Jack Detsch

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

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North Koreans stand next to a banner that reads “Tens of millions of people pledge to defy death for defending country!” as they attend a mass rally to mark the “Day of Struggle Against U.S. imperialism” in Pyongyang on June 25, 2023.
North Koreans stand next to a banner that reads “Tens of millions of people pledge to defy death for defending country!” as they attend a mass rally to mark the “Day of Struggle Against U.S. imperialism” in Pyongyang on June 25, 2023.

North Korea Is Ghosting the Biden Administration

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Instructors from the Norwegian Home Guard 12th District Company “Hegra” participate in a blank-fire exercise, together with Ukrainian soldiers, north of Trondheim, Norway.
Instructors from the Norwegian Home Guard 12th District Company “Hegra” participate in a blank-fire exercise, together with Ukrainian soldiers, north of Trondheim, Norway.

NATO Doesn’t Have Enough Troops

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Jack Detsch
Drone operators for the Ukrainian army train not far from the front line in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
Drone operators for the Ukrainian army train not far from the front line in Ukraine's Donetsk region.

Ukraine’s Cheap Drones Are Decimating Russia’s Tanks

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Jack Detsch
Two soldiers in combat gear carefully peer around the corner of a wall while a robotic dog stands at their knees. They look across a desert landscape toward a robotic vehicle in the distance.
Two soldiers in combat gear carefully peer around the corner of a wall while a robotic dog stands at their knees. They look across a desert landscape toward a robotic vehicle in the distance.

America’s Next Soldiers Will Be Machines

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Jack Detsch
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press conference at a meeting of allied foreign ministers, coinciding with NATO’s 75th anniversary, at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on April 3.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press conference at a meeting of allied foreign ministers, coinciding with NATO’s 75th anniversary, at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on April 3.

NATO Tries to Trump-Proof Ukraine Aid

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confers with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during their meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confers with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during their meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Tel Aviv.

Biden-Netanyahu Tensions Roil U.S.-Israel Ties

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.

Russia’s Black Sea Naval Ambitions

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Rishi Iyengar, Amy Mackinnon
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Biden’s Budget Proposal Gives Meager Boosts to Defense and Diplomacy

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Amy Mackinnon
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state news agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, seen in Saint Petersburg on Jan. 29.
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state news agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, seen in Saint Petersburg on Jan. 29.

Russia’s Nuclear Weapons Are Now in Belarus

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
A helicopter crew member of the Ukrainian Army carries a box of ammunition in each hand as he crosses a dirt path beneath a blue sky. There are patches of snow on the ground. Another solider is visible unloading more boxes from the back of a pickup truck in the background, and piles of empty, used shells are visible in the foreground.
A helicopter crew member of the Ukrainian Army carries a box of ammunition in each hand as he crosses a dirt path beneath a blue sky. There are patches of snow on the ground. Another solider is visible unloading more boxes from the back of a pickup truck in the background, and piles of empty, used shells are visible in the foreground.

The U.S. Military Is Running Short on Ammunition—and So Is Ukraine

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Jack Detsch
A woman bundled in a shin-length winter coat, hat, and gloves pushes a stroller past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. The ground is covered with snow, and the large gray complex of buildings looms against a cloudy sky.
A woman bundled in a shin-length winter coat, hat, and gloves pushes a stroller past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. The ground is covered with snow, and the large gray complex of buildings looms against a cloudy sky.

State Department Beefs Up U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Kyiv

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Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks into a microphone while standing at a podium inside a room at the White House as he announces new economic actions against Russia. An American flag hangs behind him, in front of a mantle that holds a row of books.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks into a microphone while standing at a podium inside a room at the White House as he announces new economic actions against Russia. An American flag hangs behind him, in front of a mantle that holds a row of books.

State of the Union: What’s At Stake for Biden’s Foreign Policy

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Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon
Lawmakers take part in a Congress of Deputies meeting of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria in Tiraspol on Feb. 28. (AFP via Getty Images)
Lawmakers take part in a Congress of Deputies meeting of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria in Tiraspol on Feb. 28. (AFP via Getty Images)

Breakaway Transnistria Asks for Russian Aid

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Jack Detsch
A collage photo illustration with Putin behind a blue background, the NATO logo like a crosshair overlay, with soldiers and warplanes in the foreground.
A collage photo illustration with Putin behind a blue background, the NATO logo like a crosshair overlay, with soldiers and warplanes in the foreground.

NATO’s Military Has a New Nerve Center

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Jack Detsch
In this pool photograph distributed by Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on after flying on a Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber in Kazan, Russia, on Feb. 22.
In this pool photograph distributed by Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on after flying on a Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber in Kazan, Russia, on Feb. 22.

What We Know About Russia’s Nuclear Space Weapon

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