Jack Detsch

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

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China's President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017.
China's President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017.

Trump Fixates on China as Nuclear Arms Pact Nears Expiration

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, addresses the crew in San Diego on Jan. 17.
Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, addresses the crew in San Diego on Jan. 17.

Navy Delays Reinstating Captain of Infected Carrier

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Jack Detsch
Smoke billows following an airstrike by the US-led international coalition forces targeting Islamic State (IS) group in Mosul, Iraq, on July 9, 2017.
Smoke billows following an airstrike by the US-led international coalition forces targeting Islamic State (IS) group in Mosul, Iraq, on July 9, 2017.

Pentagon Asks for More Cash to Cut Down Civilian Deaths

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Jack Detsch
Sanitation workers disinfect a camp for displaced Syrians next to the Idlib municipal stadium on April 9.
Sanitation workers disinfect a camp for displaced Syrians next to the Idlib municipal stadium on April 9.

Syria’s Forgotten War Is a Pandemic Time Bomb

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Dan Haverty
Capt. Brett Crozier, then the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, addresses the crew in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Dec. 15, 2019.
Capt. Brett Crozier, then the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, addresses the crew in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Dec. 15, 2019.

Congress Asks for New Social Distancing Rules on U.S. Warships

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Jack Detsch, Joe Gould
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a state dinner hosted by China's President Xi Jinping
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a state dinner hosted by China's President Xi Jinping

The Coronavirus Could Upend Trump’s China Trade Deal

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Members of the California National Guard help pack boxes on March 24 in San Jose, California.
Members of the California National Guard help pack boxes on March 24 in San Jose, California.

Pentagon Considers Extending Enlistments During Pandemic

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Jack Detsch
Military soldiers follow social distancing guidelines as they meet while setting up a field hospital at CenturyLink Event Center on March 31, in Seattle, Washington.
Military soldiers follow social distancing guidelines as they meet while setting up a field hospital at CenturyLink Event Center on March 31, in Seattle, Washington.

Pentagon Worries Social Distancing Could Impede America’s Deterrent

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Jack Detsch
Russia's Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft carrying the members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 57/58 blasts off in from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 11, 2018.
Russia's Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft carrying the members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 57/58 blasts off in from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 11, 2018.

Russia Fires Shot in Space Arms Race

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Dan Haverty
R. Clarke Cooper in Washington
R. Clarke Cooper in Washington

U.S. Official: Beware of Chinese Leaders Bearing Coronavirus Gifts

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Jack Detsch
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders on a debate stage in Charleston, South Carolina.
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders on a debate stage in Charleston, South Carolina.

Biden Likely to Embrace Some of Sanders’s Foreign-Policy Ideas, Especially After the Pandemic

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Colum Lynch
A fighter from the Security Belt Force, a separatist flag during clashes between southern separatists and Saudi-backed government forces at the Fayush-Alam crossroads near Aden in southern Yemen on Aug. 30, 2019.
A fighter from the Security Belt Force, a separatist flag during clashes between southern separatists and Saudi-backed government forces at the Fayush-Alam crossroads near Aden in southern Yemen on Aug. 30, 2019.

Coronavirus Pandemic Forces a Cease-Fire in Yemen

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Dan Haverty
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (from left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spread out to practice social distancing measures against the spread of the coronavirus at a meeting in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 20.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (from left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spread out to practice social distancing measures against the spread of the coronavirus at a meeting in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 20.

Pandemic Stymies Congressional Check on Trump’s Foreign Policy

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly
U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly

Navy Chief Resigns After Slamming Carrier Captain

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Jack Detsch
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly

Navy Brass Felt Blindsided by Fired Carrier Captain’s Emailed Appeal

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