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Jen Kirby

Foreign and National Security Reporter

Can Russia back down in Ukraine?

By Jen Kirby January 22

The pipeline at the center of geopolitical drama

By Jen Kirby January 14

How protests in Kazakhstan could become a geopolitical crisis

By Jen Kirby January 8

The uncertain fight for Sudan’s democracy

By Jen Kirby January 6

Where have all the truck drivers gone?

By Jen Kirby January 2

Omicron collides with a struggling global vaccination campaign

By Jen Kirby December 23, 2021

A Christmas party scandal is roiling British politics

By Jen Kirby December 14, 2021

What the US’s diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics does — and doesn’t — mean

By Jen Kirby December 10, 2021

Wait, is Russia going to invade Ukraine?

By Jen Kirby December 8, 2021

Germany’s new government has big plans. It might be a shock after Merkel.

By Jen Kirby December 8, 2021