Colm Quinn

Colm Quinn was a staff writer at Foreign Policy between 2020 and 2022.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the G-20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia via video conference on Nov. 21, 2020.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the G-20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia via video conference on Nov. 21, 2020.

Putin Faces the Press at the End of a Mixed Year

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Colm Quinn
Nurse Roy Trahan holds up a vial of the Covid-19 vaccine to give to healthcare workers at John Sealy Hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) in Galveston, Texas on December 15, 2020.
Nurse Roy Trahan holds up a vial of the Covid-19 vaccine to give to healthcare workers at John Sealy Hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) in Galveston, Texas on December 15, 2020.

WTO Meeting Pits Rich Against Poor In Fight For Vaccines

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Colm Quinn
Prime Minister Mark Rutte adresses the nation about new measures against COVID-19, in The Hague, on December 14, 2020.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte adresses the nation about new measures against COVID-19, in The Hague, on December 14, 2020.

Europe Embraces Tighter Measures as Coronavirus Cases Surge

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Colm Quinn
Pedestrians walk away from the Palace of Westminster in central London on December 13, 2020.
Pedestrians walk away from the Palace of Westminster in central London on December 13, 2020.

Brexit Deadline Is Ditched as Both Sides Agree to Go “Extra Mile”

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Colm Quinn
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks past during a Peace summit on Libya at the Chancellery in Berlin, on January 19, 2020.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks past during a Peace summit on Libya at the Chancellery in Berlin, on January 19, 2020.

Turkey’s Luck Runs Out Over Russian S-400 Purchase

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Colm Quinn
Activists hold up green headscarves during a demonstration outside the Congress building in Buenos Aires, on November 18, 2020,.
Activists hold up green headscarves during a demonstration outside the Congress building in Buenos Aires, on November 18, 2020,.

Is Argentina About to Legalize Abortion?

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Colm Quinn
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media on Dec. 8, 2020.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media on Dec. 8, 2020.

Senate to Vote on Blocking $23 Billion UAE Arms Sale

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Colm Quinn
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with General Lloyd Austin, the commander of United States Forces Iraq (USF-I) in Baghdad on a surprise visit on November 29, 2011.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with General Lloyd Austin, the commander of United States Forces Iraq (USF-I) in Baghdad on a surprise visit on November 29, 2011.

Biden’s Pentagon Nominee Faces Stiff Challenges

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Colm Quinn
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a statement at the European Commission in Brussels, on Dec. 5, 2020.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a statement at the European Commission in Brussels, on Dec. 5, 2020.

Will There Be a Brexit Breakthrough?

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Colm Quinn
People make a line to board a bus next to a mural depicting the National Assembly building, in Caracas on Dec. 2 ahead of parliamentary elections in the country.
People make a line to board a bus next to a mural depicting the National Assembly building, in Caracas on Dec. 2 ahead of parliamentary elections in the country.

Venezuelans Prepare to Vote as Maduro Looks to Consolidate Power

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Colm Quinn
Members of the Taliban delegation leave their seats at the end of the session during the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in the Qatari capital Doha on September 12, 2020.
Members of the Taliban delegation leave their seats at the end of the session during the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in the Qatari capital Doha on September 12, 2020.

Afghanistan Takes One Small Step Toward Peace

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Colm Quinn
Benny Gantz takes off a mask as he gives a statement outside the city hall of Bnei Barak regarding a lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, on September 6, 2020.
Benny Gantz takes off a mask as he gives a statement outside the city hall of Bnei Barak regarding a lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, on September 6, 2020.

Israeli Lawmakers Set to Vote on Dissolving Knesset

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Colm Quinn
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry building in Ankara, on October 05, 2020.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry building in Ankara, on October 05, 2020.

NATO Foreign Ministers Meet as Alliance Seeks New Path

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Colm Quinn
Senior Advisor Jared Kushner listens while US President Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again rally at Phoenix Goodyear Airport October 28, 2020, in Goodyear, Arizona.
Senior Advisor Jared Kushner listens while US President Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again rally at Phoenix Goodyear Airport October 28, 2020, in Goodyear, Arizona.

Kushner Heads to Middle East as Iran Reels from Killing

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Colm Quinn
A member of the Amhara Special Forces sits next to a machine gun at an improvised camp in the front of a shop in Humera, Ethiopia, on November 22, 2020.
A member of the Amhara Special Forces sits next to a machine gun at an improvised camp in the front of a shop in Humera, Ethiopia, on November 22, 2020.

Ethiopia Poised to Attack Tigray Capital

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Colm Quinn
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