for greater US influence over Greenland and Panama." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

What does Trump really want with Greenland? Wrote about the latest drama for @foreignpolicy.com [gift link] foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/09/t...

From unprecedented tariffs to peace talk negotiations, Trump 2.0 will likely be another black swan presidency—and vastly different from his first term. foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/03/t...

The FP news squad's first big team effort of 2025 -- on the global challenges Trump will face on Day 1: w/ @amymackinnon.bsky.social @iyengarish.bsky.social @christinalu.bsky.social @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social @alexandrassharp.bsky.social @kfj-fp.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/03/t...

The Eras Tour has laid bare just how powerful the popstar’s gravitational pull is. My latest for @foreignpolicy.com [gift link] foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/t...

When Congress created a new development bank, it aimed to "provide countries a robust alternative to state-directed investments by authoritarian governments and US strategic competitors" [read: China] 5 years later, @christinalu.bsky.social & I take stock of DFC: foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/d...

With one foot out of the Oval Office, Biden fired a parting shot at China's chip industry this week--and Beijing hit back immediately. @christinalu.bsky.social and I looked at what that means for (and with) the incoming Trump administration @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/05/u...

@christinalu.bsky.social and I looked at the main rifts over the COP29 climate finance deal: foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/25/c...

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Trump has vowed to conduct “the largest deportation effort in American history,” no matter the price tag—but the economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than he has bargained for. My latest for @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/25/t...