Jack Detsch

Jack Detsch was a staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2020-2024.

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A blurry image of Biden speaking into a microphone, with the American flag behind him.
A blurry image of Biden speaking into a microphone, with the American flag behind him.

Debt Ceiling Knife Fight Threatens to Slash U.S. Credibility

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
An aerial view of a city. A black plume of smoke rises from one of the buildings.
An aerial view of a city. A black plume of smoke rises from one of the buildings.

The Incomplete U.S. Evacuation in Sudan

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Protesters hold Georgian flags as people gather outside Tbilisi's city court to support Georgia's jailed opposition leader and ex-president, Mikheil Saakashvili.
Protesters hold Georgian flags as people gather outside Tbilisi's city court to support Georgia's jailed opposition leader and ex-president, Mikheil Saakashvili.

Congress Calls on Georgia to Release Political Prisoners

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Jack Detsch
Soldiers drive by a crowd standing on a military vehicle.
Soldiers drive by a crowd standing on a military vehicle.

Scoop: U.S. Military Chief Working the Phones to Halt Sudan Conflict

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Weapons and other military hardware delivered by the United States military at Boryspil Airport, near Kyiv.
Weapons and other military hardware delivered by the United States military at Boryspil Airport, near Kyiv.

Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Is Waiting on Weapons

Report
Jack Detsch
Smoke billows above residential buildings in Khartoum.
Smoke billows above residential buildings in Khartoum.

Western Governments Look to Escape the ‘Nightmare’ in Sudan

Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
A French soldier takes part in a training exercise as part of NATO's Aigle Mission in Cincu, Romania.
A French soldier takes part in a training exercise as part of NATO's Aigle Mission in Cincu, Romania.

All Unquiet on NATO’s Eastern Flank

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
A fighter holds a gun, standing in rubble.
A fighter holds a gun, standing in rubble.

A Dose of Cautious Optimism on Yemen

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participate in a news briefing at the Pentagon.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participate in a news briefing at the Pentagon.

Washington Does Damage Control on Ukraine War Leaks

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy greets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy greets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

China Is Stuffing Congressional Inbox with Taiwan Hate Mail

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Finnish and NATO flags fly in the courtyard of Finland’s foreign ministry in Helsinki on April 4.
Finnish and NATO flags fly in the courtyard of Finland’s foreign ministry in Helsinki on April 4.

Finland Gives NATO a King in the North

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Jack Detsch
Mark Milley is shown from the side in uniform, sitting before a microphone.
Mark Milley is shown from the side in uniform, sitting before a microphone.

DoD’s Making a List—and Checking It Twice

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Latvian President Egils Levits, Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova, U.S. President Joe Biden, Polish President Andrzej Duda, and other participants leave the podium after posing for a group photo in Warsaw.
Latvian President Egils Levits, Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova, U.S. President Joe Biden, Polish President Andrzej Duda, and other participants leave the podium after posing for a group photo in Warsaw.

Ukraine Has Shifted Europe’s East-West Fault Line

Deep Dive
Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon, Robbie Gramer
Biden speaks next to a sign that reads "SUMMIT FOR DEMOCRACY."
Biden speaks next to a sign that reads "SUMMIT FOR DEMOCRACY."

Scoop: Turkey and Hungary Not Invited to Biden’s Big Democracy Summit

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
People protest Russian war crimes in Ukraine while in Vienna.
People protest Russian war crimes in Ukraine while in Vienna.

Putin Wanted by ICC Over Alleged War Crimes

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Amy Mackinnon, Christina Lu, Jack Detsch
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