J. Alex Tarquinio

New York

Independent Journalist at Freelance

United Nations Correspondent at Foreign Policy Magazine

United Nations Correspondent @ForeignPolicy | Host of The Delegates Lounge pod @delegateslounge | Listen https://t.co/MhJN1ze8mP or https://t.co/DY1nRiENip

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Articles

How the U.N. Is Watching Elise Stefanik's Confirmation Hearing

Jan 17, 2025 | foreignpolicy.com | J. Alex Tarquinio

Foreign & Public Diplomacy United Nations United States China Russia U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s negotiating style is often less about winning friends and influencing people and more about wielding a big stick—though arguably, he hasn’t mastered the art of speaking softly.
UNGA Kicks Off Amid Dysfunction

Sep 23, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | J. Alex Tarquinio

Foreign & Public Diplomacy United Nations United States Russia Ukraine The annual pilgrimage of world leaders to the United Nations headquarters in New York struck a false note on Sunday—though it certainly wasn’t the fault of renowned soprano Renée Fleming, who serenaded the delegates as they took their seats.
Inside the U.N. General Assembly

Sep 19, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Dana Sherne |Sophie Eisentraut |Michael Galant |J. Alex Tarquinio

As world leaders congregate at the United Nations for annual meetings this week, they will find a global body increasingly paralyzed by disagreements between big powers. Is the U.N. too divided to be effective? Do proposals for reform have any chance of advancing? Join FP Live for a discussion with veteran U.N. watcher Richard Gowan to explore the future of decision-making on the Palestinians, Ukraine, and other key issues.
U.N. Security Council Deadlock Serves Some Members' Interests

Apr 2, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | J. Alex Tarquinio

Foreign & Public Diplomacy United Nations Security United States Russia Ukraine In May 1954, less than a decade after the founding of the United Nations, then-Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold concluded an address to the University of California, Berkeley by asserting that the organization “was not created in order to bring us to heaven but in order to save us from hell.” His words now seem a clear-eyed description of both the world body’s raison d’être and its limitations: The U.N. cannot...
On Gaza, the U.N. Struggles for Relevance

Oct 31, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | J. Alex Tarquinio

Members of the United Nations Security Council listen as Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., speaks during a meeting on the Israel-Hamas war at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Oct. 30. Michael M.
What Can the U.N. Do Now?

Oct 18, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | J. Alex Tarquinio

Insider Your all-access pass to FP U.N. General Assembly President Dennis Francis reads the results of an election of new members to the Human Rights Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Oct. 10. Bryan R.
Zelensky: ‘War Crimes Must Be Punished’

Sep 19, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | J. Alex Tarquinio

UNITED NATIONS—It’s no small feat to steal a show as big as the annual September gathering of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Yet even in this rarefied sphere, many VIPs will be angling to catch up with one man. For a fleeting moment, dignitaries will be able to have a quiet word or a snap quick selfie with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky without having to take a 10-hour train ride through an active war zone.
Russia-Ukraine War: Soft Power Is Making a Comeback - Foreign Policy

Aug 6, 2023 | 1africafocus.com | J. Alex Tarquinio

Seoul: K-pop sensation Jungkook, the youngest member of BTS, left fans in awe with his rendition of the Academy Award-winning track ‘Naatu Naatu’ from SS Rajamouli’s global blockbuster film ‘RRR’. During a special interaction with a Korean fan, the fan asked if Jungkook knew the track, and to everyone’s delight, he began humming the tune effortlessly. The interaction came on the singer’s Weverse platform where BTS along with many other K-pop stars frequently interact with their fans.
Soft Power Is Making a Hard Return

Aug 6, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | J. Alex Tarquinio

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Russia South Korea Ukraine Listen to this article Days before the recent NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the host country’s foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, who has been outspoken against Russia’s war in Ukraine, welcomed an unusual side event.
Soft Power Is Making a Hard Return

Aug 6, 2023 | tinyurl.com | J. Alex Tarquinio

Days before the recent NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the host country’s foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, who has been outspoken against Russia’s war in Ukraine, welcomed an unusual side event. He tweeted that he was “[p]roud to open the NAFO summit.” That wasn’t a typo. The North Atlantic Fella Organization is an internet meme and a social media movement that bases its name on NATO.