Robbie Gramer

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

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Trump Under Pressure From Democrats to Drop Diplomat Nominee Over Racist Remarks

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

U.S. Halts Some Foreign Assistance Funding to Ethiopia Over Dam Dispute with Egypt, Sudan

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Robbie Gramer
A U.S. soldier walks in front of a military vehicle patroling near the city of Al-Malikiyah in northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border, on Aug. 27.
A U.S. soldier walks in front of a military vehicle patroling near the city of Al-Malikiyah in northeastern Syria, near the Turkish border, on Aug. 27.

Russia Runs U.S. Troops Off the Road in Syria

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Then-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak in Washington.
Then-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak in Washington.

Pompeo and Haley Position Themselves as the Republican Standard-Bearers After Trump

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok

U.S. and Sudan Near Pact to Compensate American Terrorism Victims

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Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch
Malian soldiers in the capital of Mali after a military coup.
Malian soldiers in the capital of Mali after a military coup.

Coup Plotters in Mali Were Trained by U.S. Military

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Robbie Gramer, Chloe Hadavas
A Yemeni child
A Yemeni child

Humanitarian Groups Demand Trump Reverse Yemen Aid Freeze

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Allison Meakem
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends the United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran at the United Nations on Dec. 12, 2018 in New York City.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends the United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran at the United Nations on Dec. 12, 2018 in New York City.

U.N. Showdown Looms Over U.S. Iran Strategy

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Chloe Hadavas
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a news conference at the State Department in Washington,DC on July 8.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a news conference at the State Department in Washington,DC on July 8.

State Department Pushes Back on Claims that Officials Lied to Congress over Emergency Arms Deals

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies in Congress.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies in Congress.

State Department Cancels Hill Briefings as Tensions Escalate Between Pompeo and Lawmakers

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Belarusian diaspora rally in Ukraine in support of protests in Belarus.
Belarusian diaspora rally in Ukraine in support of protests in Belarus.

European Leaders Urge Russia Not to Intervene in Belarus

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
Trump announces an agreement to establish formal diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
Trump announces an agreement to establish formal diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates

Israel and the UAE Strike ‘Historic’ Deal to Normalize Relations

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko (left) and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talk during a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on Feb. 1
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko (left) and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talk during a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on Feb. 1

The U.S. Was Set to Send an Ambassador to Belarus. Then Came the Crackdown.

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Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
California Sen. Kamala Harris
California Sen. Kamala Harris

Biden Picks Kamala Harris as Running Mate

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Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
Lebanese women wave the national flag
Lebanese women wave the national flag

Beirut Explosion Imperils Lebanon’s Refugee Population—and Aid Routes to Syria

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Kelly Kimball, Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
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