Elisabeth Braw

Elisabeth Braw is a columnist at Foreign Policy, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and the author of Goodbye Globalization.

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A women wearing a facemask walks past Covid-19 awareness scarecrows placed by Chennai municipality at a market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai on April 11, 2020.
A women wearing a facemask walks past Covid-19 awareness scarecrows placed by Chennai municipality at a market during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai on April 11, 2020.

War, Pandemics, and the Struggle for Healthcare Security This article has an audio recording

Elisabeth Braw
German soldiers unload the U.S.-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Jasionka, Poland, on Jan. 23, 2025.
German soldiers unload the U.S.-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Jasionka, Poland, on Jan. 23, 2025.

Trump’s War Is Damaging U.S. Arms Exports to Allies This article has an audio recording

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Elisabeth Braw
A speedboat cuts a diagonal path across a stretch of water, heading toward the viewer. Larger ships transit through the open water in the distance.
A speedboat cuts a diagonal path across a stretch of water, heading toward the viewer. Larger ships transit through the open water in the distance.

A Wait in the Strait This article has an audio recording

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Commercial vessels offshore of Dubai on March 11.
Commercial vessels offshore of Dubai on March 11.

Trapped in the Gulf This article has an audio recording

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A person points at a page on the MarineTraffic website that shows traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz, in Paris on March 4.
A person points at a page on the MarineTraffic website that shows traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz, in Paris on March 4.

Seafarers Are Being Asked to Risk a Deadly Strait This article has an audio recording

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A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz.
A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz.

Insurers Are Keeping Ships Away From the Strait of Hormuz This article has an audio recording

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Elisabeth Braw
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland and Anders Brosveet walk in Oslo.
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland and Anders Brosveet walk in Oslo.

Epstein Links Threaten Norway’s Global Image This article has an audio recording

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A small ship sails next to a larger container ship.
A small ship sails next to a larger container ship.

America Is Trying to Bully the World Over Climate Change

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Elisabeth Braw
A helicopter 15 (HKP15) landing on the flight deck of HMS Carlskrona (P04) on open water near Karlskrona, Sweden, as part of the NATO Baltic Sea patrol mission, the Baltic Sentry on February 4, 2025.
A helicopter 15 (HKP15) landing on the flight deck of HMS Carlskrona (P04) on open water near Karlskrona, Sweden, as part of the NATO Baltic Sea patrol mission, the Baltic Sentry on February 4, 2025.

Baltic Cable-Cutting Is Back

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Elisabeth Braw
An illustration shows U.S. President Donald Trump's face on a textured wall. The upper part of the wall is cracked.
An illustration shows U.S. President Donald Trump's face on a textured wall. The upper part of the wall is cracked.

6 Trump Lessons for Global Leaders in 2026

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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, C. Raja Mohan, James Crabtree, Elisabeth Braw, Agathe Demarais, Steven A. Cook
An illustration of several geopolitical words including Narcoterrorism, Asylum fatigue, Drone wall, multipolarization, and Persistent Objector.
An illustration of several geopolitical words including Narcoterrorism, Asylum fatigue, Drone wall, multipolarization, and Persistent Objector.

New Geopolitical Words We Learned in 2025 This article has an audio recording

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Silicon Valley Wants Disaster Bunkers. Norway Wants ‘Preparedness Friends.’ This article has an audio recording

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An airplane is visible behind a barbed wire fence and warning signs with text in both Danish and English. The sky above is white with solid cloud cover.
An airplane is visible behind a barbed wire fence and warning signs with text in both Danish and English. The sky above is white with solid cloud cover.

Who Is Messing With Airplane GPS Worldwide?

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Elisabeth Braw
The oil tanker Eagle S next to Finnish border guard ship Uisko and tugboat Ukko in the Gulf of Finland on December 28, 2024.
The oil tanker Eagle S next to Finnish border guard ship Uisko and tugboat Ukko in the Gulf of Finland on December 28, 2024.

Anchors Away

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Elisabeth Braw
An aerial shot shows three French soldiers in camouflage uniforms milling about on the deck of an oil tanker.
An aerial shot shows three French soldiers in camouflage uniforms milling about on the deck of an oil tanker.

Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is Doing More Than Sanctions-Busting

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