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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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Traders work the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.
Traders work the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.

What Would a U.S. Debt Default Mean for the World?

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Alexandra Sharp
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis celebrates his election win.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis celebrates his election win.

Greece’s Mitsotakis Rejects Coalition Government in Reelection Bid

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
G-7 leaders walk to a wreath-laying ceremony at the G-7 summit.
G-7 leaders walk to a wreath-laying ceremony at the G-7 summit.

G-7 Leaders Unveil New Russia Sanctions

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Central Asian leaders and China’s president watch a performance in China.
Central Asian leaders and China’s president watch a performance in China.

Xi Hosts Historic China-Central Asia Summit

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Bulk carriers are docked at a grain terminal in Ukraine.
Bulk carriers are docked at a grain terminal in Ukraine.

Russia Renews Black Sea Grain Initiative in Last-Minute Negotiations

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Rached Ghannouchi greets supporters at a police station in Tunis, Tunisia.
Rached Ghannouchi greets supporters at a police station in Tunis, Tunisia.

Tunisia’s Opposition Leader Sentenced to Year in Prison

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his vote in Istanbul.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his vote in Istanbul.

Turkey Braces for Runoff Election

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Prime ministerial candidates for Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party greet supporters.
Prime ministerial candidates for Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party greet supporters.

Thailand Prepares for Pivotal Election

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Then-Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem Ince speaks to the media.
Then-Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem Ince speaks to the media.

Turkey’s Presidential Field Narrows, Boosting Opposition Election Prospects

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Immigrants seek asylum in Arizona.
Immigrants seek asylum in Arizona.

New U.S. Immigration Measures Set to Replace Title 42

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Palestinian men inspect the house of a killed Islamic Jihad leader.
Palestinian men inspect the house of a killed Islamic Jihad leader.

Israel Targets Gaza Militants, Fears Retaliation

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
The mayor of Kyiv examines a damaged building.
The mayor of Kyiv examines a damaged building.

Russian Drone Strike Suggests More to Come

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A woman lights candles outside an elementary school in Serbia.
A woman lights candles outside an elementary school in Serbia.

Serbia’s Vucic Pledges to ‘Disarm’ Nation After Second Mass Shooting

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a speech in The Hague.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a speech in The Hague.

Zelensky Renews Call for Special Tribunal to Prosecute Putin

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
A “No Drone Zone” sign sits just off the Kremlin in Moscow.
A “No Drone Zone” sign sits just off the Kremlin in Moscow.

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Drone Strike Targeting Putin

World Brief
Alexandra Sharp
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