Emma Ashford

Emma Ashford is a columnist at Foreign Policy and a senior fellow with the Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center, an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University, and the author of Oil, the State, and War.

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Mark Rutte, who is now NATO's secretary-general, looks on during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 17, 2024.
Mark Rutte, who is now NATO's secretary-general, looks on during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 17, 2024.

Does NATO Have a Future?   
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Iranian women arrive to cast their votes at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran on June 28.
Iranian women arrive to cast their votes at a polling station during the presidential election in Tehran on June 28.

What Will Elections in France, Iran, and the U.K. Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
French Rassemblement National (RN) party leader Marine Le Pen (L) followed by party president Jordan Bardella arrives on stage to address supporters in Paris, on June 9.
French Rassemblement National (RN) party leader Marine Le Pen (L) followed by party president Jordan Bardella arrives on stage to address supporters in Paris, on June 9.

Is Europe’s Turn to the Right Here to Stay?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on May 31 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on May 31 in Washington, DC.

Is Biden Blowing It in Gaza and Ukraine?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Pro-Palestinian protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College as protests at area universities and colleges continue on May 6, in New York City.
Pro-Palestinian protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College as protests at area universities and colleges continue on May 6, in New York City.

Are Campus Protesters Heroes or Hypocrites?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Joe Biden stands at a lectern and behind it is an American flag and a Ukrainian flag.
Joe Biden stands at a lectern and behind it is an American flag and a Ukrainian flag.

What Does America Want in Ukraine?
Argument
Emma Ashford, Joshua Shifrinson, Stephen Wertheim
Two members of the Iranian navy stand at attention as a truck carries a massive anti-U.S. billboard during a military parade in Tehran, Iran.
Two members of the Iranian navy stand at attention as a truck carries a massive anti-U.S. billboard during a military parade in Tehran, Iran.

Have Israel and the United States Done Enough to Deter Iran?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends the inauguration ceremony for Taiwan-made warships in Yilan.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends the inauguration ceremony for Taiwan-made warships in Yilan.

It’s Debatable’s Greatest Hits
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Donald Trump and Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on Sept. 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on Sept. 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Are Both U.S. Parties Divided on Foreign Policy?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on Feb. 17.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on Feb. 17.

Is the World Really So Gloomy?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to U.S. talk show host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 6.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to U.S. talk show host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 6.

Does the United States Need a New Ukraine Strategy?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel carry a banner featuring a portrait of U.S. President Joe Biden in a Guantánamo prisoner uniform next to Iranian flags during a military rally in Tehran.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel carry a banner featuring a portrait of U.S. President Joe Biden in a Guantánamo prisoner uniform next to Iranian flags during a military rally in Tehran.

Can the United States Deter—or Compel—Iran?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
On a dark street at night, an Iranian protester waves a Palestinian flag and holds a portrait of slain top Iranian commander Qassem Suleimani during a demonstration in Tehran
On a dark street at night, an Iranian protester waves a Palestinian flag and holds a portrait of slain top Iranian commander Qassem Suleimani during a demonstration in Tehran

Can the U.S. Prevent a Wider War in the Middle East?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen's Houthi rebels shows the Galaxy cargo ship, seized by Houthi fighters, docked in a port on the Red Sea in the Yemeni province of Hodeida, on Nov. 22, 2023.
A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen's Houthi rebels shows the Galaxy cargo ship, seized by Houthi fighters, docked in a port on the Red Sea in the Yemeni province of Hodeida, on Nov. 22, 2023.

Has the United States Given Up on Protecting Global Trade?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leave after holding a press conference at the White House in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leave after holding a press conference at the White House in Washington.

Did Biden’s Foreign Policy Flounder in 2023?
It's Debatable
Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig
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