Ruby Mellen | Foreign Policy

Ruby Mellen is a fellow at Foreign Policy with a background in TV, print, and digital journalism. Before coming to FP, she covered the 2016 election as a news associate at CNN in Washington, D.C., working on State of the Union with Jake Tapper. Prior to that, she was a politics fellow at the Huffington Post. She was born in New York and is a dual citizen of Belgium and the United States.

The Cable

Foreign-Policy Uber Report Targets State Department Overhaul

Most foreign-policy experts agree the former oilman is doing his job wrong.

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Survey: Mexico’s View of U.S. Turns Drastically Negative

Mexican approval of the United States is the lowest it has been in over a decade, but many still want to move to America.

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Dispatch

A Refugee Without a River

Two years after fleeing Iraq, one woman’s plans for resettlement are still on hold. A minority among refugees in Jordan, is her plight being overlooked?

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The Cable

Oh, Lorde: New Zealand Singer Picks up Croatian Citizenship

The beloved popstar got the green light to become a Croat.

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The Cable

Senate Committee Votes Against Administration on Anti-Abortion Global Gag Rule

The surprise move is a direct repudiation of Trump’s approach to foreign aid and reproductive rights.

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Trump Dumped U.S. Ambassador to Amman at Request of King

Jordan’s monarch had clashed with the U.S. diplomat over disagreements with Obama administration policies.

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Report

Inside Turkey’s NGO Purge

The Turkish government is targeting aid workers with intimidation tactics, inane red tape, and senseless deportations.

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The Cable

Senators Call for U.S. Accountability in 2012 Honduran Killings

A report detailed how DEA misled Congress on the attack that left four civilians dead. Senators are furious no DEA officials were punished.

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The Cable

Pentagon: Russia Very Much a Threat to the United States

In a new report, the Defense Intelligence Agency highlights Moscow’s fear of regime change and increased military spending as reason to take Russia seriously.