Amy Mackinnon

Amy Mackinnon was a staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2018-2025.

Articles by Amy Mackinnon

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Is Biden’s Foreign Policy Grade A Material?

Analysis

Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch, Amy Mackinnon

January 20, 2022, 11:24 AM

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan gives a press briefing.

Defining the Biden Doctrine

Exclusive

January 18, 2022, 3:01 PM

In a Russian Defense Ministry photo, Russian peacekeepers are welcomed at the Chkalovsky airfield as they arrive from Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Russian Propagandists Zero In on Kazakh Crisis

Report

January 14, 2022, 5:22 PM

A Ukrainian military serviceman waits at his position on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists.

Russia Planning Provocation in Ukraine as Pretext for War

Report

Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer

January 14, 2022, 1:56 PM

Sen. Ted Cruz questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a hearing.

Showdown at the Nord Stream Corral

Report

Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon

January 13, 2022, 6:54 PM

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman addresses a press conference.

Russia Talks Show No Sign of a Quick Resolution on Ukraine Crisis

Report

Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer

January 13, 2022, 5:00 PM

Joint military drills for the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Kyrgyzstan

3 Big Things to Know About the Russian-Led Alliance Intervening in Kazakhstan

Explainer

January 7, 2022, 6:06 PM

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde attends a NATO meeting.

Swedish Foreign Minister: Joining NATO Is Up to Us

Report

January 7, 2022, 1:22 PM

The front pages of German newspapers

‘This Is Not a Washington Tempest in a Teapot’

Report

Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer

January 6, 2022, 3:30 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual press conference in Moscow.

What’s Behind Russia’s Latest Demands

Explainer

January 5, 2022, 5:25 PM

Ukrainian soldiers take part in the Sea Breeze drills at a shooting range in the Kherson region of Ukraine on July 2. Ukraine and the United States launched joint naval exercises in the Black Sea on May 28 in a show of Western cooperation with Kyiv as it faces off with Russia.

Ukraine’s Military Has Come a Long Way Since 2014

Report

Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch

December 23, 2021, 2:45 PM

Police detain protesters in Moscow

The Year of Living Dangerously (for Russians and Their Neighbors)

5 Top Reads

December 23, 2021, 7:00 AM

U.S. President Joe Biden

Biden Takes Aim at Kleptocrats

Analysis

December 14, 2021, 4:24 PM

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Kicking Russia Off of SWIFT Might Not Be the Nuclear Option

Explainer

Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer

December 10, 2021, 4:24 PM

Passengers queue to board a U.S. Air Force flight.

State Department Launches Review of Afghan Withdrawal

Report

Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch

December 10, 2021, 11:02 AM

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