Jack Detsch

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

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper watches during a joint press briefing in the lawns of Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Oct. 27, 2020.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper watches during a joint press briefing in the lawns of Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Oct. 27, 2020.

Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Could Outlast Him

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Supporters cheer as Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi speaks at NRG Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Houston, Texas.
Supporters cheer as Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi speaks at NRG Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Houston, Texas.

Indian Americans Stir Blue Wave in Deep Red Texas

Election 2020
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the the signing of the Abraham Accords with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the White House on Sept. 15.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the the signing of the Abraham Accords with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the White House on Sept. 15.

Trump Looks to Score Last-Minute Foreign Policy Points

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens to the NATO secretary general after arriving for a summit in Brussels on Nov. 20, 2019.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens to the NATO secretary general after arriving for a summit in Brussels on Nov. 20, 2019.

House Democrats Pledge to Continue Investigations Into Pompeo—Regardless of Election Outcome

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump

Trump Moves Closer to Renewing Nuclear Treaty With Russia

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Rep. Joaquin Castro wears a face mask
Rep. Joaquin Castro wears a face mask

Democrats Push for Foreign Aid in Coronavirus Stimulus Fight

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un look on as documents are exchanged between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, during a signing ceremony in Singapore on June 12, 2018.
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un look on as documents are exchanged between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, during a signing ceremony in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

Will the Real North Korea Policy Please Stand Up?

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a full honors welcome ceremony for new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a full honors welcome ceremony for new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

Trump Taps Loyalists for Top Pentagon Liaison Jobs

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Jack Detsch
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speak to reporters after they met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the U.S. Capitol on July 28 in Washington, amid economic stimulus talks.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speak to reporters after they met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the U.S. Capitol on July 28 in Washington, amid economic stimulus talks.

Foreign Aid Is Caught in the Crossfire of Trump’s Stimulus Battle

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Then-Director, Joint Staff, US Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., briefs the press on the strikes against Syria, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 14. 2018.
Then-Director, Joint Staff, US Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., briefs the press on the strikes against Syria, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 14. 2018.

Syria Is Still Trying to Use Chemical Weapons

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Jack Detsch, Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer
NATO leaders meet at a NATO summit in London in 2019.
NATO leaders meet at a NATO summit in London in 2019.

Turkey’s Caucasus Adventure Risks Another Crisis in NATO

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
U.S. President Donald Trump tours a factory that produces medical masks.
U.S. President Donald Trump tours a factory that produces medical masks.

Will Trump’s Case of COVID-19 Endanger U.S. National Security?

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Palestinian protesters spray paint to cover the logo of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Palestinian protesters spray paint to cover the logo of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Trump USAID Appointee Takes Sudden Absence After Controversial Tenure

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Colum Lynch, Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate against former Vice President Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on Sept. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate against former Vice President Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on Sept. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Is Trump Downplaying the Proud Boys Threat?

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
The al-Zoobi family spends time together at their home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on July 26, 2015. They fled Syria three years before.
The al-Zoobi family spends time together at their home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on July 26, 2015. They fled Syria three years before.

‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place’: War-Weary Syrian Americans Want Resolution

Election 2020
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