Xanthe Scharff

Xanthe Scharff is a writer focused on women and foreign affairs.

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Dozens of women, wearing a mix of Jewish and Muslim scarves on their heads and shoulders, stand on a hill overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem.
Dozens of women, wearing a mix of Jewish and Muslim scarves on their heads and shoulders, stand on a hill overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem.

Men Alone Cannot Build a Durable Peace in the Middle East
Argument
Xanthe Scharff
Sudanese women flash the victory sign during a rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, on Sept. 13, 2022.
Sudanese women flash the victory sign during a rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, on Sept. 13, 2022.

5 Ways Women Made a Difference in 2023
Roundup
Xanthe Scharff
A burqa-clad Afghan woman walks past as a U.S. soldier belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keeps watch during a patrol outside Bagram airbase, 50 kilometers north of Kabul on February 28, 2009.
A burqa-clad Afghan woman walks past as a U.S. soldier belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keeps watch during a patrol outside Bagram airbase, 50 kilometers north of Kabul on February 28, 2009.

America Is Again Failing Afghanistan’s Women—and Itself
Argument
Xanthe Scharff
A protester holds a photograph of Iranian Mahsa Amini, who was killed by Iran’s so-called morality police, during a protest in Trafalgar Square in London.
A protester holds a photograph of Iranian Mahsa Amini, who was killed by Iran’s so-called morality police, during a protest in Trafalgar Square in London.

How Women Changed the World This Year
Roundup
Xanthe Scharff, FP Staff
A woman wears face paint in the colors of the Ukrainian flag while protesting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Feb. 24.
A woman wears face paint in the colors of the Ukrainian flag while protesting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Feb. 24.

Ukrainian Women on the Front Lines but Not in the Headlines
Analysis
Luba Kassova, Xanthe Scharff
Foreign Policy illustration
Foreign Policy illustration

Only Women Can Stop the Apocalypse
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Xanthe Scharff
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