Colm Quinn

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

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Cars wait in line at a Covid-19 testing center at Dodger Stadium, June 25, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.
Cars wait in line at a Covid-19 testing center at Dodger Stadium, June 25, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.

U.S. Breaks Record for Daily Coronavirus Cases 102 Days After First Lockdown

World Brief
Colm Quinn
U.S. President Donald Trump along with Poland's President Andrzej Duda arrive in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump along with Poland's President Andrzej Duda arrive in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2019.

Poland’s President Visits White House Before Tight Election

World Brief
Colm Quinn
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House June 16, 2020 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House June 16, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Targeting Foreign Workers, Trump Signs Sweeping Immigration Ban

World Brief
Colm Quinn
A woman shops in the chicken and meat section at a grocery store, April 28, 2020 Washington, DC.
A woman shops in the chicken and meat section at a grocery store, April 28, 2020 Washington, DC.

China Suspends U.S. Poultry Imports After Coronavirus Outbreak at Tyson Plant

World Brief
Colm Quinn
South Korea's then Unification Minister Kim Yeon-Chul speaks during a briefing at the Seoul Foreign Correspondent's club in Seoul on June 4, 2019.
South Korea's then Unification Minister Kim Yeon-Chul speaks during a briefing at the Seoul Foreign Correspondent's club in Seoul on June 4, 2019.

South Korean Minister Resigns Amid Worsening Ties With North

World Brief
Colm Quinn
China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with US President Donald Trump before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.
China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with US President Donald Trump before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.

New Bolton Book Suggests U.S.-China Feud Is Trumped Up

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Colm Quinn
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir on June 17, 2020.
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir on June 17, 2020.

China and India Trade Blame For Deadly Mountain Clashes

World Brief
Colm Quinn
The U.S. Air Force logo is seen at the entrance of the U.S. air base in Ramstein, Germany on January 17, 2016.
The U.S. Air Force logo is seen at the entrance of the U.S. air base in Ramstein, Germany on January 17, 2016.

Trump Is Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Germany. Do Germans Care?

World Brief
Colm Quinn
People hold signs toward traffic outside a burned Wendy's restaurant on the second day following the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks in the restaurant parking lot June 14, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.
People hold signs toward traffic outside a burned Wendy's restaurant on the second day following the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks in the restaurant parking lot June 14, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.

U.S. Protests Continue After Atlanta Police Shooting

World Brief
Colm Quinn
Nila Davis deals cards to Becky Lewis of Texas at a blackjack table with plexiglass safety shield dividers at Excalibur Hotel & Casino on June 11, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nila Davis deals cards to Becky Lewis of Texas at a blackjack table with plexiglass safety shield dividers at Excalibur Hotel & Casino on June 11, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Reality Strikes the Stock Market

World Brief
Colm Quinn
Mobile hospital staff wearing personal protective equipment perform COVID-19 nasal and throat swab testing on April 28, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Mobile hospital staff wearing personal protective equipment perform COVID-19 nasal and throat swab testing on April 28, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Globally—and Poor Countries Are Worst Off

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Colm Quinn
Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte waits while the new government's confidence vote is being held on September 10, 2019 during at the Senate in Rome.
Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte waits while the new government's confidence vote is being held on September 10, 2019 during at the Senate in Rome.

As Coronavirus Recedes in Europe, Citizens Demand Answers

World Brief
Colm Quinn
A man walks past a wall painted with images of US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Kabul April 5, 2020.
A man walks past a wall painted with images of US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Kabul April 5, 2020.

Will There Still Be a Taliban To Negotiate With?

World Brief
Colm Quinn
People wearing face masks walk past a wall with a graffiti depicting a cleaner in protective gear spraying viruses with the face of President Jair Bolsonaro in Estacio neighborhood on June 8, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
People wearing face masks walk past a wall with a graffiti depicting a cleaner in protective gear spraying viruses with the face of President Jair Bolsonaro in Estacio neighborhood on June 8, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Coronavirus Isn’t Going Away

World Brief
Colm Quinn
A protester holds a sign that reads "How many were not filmed" in Portuguese stands in front of a riot police squad during a protest on June 7 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A protester holds a sign that reads "How many were not filmed" in Portuguese stands in front of a riot police squad during a protest on June 7 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

U.S. Protests Have Ignited a Worldwide Call for Justice

World Brief
Colm Quinn
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