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Katrina Manson

US foreign policy & defence correspondent

Katrina Manson covers US foreign policy, defence and intelligence. Flying with the Pentagon, she has visited Afghanistan, the Munich Security Conference, San Diego’s Navy Seals base and glimpsed North Korea. She takes particular interest in US-China competition.

She was previously the FT’s East Africa correspondent in Kenya for five years, and before that based in DR Congo, Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso. She won the 2016 FT award for outstanding reporting in international affairs by a journalist under 40.

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  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    US politics & policy
    US and Russia set for ‘difficult work’ after Biden-Putin summit

    Making progress on Geneva agreements will require ‘higher diplomatic mathematics’, Russian official says

  • Wednesday, 16 June, 2021
    US foreign policy
    Biden warns Putin of ‘devastating’ fallout if activist Navalny dies in jail

    US and Russian presidents hold ‘open’ and ‘frank’ talks in Geneva aimed at stabilising relations

  • Tuesday, 15 June, 2021
    The Big Read
    Biden, Putin and the new era of information warfare

    Ahead of this week’s summit, the US believes Russia is using disinformation to weaken support for democracy

  • Sunday, 13 June, 2021
    News in-depthNato
    China’s ambitions set to loom over Biden’s first Nato summit

    Beijing increasingly projecting its might beyond the Pacific and into the alliance’s sphere of influence

  • Friday, 11 June, 2021
    US-Iran tensions
    US lifts some sanctions targeting Iran’s energy sector

    Decision marks first time Biden administration has loosened penalties

  • Thursday, 10 June, 2021
    Northern Ireland
    Johnson and Biden seek to smooth over Northern Ireland differences

    US and UK leaders meet for first time in person ahead of G7 summit as tensions remain with EU

  • Wednesday, 9 June, 2021
    Brexit
    Biden to press Johnson to end bitter Northern Ireland stand-off

    Any undermining of Good Friday deal not welcomed, says US, as talks between UK and Brussels reach stalemate

  • Sunday, 30 May, 2021
    News in-depthUS foreign policy
    Biden’s US foreign policy commitment to democracy called into question

    Critics decry plan to hold summit with Putin despite Moscow’s backing of Lukashenko

  • Friday, 28 May, 2021
    Myanmar
    US demands immediate release of American journalist in Myanmar

    Washington has led effort against junta since overthrow of Aung San Suu Kyi government

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    US intelligence split over Covid-19 lab-leak theory

    Agencies coalesce around ‘two likely scenarios’ amid renewed debate about virus’s origins

  • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
    Oil & Gas industry
    Total and Chevron suspend gasfield dividends to Myanmar junta

    Western oil majors are under increasing pressure to stop payments to state-owned group

  • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
    US foreign policy
    Putin and Biden to hold summit in Geneva in June

    Presidents of US and Russia hope to restore stability and repair frayed relations

  • Friday, 21 May, 2021
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Gazans celebrate Israel-Hamas ceasefire that ends 11-day conflict

    Skirmishes between Palestinians and Israeli police at al-Aqsa mosque highlight tensions

  • Friday, 21 May, 2021
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Israel and Hamas agree a ceasefire after 11 days of fighting

    Conflict has claimed lives of at least 230 Palestinians and 12 Israelis

  • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
    Nord Stream 2 AG
    Biden to waive Trump-era sanctions on operator of Russian pipeline

    Berlin hails move on contentious Nord Stream 2 that will carry Russian gas to Germany

  • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
    News in-depthIsraeli-Palestinian conflict
    Biden’s bond with Netanyahu in spotlight as Gaza tensions flare

    US president holds calls with Israeli prime minister as attacks continue

  • Wednesday, 19 May, 2021
    US foreign policy
    US targets ‘stable, predictable’ ties with Russia

    Blinken and Lavrov hold first face-to-face talks of Biden presidency in Reykjavik

  • Tuesday, 18 May, 2021
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Biden meets Democrat critical of his Israel response

    Rashida Tlaib has urged US president to ‘speak out against this violence’ as conflict continues

  • Tuesday, 18 May, 2021
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Israel strikes Gaza after Biden supports calls for a ceasefire

    Military to keep up attacks as international pressure mounts

  • Monday, 17 May, 2021
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Biden backs ceasefire in Israel-Palestinian conflict

    US president expresses support for halt to fighting in call with Israel’s PM Netanyahu

  • Monday, 17 May, 2021
    Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Israel steps up Gaza attacks as diplomacy stalls

    Jewish state destroys Hamas commanders’ homes as US stops short of calling for ceasefire

  • Friday, 14 May, 2021
    Ransomware
    Hacking group tied to cyber attack on US pipeline said to have shut down

    DarkSide’s closure follows $5m ransom paid in bitcoin by Colonial Pipeline Company

  • Thursday, 13 May, 2021
    News in-depthIsraeli-Palestinian conflict
    Biden’s guarded approach to Israel tested by violence

    US president voices support for staunch regional ally but wants to avoid protracted role

  • Thursday, 13 May, 2021
    Global InsightUK foreign policy
    UK scores points with Washington on sanctions co-ordination

    London sometimes seems keener to help the Biden administration’s efforts than Brussels

  • Thursday, 13 May, 2021
    US foreign policy
    Washington’s diplomatic dance resumes after Covid closure

    The world’s envoys welcome the chance to network over canapés in the US capital

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