Amy Mackinnon


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

Articles by Amy Mackinnon
Sudanese demonstrators protest outside the Foreign Ministry in Khartoum
Sudanese demonstrators protest outside the Foreign Ministry in Khartoum
A morgue attendant at the Pretoria branch of the South African funeral and burial services company Avbob stands next to the body of a patient who died from COVID-19-related illnesses as a coffin is brought along ahead of his burial on Jan. 22.
A morgue attendant at the Pretoria branch of the South African funeral and burial services company Avbob stands next to the body of a patient who died from COVID-19-related illnesses as a coffin is brought along ahead of his burial on Jan. 22.
Protesters hold a banner reading "FREE NAVALNY"
Protesters hold a banner reading "FREE NAVALNY"
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corruption-global-us-perception-transparency-international-2021-hp
Protesters clash with riot police during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Protesters clash with riot police during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Nominee for Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines
Nominee for Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on a stage in Delaware.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on a stage in Delaware.
A protester is seen in demonstrations denouncing China's treatment of its ethnic Uighur population.
A protester is seen in demonstrations denouncing China's treatment of its ethnic Uighur population.
United States Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power speaks during a United Nations Security Council emergency meeting on the situation in Syria, at the United Nations September 25, 2016 in New York. 
(Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
United States Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power speaks during a United Nations Security Council emergency meeting on the situation in Syria, at the United Nations September 25, 2016 in New York. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
Posters for incumbent President Yoweri Museveni and Bobi Wine, the pop star-turned-opposition leader, are seen along a street in Kampala, Uganda, on Jan. 6.
Posters for incumbent President Yoweri Museveni and Bobi Wine, the pop star-turned-opposition leader, are seen along a street in Kampala, Uganda, on Jan. 6.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns speaks during an event about economic partnership with China at the State Department in Washington on July 11, 2013.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns speaks during an event about economic partnership with China at the State Department in Washington on July 11, 2013.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before announcing members of his economic team, including the secretaries of commerce and labor, in Wilmington, Delaware, on Jan. 8.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before announcing members of his economic team, including the secretaries of commerce and labor, in Wilmington, Delaware, on Jan. 8.
A protester is seen hanging from the balcony in the Senate chamber in Washington on Jan. 6. as pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S. Capitol building.
A protester is seen hanging from the balcony in the Senate chamber in Washington on Jan. 6. as pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S. Capitol building.
A member of Afghan security force stands guard at the site of an attack in Kabul on Dec. 20, when a car bomb targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed nine people and wounded more than a dozen others.
A member of Afghan security force stands guard at the site of an attack in Kabul on Dec. 20, when a car bomb targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed nine people and wounded more than a dozen others.