John Haltiwanger
@jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
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Trump’s attacks hit a “new low,” the head of the Committee to Protect Journalists said. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/21/t...
It’s Been a Chilling Week for Free Speech in America
Trump’s attacks hit a “new low,” the head of the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
foreignpolicy.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Trump’s attacks hit a “new low,” the head of the Committee to Protect Journalists said. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/21/t...
During a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, MBS pushed Trump to help end the war in Sudan. And it seems his urging worked.
More on that and other news in the latest SitRep from me + @iyengarish.bsky.social https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/trump-sudan-mbs-meeting-saudi-russia/
More on that and other news in the latest SitRep from me + @iyengarish.bsky.social https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/trump-sudan-mbs-meeting-saudi-russia/
Trump Turns His Eye to Sudan
The U.S. president said he’ll work with regional partners to help end Sudan’s civil war.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
During a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, MBS pushed Trump to help end the war in Sudan. And it seems his urging worked.
More on that and other news in the latest SitRep from me + @iyengarish.bsky.social https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/trump-sudan-mbs-meeting-saudi-russia/
More on that and other news in the latest SitRep from me + @iyengarish.bsky.social https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/trump-sudan-mbs-meeting-saudi-russia/
I spoke with Charlotte Slente, the head of @drcngo.bsky.social, about her recent visit to eastern Chad to meet with Sudanese refugees. The situation is "horrifying," she said, while urging the international community to do more to help end the civil war in Sudan. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/s...
The Dire Need for International Pressure to End the War in Sudan
The head of the Danish Refugee Council speaks about what she learned after meeting Sudanese refugees in Chad.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I spoke with Charlotte Slente, the head of @drcngo.bsky.social, about her recent visit to eastern Chad to meet with Sudanese refugees. The situation is "horrifying," she said, while urging the international community to do more to help end the civil war in Sudan. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/20/s...
Putin's Unlikely Envoy to Washington - Kirill Dmitriev is a prominent purveyor of the Kremlin’s line—but real power may lie elsewhere. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/19/k...
Putin's Unlikely Envoy to Washington
Kirill Dmitriev is a prominent purveyor of the Kremlin’s line—but real power may lie elsewhere.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Putin's Unlikely Envoy to Washington - Kirill Dmitriev is a prominent purveyor of the Kremlin’s line—but real power may lie elsewhere. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/19/k...
What to know about the secret U.S.-Russia peace plan for Ukraine: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/19/u...
What to Know About the Secret U.S.-Russia Peace Plan for Ukraine
Steve Witkoff reportedly hashed the details out with Putin’s envoy in Miami last month.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
What to know about the secret U.S.-Russia peace plan for Ukraine: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/19/u...
In the past few days, Trump referred to a female reporter as “piggy” and accused another of being “insubordinate” for asking a completely legitimate question.
Reporters who only ask questions that the president likes aren’t really reporters at all. That’s not our job.
Reporters who only ask questions that the president likes aren’t really reporters at all. That’s not our job.
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In the past few days, Trump referred to a female reporter as “piggy” and accused another of being “insubordinate” for asking a completely legitimate question.
Reporters who only ask questions that the president likes aren’t really reporters at all. That’s not our job.
Reporters who only ask questions that the president likes aren’t really reporters at all. That’s not our job.
“Things happen,” the president says re: the brutal murder and dismemberment of a U.S. resident and Washington Post journalist—while sitting next to the man who, according to the CIA, ordered the operation that led to Khashoggi’s killing
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“Things happen,” the president says re: the brutal murder and dismemberment of a U.S. resident and Washington Post journalist—while sitting next to the man who, according to the CIA, ordered the operation that led to Khashoggi’s killing
U.S. allies are beginning to criticize and distance themselves from Trump’s drug boat war. More on that in this week’s SitRep from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/13/a...
U.S. Allies Turn Against Trump’s Drug Boat War
Western partners are distancing themselves from the U.S. operation.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
U.S. allies are beginning to criticize and distance themselves from Trump’s drug boat war. More on that in this week’s SitRep from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/13/a...
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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It's been a five-byline kind of week, but I'm proudest of this subhead I came up with for @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social's explanation of Trump's nuclear testing directive in this week's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/30/t...
October 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's been a five-byline kind of week, but I'm proudest of this subhead I came up with for @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social's explanation of Trump's nuclear testing directive in this week's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/30/t...
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While trade, tariffs, and critical minerals dominated Trump’s agenda, tucked into several of the new agreements were deals on defense investment, cooperation, and production. FP’s @iyengarish.bsky.social and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social take a look.
The Defense Implications of Trump’s Asia Trip
Featuring planes, ships, rockets, and nukes.
foreignpolicy.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
While trade, tariffs, and critical minerals dominated Trump’s agenda, tucked into several of the new agreements were deals on defense investment, cooperation, and production. FP’s @iyengarish.bsky.social and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social take a look.
My latest piece focuses on why Latin America's reaction to the Trump administration's escalating war on alleged drug boats—and the looming possibility of a U.S. operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—has been so disjointed. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/10/l...
Latin America’s Disjointed Reaction to Trump’s Drug Boat War
The region is facing historic levels of fragmentation, one expert said.
foreignpolicy.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My latest piece focuses on why Latin America's reaction to the Trump administration's escalating war on alleged drug boats—and the looming possibility of a U.S. operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—has been so disjointed. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/10/l...
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing as Israel accuses Hamas of violations. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/n...
Netanyahu Orders Immediate Strikes on Gaza
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing as Israel accuses Hamas of violations.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing as Israel accuses Hamas of violations. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/n...
Latest SitRep from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social: The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/23/t...
The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting
The Trump administration is working to uphold the fragile Gaza cease-fire.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Latest SitRep from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social: The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/23/t...
Experts believe the operation is about regime change in Venezuela. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/23/u...
Three Key Questions About Trump’s War Against Drug Boats
Experts believe the operation is about regime change in Venezuela.
foreignpolicy.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Experts believe the operation is about regime change in Venezuela. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/23/u...
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AUKUS has gotten awkward, but can Albanese overcome?
Today's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report about the Australian Prime Minister's impending Trump meeting, with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/a...
Today's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report about the Australian Prime Minister's impending Trump meeting, with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/a...
Albanese Is Finally Getting His Trump Meeting
AUKUS and critical minerals will dominate the agenda for the Australian prime minister’s White House visit.
foreignpolicy.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
AUKUS has gotten awkward, but can Albanese overcome?
Today's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report about the Australian Prime Minister's impending Trump meeting, with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/a...
Today's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report about the Australian Prime Minister's impending Trump meeting, with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/a...
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Trump’s “approach to the U.S. military in his second term is basically as a private army whose job is to enforce his personal power and to hurt his domestic enemies, or foreign enemies for that matter, no matter what any law or principle or norm says,” Grossman said.
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trump’s “approach to the U.S. military in his second term is basically as a private army whose job is to enforce his personal power and to hurt his domestic enemies, or foreign enemies for that matter, no matter what any law or principle or norm says,” Grossman said.
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Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
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Hamas returns the wrong hostage to Israel, testing the two sides’ precarious cease-fire deal.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/i...
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Hamas Returns Wrong Hostage to Israel, Testing Fragile Gaza Cease-Fire
Israel has threatened to withhold humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza over Hamas’s slow return efforts.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hamas returns the wrong hostage to Israel, testing the two sides’ precarious cease-fire deal.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/i...
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Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Read @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social who's been attuned to the threats facing US democracy ---->
Trump’s “approach to the U.S. military in his second term is basically as a private army whose job is to enforce his personal power and to hurt his domestic enemies, or foreign enemies for that matter, no matter what any law or principle or norm says,” Grossman said.
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trump’s “approach to the U.S. military in his second term is basically as a private army whose job is to enforce his personal power and to hurt his domestic enemies, or foreign enemies for that matter, no matter what any law or principle or norm says,” Grossman said.
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
It’s a big deal that living hostages + Palestinian prisoners were exchanged today. Without discounting that, it’s also worth emphasizing that getting Trump’s peace plan across the finish line + laying the foundations for long-term peace will be very hard: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...
The Biggest Hurdles to the Next Phase of Trump’s Gaza Deal
Major issues like Hamas’s disarmament remain unresolved.
foreignpolicy.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s a big deal that living hostages + Palestinian prisoners were exchanged today. Without discounting that, it’s also worth emphasizing that getting Trump’s peace plan across the finish line + laying the foundations for long-term peace will be very hard: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...
Doctor in Gaza Says Cease-fire Brings Hope, but Challenges Remain foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/m...
Doctor in Gaza Says Cease-fire Brings Hope, but Challenges Remain
An MSF doctor talks about the dire needs in Gaza as the cease-fire begins.
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October 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Doctor in Gaza Says Cease-fire Brings Hope, but Challenges Remain foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/m...
To get a better understanding of the situation on the ground in Gaza at this crucial moment, I spoke with Mathieu Bichet, deputy medical director MSF, on Thursday. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/m...
Doctor in Gaza Says Cease-fire Brings Hope, but Challenges Remain
An MSF doctor talks about the dire needs in Gaza as the cease-fire begins.
foreignpolicy.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
To get a better understanding of the situation on the ground in Gaza at this crucial moment, I spoke with Mathieu Bichet, deputy medical director MSF, on Thursday. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/m...