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@foreignpolicy.com
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Christina Lu
Rishi Iyengar
10 days ago
Qatar produces a third of the world's heliumâmore 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...
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The Hormuz Hit to Helium
The Iran war is choking off a critical input for chipmaking and AI infrastructure.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/27/iran-war-hormuz-strait-helium-semiconductors-chips-supply-chain-prices/
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I wrote about how the Iran war is wreaking havoc on an obscure sector that is more important than youâd think
@foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/17/i...
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The Iran War Comes for the âKing of Chemicalsâ
The conflict is wreaking havoc on an obscure sector that is more important than youâd think.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/17/iran-war-sulfur-supply-chain-sulfuric-acid-fertilizer-mining/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=aXJhbi13YXItc3VsZnVyLXN1cHBseS1jaGFpbi1zdWxmdXJpYy1hY2lkLWZlcnRpbGl6ZXItbWluaW5n&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
20 days ago
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Christina Lu
Rishi Iyengar
27 days ago
I wrote about the memes for
@foreignpolicy.com
[GIFT LINK]
foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/10/i...
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Meme Wars
Trump has decimated the norms of diplomatic communication, and other countries have followed suit.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/10/iran-war-trump-lego-ai-memes-internet/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=aXJhbi13YXItdHJ1bXAtbGVnby1haS1tZW1lcy1pbnRlcm5ldA==&pid=PNILphYverjr9hu
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Christina Lu
Rishi Iyengar
22 days ago
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.
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Soaring energy prices arenât 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...
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The Iran War Is Coming for Your Grocery Bill
Prices wonât just be higher at the pump.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/24/iran-war-food-prices-farmers-fertilizer-energy/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=aXJhbi13YXItZm9vZC1wcmljZXMtZmFybWVycy1mZXJ0aWxpemVyLWVuZXJneQ==&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
about 1 month ago
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Christina Lu
Chloe Hadavas
about 2 months ago
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:
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Bookshelf Politics, Relations & Current Affairs â Foreign Policy
https://foreignpolicy.com/tag/bookshelf/
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Christina Lu
Rishi Iyengar
4 months ago
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...
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FPâs Winter 2026 Print Magazine: The World Minus One
https://foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine/?issue_id=411142977
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essential reading from
@kfj-fp.bsky.social
in
@foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
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Has Trumpâs America Gone Rogue?
The Trump administrationâs cavalier approach to the rule of law is the end of an era.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/trump-america-united-states-rogue-law/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtYW1lcmljYS11bml0ZWQtc3RhdGVzLXJvZ3VlLWxhdw==&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
5 months ago
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Christina Lu
Marcelo Rinesi
8 months ago
"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
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Trumpâs Hyundai Raid Drains U.S. Battery Brains
The United States canât build the powerful technologies on its own.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/12/hyundai-raid-immigration-us-battery-manufacturing-south-korea-workforce/
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Christina Lu
Foreign Policy
7 months ago
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, FPâs
@christinalu.bsky.social
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Trump Takes His Fossil Fuel Crusade Global
The U.S. leader is pressuring the world to abandon climate action. Will it work?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/25/trump-energy-fossil-fuel-climate-trade-pressure/
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Christina Lu
Rishi Iyengar
11 months ago
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...
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Trump wants to choke off incoming flows of international studentsâa group that has long driven scientific innovation in America and pumped tens of billions of dollars into the U.S. economy.
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/30/t...
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Who Pays the Price in Trumpâs Crusade Against Universities?
International students have pumped billions of dollars into the U.S. economy.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/30/trump-international-student-visa-university-revenue-economy/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC1zdHVkZW50LXZpc2EtdW5pdmVyc2l0eS1yZXZlbnVlLWVjb25vbXk=&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
11 months ago
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Christina Lu
Lili Pike
12 months ago
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...
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China Claims It Slashed Emissions of a Major Super Pollutant. The Data Says Otherwise.
As of 2023, China continued to emit HFC-23 at high levels in violation of an international agreement.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/21/china-hfc-23-emissions-kigali-amendment-climate-data/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=Y2hpbmEtaGZjLTIzLWVtaXNzaW9ucy1raWdhbGktYW1lbmRtZW50LWNsaW1hdGUtZGF0YQ==&pid=PNIURtYd7sex62t
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Christina Lu
Foreign Policy
about 1 year ago
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 âcore national security and economic interest,â FPâs
@christinalu.bsky.social
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Trumpâs Brazen Push to Mine the Ocean Floor
The U.S. leader could pave the way for a gold rush in international waters.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/28/trump-deep-sea-mining-critical-minerals-china/
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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
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/28/t...
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Trumpâs Risky Push to Mine the Ocean Floor
The U.S. leader could pave the way for a gold rush in international waters.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/28/trump-deep-sea-mining-critical-minerals-china/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtZGVlcC1zZWEtbWluaW5nLWNyaXRpY2FsLW1pbmVyYWxzLWNoaW5h&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
about 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Keith Johnson
about 1 year ago
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...
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American Farmers Brace for Trade War Pain
The U.S. agricultural sector remains highly vulnerable to retaliation.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/04/trump-tariff-china-trade-war-agriculture-farmer/
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As top U.S. trading partners strike back against Trumpâs 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...
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American Farmers Brace for Trade War Pain
The U.S. agricultural sector remains highly vulnerable to retaliation.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/04/trump-tariff-china-trade-war-agriculture-farmer/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdGFyaWZmLWNoaW5hLXRyYWRlLXdhci1hZ3JpY3VsdHVyZS1mYXJtZXI=&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
about 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Lili Pike
about 1 year ago
.
@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...
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Trumpâs âLiberation Dayâ Brings Even Bigger Tariffs Than Expected
Double-digit tariffs on nearly every trading partner will likely spark reprisals.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/02/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-reprisals-expected-china-vietnam-europe/
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Trumpâs 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...
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Trumpâs Trade War Roils a Key Voter Base
American farmers risk becoming âcollateral damageâ of the U.S. presidentâs go-to foreign-policy tool.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/19/trump-tariffs-trade-farmers-agriculture-economy/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdGFyaWZmcy10cmFkZS1mYXJtZXJzLWFncmljdWx0dXJlLWVjb25vbXk=&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
about 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Eric Michael Johnson
about 1 year ago
One explanation for Trumpâs unprecedented push to annex Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal and extort Ukraine is securing rare earth minerals and a supply chain free from Chinaâs control writes
@christinalu.bsky.social
. Where prior administrations used diplomacy, Trump relies on blunt force.
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Trumpâs Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line
What do Greenland, Canada, and Ukraine have in common? Critical minerals.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/26/trump-rare-earth-critical-mineral-resource-ukraine-greenland-canada/
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Christina Lu
Rishi Iyengar
about 1 year ago
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...
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Read Trump and Zelenskyâs Fiery Oval Office Exchange
The meeting caps weeks of tense relations between Kyiv and Washington as they wrangle a deal.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/28/trump-zelensky-meeting-transcript-full-text-video-oval-office/
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Christina Lu
Allison Meakem
about 1 year ago
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.
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âSeptember 5â and the Pitfalls of German Idealism
The Munich Olympics massacre still echoes in the countryâs security debates.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/27/september-5-film-review-oscars-munich-attacks-germany-military-security/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=c2VwdGVtYmVyLTUtZmlsbS1yZXZpZXctb3NjYXJzLW11bmljaC1hdHRhY2tzLWdlcm1hbnktbWlsaXRhcnktc2VjdXJpdHk=&pid=PNIyJGq9lqgrvm4
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Christina Lu
Lili Pike
about 1 year ago
âWe had an almost identical, sort of hyperbolic discussion in the media about the minerals and metals under the ground in Afghanistan,â Bazilian told
@christinalu.bsky.social
, describing the Ukraine hype as âlargely a red herring.â
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/26/t...
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Trumpâs Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line
What do Greenland, Canada, and Ukraine have in common? Critical minerals.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/26/trump-rare-earth-critical-mineral-resource-ukraine-greenland-canada/
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Christina Lu
jae holzman
about 1 year ago
Exclusive: The Nature Conservancy was told by
@noaa.gov
it had to use âGulf of Americaâ 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...
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Nature Conservancy Told to Say âGulf of Americaâ or Lose Federal Funding
A leaked internal memo reveals why the environmental group adopted President Trumpâs new name.
https://heatmap.news/climate/nature-conservancy-gulf-america-trump
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What do Canada, Greenland, Panama, and Ukraine really have in common? My latest for
@foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/26/t...
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Trumpâs Chaotic Agenda Has a Critical Through Line
What do Greenland, Canada, and Ukraine have in common? Critical minerals.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/26/trump-rare-earth-critical-mineral-resource-ukraine-greenland-canada/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtcmFyZS1lYXJ0aC1jcml0aWNhbC1taW5lcmFsLXJlc291cmNlLXVrcmFpbmUtZ3JlZW5sYW5kLWNhbmFkYQ==&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
about 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Keith Johnson
about 1 year ago
If Trumpâs 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)
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Ukraine does not actually produce any rare earths now, nor has it produced any supplies in recent decadesâcasting doubt over what a potential deal could actually achieve.
@foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/20/t...
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Where Does the U.S.-Ukraine Rare-Earth Deal Stand?
The prospect of an agreement looks increasingly uncertain.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/20/trump-ukraine-rare-earth-critical-mineral-security/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdWtyYWluZS1yYXJlLWVhcnRoLWNyaXRpY2FsLW1pbmVyYWwtc2VjdXJpdHk=&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
about 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Foreign Policy
about 1 year ago
Washington and Kyiv appear to be inching closer to a potential rare-earth deal that could see the countries exchange Ukraineâs mineral resources for continued U.S. aid, FPâs
@christinalu.bsky.social
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Is the U.S.-Ukraine Rare-Earth Deal All Talk?
Kyiv may have the critical minerals, but thatâs just one part of the equation.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/12/trump-ukraine-rare-earth-critical-mineral-deal-bessent/
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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...
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Is the U.S.-Ukraine Rare-Earth Deal All Talk?
Kyiv may have the critical minerals, but thatâs just one part of the equation.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/12/trump-ukraine-rare-earth-critical-mineral-deal-bessent/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdWtyYWluZS1yYXJlLWVhcnRoLWNyaXRpY2FsLW1pbmVyYWwtZGVhbC1iZXNzZW50&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
about 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Alexandra Sharp
about 1 year ago
Reality dating showsâpopular for their pot-stirring entanglementsâprovide a rare geopolitical lens into family, gender, and (of course) love. FPâs roundup on the global state of romance is a must read on Valentineâs Day.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/14/r...
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Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check
Foreign Policyâs guide to the global state of (televised) romance.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/14/reality-dating-tv-shows-international-valentines-day-love/
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Looking for love? Youâre not alone. Foreign Policy looked at the worldâs biggest international reality dating showsâand what they say about the global state of romance.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/14/r...
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Around the World, Love Gets a Reality Check
Foreign Policyâs guide to the global state of (televised) romance.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/14/reality-dating-tv-shows-international-valentines-day-love/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=cmVhbGl0eS1kYXRpbmctdHYtc2hvd3MtaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC12YWxlbnRpbmVzLWRheS1sb3Zl&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
about 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Lili Pike
over 1 year ago
As Trump decides where to take China policy nextâfrom Taiwan to AI, I took a step back and looked at whether the Biden administrationâs strategy to outcompete China succeeded, and at what cost. Here's my deep dive:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/06/b...
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Did Biden Get China Right?
The administration aimed to outcompete China. Four years later, hereâs how it measured up.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/06/biden-china-policy-competition-trade-semiconductors-trump/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=YmlkZW4tY2hpbmEtcG9saWN5LWNvbXBldGl0aW9uLXRyYWRlLXNlbWljb25kdWN0b3JzLXRydW1w&pid=PNIURtYd7sex62t
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DeepSeek has supercharged Trumpâs AI ambitionsâand underscored the deep uncertainty over just how much energy will be necessary to power that push.
@foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/05/t...
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Can Trump Power an AI Boom?
DeepSeek has exposed just how uncertain future AI energy demand is.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/05/trump-ai-deepseek-energy-demand-electricity/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtYWktZGVlcHNlZWstZW5lcmd5LWRlbWFuZC1lbGVjdHJpY2l0eQ==&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
over 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Lili Pike
over 1 year ago
@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...
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Is the U.S. Answer to Chinaâs Belt and Road Working?
The International Development Finance Corporation has put the United States more on the map, but China remains king of global infrastructure.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/dfc-investment-africa-china-bri-lobito-corridor-infrastructure-development/
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Christina Lu
Lili Pike
over 1 year ago
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 Trumpâs ambitions for greater US influence over Greenland and Panama."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Team Has Wealth-Fund Ambitions For Small Lending Agency
Donald Trump pledged to create âthe greatest sovereign wealth fund of them all.â His advisers think one way to do it is a government agency they bet can help mobilize hundreds of billions from Wall St...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-17/trump-team-has-wealth-fund-ambitions-for-small-lending-agency?sref=gAQr8Hwd
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What does Trump really want with Greenland? Wrote about the latest drama for
@foreignpolicy.com
[gift link]
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/09/t...
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Why Is Trump So Obsessed With Greenland?
The Arctic territory has long captured the attention of U.S. leaders.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/09/trump-greenland-denmark-united-states-security/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtZ3JlZW5sYW5kLWRlbm1hcmstdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1zZWN1cml0eQ==&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
over 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Alexandra Sharp
over 1 year ago
From unprecedented tariffs to peace talk negotiations, Trump 2.0 will likely be another black swan presidencyâand vastly different from his first term.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/03/t...
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The Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenges Facing Trump in 2025
The U.S. president-electâs second term will begin in a vastly different global landscape than his first.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/03/trump-foreign-policy-china-russia-syria-tariffs/
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Christina Lu
Lili Pike
over 1 year ago
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...
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The Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenges Facing Trump in 2025
The U.S. president-electâs second term will begin in a vastly different global landscape than his first.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/03/trump-foreign-policy-china-russia-syria-tariffs/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtZm9yZWlnbi1wb2xpY3ktY2hpbmEtcnVzc2lhLXN5cmlhLXRhcmlmZnM=&pid=PNIURtYd7sex62t
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The Eras Tour has laid bare just how powerful the popstarâs gravitational pull is. My latest for
@foreignpolicy.com
[gift link]
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/t...
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How Taylor Swift Inc. Took Over the World
The Eras Tour has laid bare just how powerful the popstarâs gravitational pull is.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/taylor-swift-eras-tour-global-economic-impact-ticket-sales/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWVyYXMtdG91ci1nbG9iYWwtZWNvbm9taWMtaW1wYWN0LXRpY2tldC1zYWxlcw==&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
over 1 year ago
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Christina Lu
Lili Pike
over 1 year ago
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...
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Is the U.S. Answer to Chinaâs Belt and Road Working?
The International Development Finance Corporation has put the United States more on the map, but China remains king of global infrastructure.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/dfc-investment-africa-china-bri-lobito-corridor-infrastructure-development/
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Christina Lu
Rishi Iyengar
over 1 year ago
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...
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Biden Tees Up Trump With a Final China Chip Battle
New U.S. export controls on Chinaâand Beijingâs immediate countermeasuresâhave set the tone for the incoming administration.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/05/us-china-trade-semiconductor-chips-gallium-germanium-export-control-ban/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dXMtY2hpbmEtdHJhZGUtc2VtaWNvbmR1Y3Rvci1jaGlwcy1nYWxsaXVtLWdlcm1hbml1bS1leHBvcnQtY29udHJvbC1iYW4=&pid=PNILphYverjr9hu
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Lili Pike
over 1 year ago
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and I looked at the main rifts over the COP29 climate finance deal:
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What the COP29 Climate Finance Deal Means for the World
The agreement triples climate finance, but developing countries say itâs far from enough.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/25/cop29-climate-finance-outcome-china/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921
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Audrey Wilson
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Hi Bluesky! You can follow a growing list of my talented FP colleagues here:
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Trump has vowed to conduct âthe largest deportation effort in American history,â no matter the price tagâbut the economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than he has bargained for. My latest for
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What Trumpâs Mass Deportations Would Mean for the U.S. Economy
The economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than the president-elect has bargained for.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/25/trump-us-mass-deportation-economic-impact-immigrants/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtdXMtbWFzcy1kZXBvcnRhdGlvbi1lY29ub21pYy1pbXBhY3QtaW1taWdyYW50cw==&pid=PNIDoORCmqmiw32
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