Robbie Gramer

Robbie Gramer was a staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2016-2024.

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, talks with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as they meet on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland, on May 6.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, talks with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as they meet on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland, on May 6.

On Eve of Russia Trip, Pompeo Squelches Criticism of Moscow

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Robbie Gramer
A portrait of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with shoe marks over it during a demonstration in support of the Iranian people amid a wave of protests spreading throughout Iran in Paris on Jan. 3, 2018.
A portrait of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with shoe marks over it during a demonstration in support of the Iranian people amid a wave of protests spreading throughout Iran in Paris on Jan. 3, 2018.

Iran Sends a Threat, and Europe Scrambles

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Keith Johnson, Robbie Gramer
Smoke billows from a large steel plant as a Chinese laborer works at an unauthorized steel factory in Inner Mongolia, China, on Nov. 4, 2016.
Smoke billows from a large steel plant as a Chinese laborer works at an unauthorized steel factory in Inner Mongolia, China, on Nov. 4, 2016.

China Rises in U.N. Climate Talks, While U.S. Goes AWOL

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
A Ukrainian flag flies in front of the Ukrainian Central Election Commission in Kiev on March 12.
A Ukrainian flag flies in front of the Ukrainian Central Election Commission in Kiev on March 12.

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Recalled in ‘Political Hit Job,’ Lawmakers Say

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment, deployed on Operation Nanook-Nunalivut
1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment, deployed on Operation Nanook-Nunalivut

Vanguards of the Thawing Arctic

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Robbie Gramer
Attendees hold rainbow flags during a march to honor LGBT rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker in New York City on June 14, 2017.
Attendees hold rainbow flags during a march to honor LGBT rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker in New York City on June 14, 2017.

Congress Wants State Department to Reckon With the ‘Lavender Scare’

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Robbie Gramer
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on April 25.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on April 25.

To Counter China and Russia, U.S. Mulls Inviting Hungary’s Orban to D.C.

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
Personnel in the South Sudan People's Defence Forces, formerly named the Sudan People's Liberation Army, take part in a drill at their barracks south of Juba, South Sudan, on April 26. (Alex McBride/AFP/Getty Images)
Personnel in the South Sudan People's Defence Forces, formerly named the Sudan People's Liberation Army, take part in a drill at their barracks south of Juba, South Sudan, on April 26. (Alex McBride/AFP/Getty Images)

Former U.S. Diplomats Lobby to Stop South Sudan War Crimes Court

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Robbie Gramer
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks during a welcome ceremony in the lobby of the State Department in Washington on May 1, 2018.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks during a welcome ceremony in the lobby of the State Department in Washington on May 1, 2018.

On His 1-Year Anniversary, Pompeo Boasts of Success

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Robbie Gramer
A protester sits on a window of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington on April 25.
A protester sits on a window of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington on April 25.

Like Venezuela’s Presidency, D.C. Embassy Is in Limbo

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Robbie Gramer
A coalition airstrike in the western Daraiya neighborhood of the embattled northern Syrian city of Raqqa on Sept. 5, 2017.
A coalition airstrike in the western Daraiya neighborhood of the embattled northern Syrian city of Raqqa on Sept. 5, 2017.

How the U.S. Miscounted the Dead in Syria

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Elias Groll, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City on Sept. 26, 2018. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City on Sept. 26, 2018. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

How a U.N. Bid to Prevent Sexual Violence Turned Into a Spat Over Abortion

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Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch
An Iranian laborer walks on the platform of the oil facility on Kharg Island off the coast of Iran.
An Iranian laborer walks on the platform of the oil facility on Kharg Island off the coast of Iran.

Trump’s Big Iran Oil Gamble

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Keith Johnson, Robbie Gramer
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 8. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 8. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)

With Trump’s Talks Faltering, Putin Wants In on the North Korea Game

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Robbie Gramer
Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels attend a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 26. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)
Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels attend a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 26. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump’s Yemen Veto Could Still Cost Saudis

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Robbie Gramer, Lara Seligman
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