Charlotte Lawson
Charlotte Lawson is a reporter at The Dispatch and currently based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Prior to joining the company in 2020, she studied history and global security at the University of Virginia. When Charlotte is not keeping up with foreign policy and world affairs, she is probably trying to hone her photography skills.
Trump Imposed Sanctions on Turkey. What Will It Accomplish?
It might be too little, too late, as Recep Erdogan has decided to work more closely with Russia.
How Women Led the Way as the GOP Made Gains in the House
The GOP will have a record number of female members in the new Congress.
Kabul Violence Highlights Failure of Afghan Peace Process
A breakthrough between the Taliban and the government seems unlikely.
Will the Vote Be Legitimate?
From mail-in voting to the pandemic to disinformation campaigns, elections look very different this year. The people running them in dozens of states are confident they've pulled it off.
Nigerian Protests Call Attention to a Culture of Corruption and Abuse
Can they effect sweeping change?
The Strange Case of Guo Wengui
The Chinese billionaire and Bannon associate behind the latest Hunter Biden leaks has been alternately praised as a CCP dissident and accused of being their agent.
First Xinjiang, Now Tibet
The Chinese government is using forced labor and large-scale ’re-education’ against another ethnic minority.
Trump’s Illness Exposes Weakness In Our Continuity-of-Government Provisions
What happens if a candidate is incapacitated during after Election Day but before inauguration?
Development and Taxation Threaten the Last Remaining Gullah Community
In Hog Hammock, a community on Sapelo Island, residents have faced property tax increases of 1,000 percent in one year while seeing no increase in services.
Can Emmanuel Macron Fix Lebanon?
The French president's humanitarian offerings come with strings attached, and his meeting with Hezbollah risks alienating the Lebanese people.