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Christina Lu

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Christina Lu is an energy and environment reporter at Foreign Policy. 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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Supporters of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22.
Supporters of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22.

The ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Election
Report
Christina Lu
A woman next to a table covered in blue cloth. United States flags and other decor are on the table on the left.
A woman next to a table covered in blue cloth. United States flags and other decor are on the table on the left.

Can Chinese Americans Help Turn Georgia Blue Again?
Analysis
Christina Lu
Cars drive past a billboard featuring a portrait of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Cars drive past a billboard featuring a portrait of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel Confirms Killing of Top Hamas Leader
World Brief
Christina Lu
Men stand by a crater where a collapsed building stood following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs.
Men stand by a crater where a collapsed building stood following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs.

‘The Human Toll Is Staggering’: Aid Groups Triage Yet Another Middle East Crisis
Report
Christina Lu
Smoke seeps out from building rubble at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern Laylaki neighborhood.
Smoke seeps out from building rubble at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern Laylaki neighborhood.

What Israel Learned From the 2006 Lebanon War
Report
Amy Mackinnon, Christina Lu
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen on a screen as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen on a screen as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10.

Top Foreign-Policy Moments From the Harris-Trump Debate
Report
Christina Lu, Amy Mackinnon
Afghan workers use shovels to clear a mountain slope at Mes Aynak.
Afghan workers use shovels to clear a mountain slope at Mes Aynak.

China and the Taliban Team Up on Copper
Report
Christina Lu
Aerial view of the Northern Graphite mine in Lac-des-Iles, Quebec.
Aerial view of the Northern Graphite mine in Lac-des-Iles, Quebec.

China Tightens Its Grip on Yet Another Critical Mineral
Analysis
Christina Lu
Students train at the training school run by Glencore, an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company, at Mopani Mines in Zambia.
Students train at the training school run by Glencore, an Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company, at Mopani Mines in Zambia.

AI Enters the Critical Mineral Race
Report
Christina Lu
Ukrainian service members wave toward the camera as they sit atop a tank on a dirt-packed country road in the Sumy region of Ukraine. Flat stretches of fields are visible in the background beneath a hazy sky.
Ukrainian service members wave toward the camera as they sit atop a tank on a dirt-packed country road in the Sumy region of Ukraine. Flat stretches of fields are visible in the background beneath a hazy sky.

Ukraine Advances in Russia as Russia Advances in Ukraine
World Brief
Christina Lu
A view of a nickel mining site in North Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A view of a nickel mining site in North Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Can Indonesia’s Nickel Industry Break Free From China’s Grip?
Report
Christina Lu
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An illustrated portrait of

The Oceanographer
Interview
Christina Lu
Long queues of passengers form at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, amid a global IT disruption caused by a Microsoft outage and a CrowdStrike IT problem, in Manila, Philippines, on July 19.
Long queues of passengers form at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, amid a global IT disruption caused by a Microsoft outage and a CrowdStrike IT problem, in Manila, Philippines, on July 19.

Global Tech Outage Wreaks Havoc
World Brief
Christina Lu
Smoke rises from burning vehicles after protesters set them on fire near the Disaster Management Directorate office in Dhaka.
Smoke rises from burning vehicles after protesters set them on fire near the Disaster Management Directorate office in Dhaka.

What’s Behind Bangladesh’s Student Protests?
World Brief
Christina Lu
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and Conservative leader Rishi Sunak (right) lead members of Parliament through Westminster ahead of Parliament's opening in London on July 17.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and Conservative leader Rishi Sunak (right) lead members of Parliament through Westminster ahead of Parliament's opening in London on July 17.

Keir Starmer Unveils Vision for Britain’s Future
World Brief
Christina Lu
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