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Allison Meakem

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Munich, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Foreign Policy Magazine, Flipboard, The Business Standard, RealClear World, Hecho En California, Africa Focus News, German Culture Report
(no longer active on here! find me on bluesky!) associate editor @ForeignPolicy, previously @SZ @DW_Europe @ICFJ / proud member @fp_union

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Elections to Watch in 2023

Elections to Watch in 2023

From Pakistan to Poland, here are this year’s biggest presidential and parliamentary races.

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Mesut Ozil's Ghost Still Haunts Germany

Mesut Ozil's Ghost Still Haunts Germany

Proposed citizenship reform offers a chance at redemption.

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Germany Confronts Its Nuclear Demons

Germany Confronts Its Nuclear Demons

Opposition to all things nuclear was the bedrock of the modern German political psyche. Then came Russia’s wa…

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Elections to Watch in 2022

Elections to Watch in 2022

Next year’s contests are set to bring populist reckonings, parliamentary headaches, and a possible democratic…

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The Inevitably Awkward Tokyo Olympics

The Inevitably Awkward Tokyo Olympics

Athletes rebuked competitive norms as COVID-19 became the most normal part of the Tokyo Games.

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Germany Has Voted. What Happens Next?

Germany Has Voted. What Happens Next?

Contentious coalition talks mean German Chancellor Angela Merkel could remain in her post for months to come.

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An ‘Odyssey,’ From a Dog’s Perspective

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By Chloe Hadavas Verified, Allison Meakem Verified
| Foreign Policy Magazine Verified
This month, we’re reading two deeply divergent takes on displacement and the pull of home, from an unnamed country in the wake of a devastating war to modern Nigeria. Paul Yoon (Scribner, 208 pp., $28, August 2026) This month, we’re reading two deeply divergent takes on displacement and the pull of home, from an unnamed country in the wake of a devastating war to modern Nigeria.
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Surviving an Oil Spill in Louisiana, and More New Fiction for July

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By Chloe Hadavas Verified, Allison Meakem Verified
| Foreign Policy Magazine Verified
This month, we’re reading novels about two communities—Cajuns in Louisiana and a Tamil immigrant family in Toronto—coping with the hardships of North American life. Stephanie Soileau (Doubleday, 336 pp., $30, July 2026) This month, we’re reading novels about two communities—Cajuns in Louisiana and a Tamil immigrant family in Toronto—coping with the hardships of North American life.
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Maggie O’Farrell’s Most Ambitious Novel Yet

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By Chloe Hadavas Verified, Allison Meakem Verified
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This month, we’re reading two novels that wrestle with troubling episodes of political history in Ireland and Venezuela. Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf, 400 pp., $32, June 2026) This month, we’re reading two novels that wrestle with troubling episodes of political history in Ireland and Venezuela. Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf, 400 pp., $32, June 2026) Maggie O’Farrell hardly needs an introduction after the extraordinary success of her 2020 novel, Hamnet.
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