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Alexandra Sharp

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Alexandra Sharp is the World Brief writer at Foreign Policy. Prior to writing World Brief, she worked as a deputy copy editor at FP; a city life editor at Vox Magazine in Columbia, Missouri; and as an editor at Genocide Watch. A Chicago native, she studied magazine journalism and international studies at the University of Missouri and reported in Costa Rica on climate change, immigration, and energy.

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Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation attend a virtual meeting.
Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation attend a virtual meeting.

Modi, Putin, and Xi Project Unity Despite Competing Agendas at Shanghai Summit

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Alexandra Sharp
Israeli military armored vehicles advance on a road in the West Bank.
Israeli military armored vehicles advance on a road in the West Bank.

Israel Launches Major Military Operation in Jenin

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Alexandra Sharp
A broker watches latest share prices at the Pakistan Stock Exchange.
A broker watches latest share prices at the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Pakistan Clinches Last-Minute IMF Deal

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with top security officials.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with top security officials.

Russian Infighting Raises Questions About Wagner Group’s Future

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Alexandra Sharp
A burnt area is seen in Brazil.
A burnt area is seen in Brazil.

Global Deforestation Accelerated in 2022

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Alexandra Sharp
Members of Russia’s Wagner Group sit on top of a tank.
Members of Russia’s Wagner Group sit on top of a tank.

Russian Leaders Pledge Loyalty to Putin

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Alexandra Sharp
An electoral employee arranges ballots in Guatemala City.
An electoral employee arranges ballots in Guatemala City.

Guatemala’s Controversial Presidential Election

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Alexandra Sharp
An explosive charge detonates by an Israeli armored vehicle.
An explosive charge detonates by an Israeli armored vehicle.

‘Unprecedented’ Violence Roils the West Bank

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Alexandra Sharp
A woman cries at a court morgue in Honduras.
A woman cries at a court morgue in Honduras.

Honduras’s Street War Escalates in Deadly Prison Riot

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Alexandra Sharp
Election officials start to count the ballots in Mali’s referendum.
Election officials start to count the ballots in Mali’s referendum.

Mali’s Uncertain Future

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Alexandra Sharp
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

African Peace Mission to Ukraine Gets Off to a Rocky Start

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Alexandra Sharp
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speaks.

European Central Bank Takes Interest Rates to Historic High

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Alexandra Sharp
European Parliament members vote on the Artificial Intelligence Act.
European Parliament members vote on the Artificial Intelligence Act.

EU Lawmakers Pass Landmark AI Regulation Bill

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Alexandra Sharp
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

Who Will Fill Jens Stoltenberg’s Shoes in NATO?

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Alexandra Sharp
Two aircraft approach a German military air base during a NATO training exercise.
Two aircraft approach a German military air base during a NATO training exercise.

NATO Begins Largest Air Force Drills in Its History

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