Jack Detsch

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

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Sen. Angus King (I-ME) speaks with reporters following the weekly policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol June 26, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Sen. Angus King (I-ME) speaks with reporters following the weekly policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol June 26, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Senate Demands Answers on Afghanistan Pullout

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Jack Detsch
Senior Trump administration officials brief the press on the International Criminal Court.
Senior Trump administration officials brief the press on the International Criminal Court.

Trump Order Treats International Prosecutors Like War Criminals

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Anti-government protesters in Iraq
Anti-government protesters in Iraq

U.S. Begins Iraq Talks With One Eye on Graft

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with African American supporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House on June 10.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with African American supporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House on June 10.

Trump Bats Down Military Plans on Confederate-Named Bases

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Dan Haverty
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley, testify about the Defense department budget during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 4, 2020.
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley, testify about the Defense department budget during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 4, 2020.

Pentagon Won’t Disclose Cost of D.C. Troops

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Demonstrators kneel as they protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, across from the White House on June 7, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Demonstrators kneel as they protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, across from the White House on June 7, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Demonstrations Prompt National Security Community Push for Diversity

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U.S. President Donald Trump shushes journalists before signing the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act in the Rose Garden at the White House June 05, 2020 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Donald Trump shushes journalists before signing the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act in the Rose Garden at the White House June 05, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Hundreds of Former National Security Officials Condemn Trump’s Response to Protests

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Esper Orders Some U.S. Troops Deployed for Protests to Leave Washington

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks as President Donald Trump listens during the daily White House coronavirus press briefing on April 1 in Washington.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks as President Donald Trump listens during the daily White House coronavirus press briefing on April 1 in Washington.

The U.S. Military Is Caught in Trump’s Political Crossfire

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Dan Haverty
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and others
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and others

The Pentagon Distances Itself From Trump

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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

U.S. Unable to Monitor Military Aid to Egypt’s Anti-Terrorism Fight

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U.S. President Donald Trump walks back to the White House after spending time in front of St. John's Episcopal church in Washington, DC on June 1.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks back to the White House after spending time in front of St. John's Episcopal church in Washington, DC on June 1.

Trump Pledges Military Response to Protests, Provoking Outrage

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks at reporters asking questions as he returns to the Oval Office after delivering a statement on China at the White House May 29, 2020 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Donald Trump looks at reporters asking questions as he returns to the Oval Office after delivering a statement on China at the White House May 29, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Trump Cuts U.S. Ties With World Health Organization Amid Pandemic

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Robbie Gramer, Colum Lynch, Jack Detsch
U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House on May 27 in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House on May 27 in Washington.

Trump Signals He Wants Troops Home by November

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Dan Haverty
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a peace summit on Libya
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a peace summit on Libya

Pentagon Escalates Rhetoric in Libya as Russian Planes Arrive

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