Jack Detsch

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

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) in Jerusalem.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) in Jerusalem.

What Putin Stands to Gain From Israel-Hamas War

Analysis
Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch
An Israeli soldier dressed in a green combat uniform and helmet speaks into a mouthpiece attached to his helmet as he glances toward the camera. The man stands in a tank, in front of an attached machine gun, and a clouded blue sky is visible behind him.
An Israeli soldier dressed in a green combat uniform and helmet speaks into a mouthpiece attached to his helmet as he glances toward the camera. The man stands in a tank, in front of an attached machine gun, and a clouded blue sky is visible behind him.

Israel’s Intelligence Failure Is a Wake-Up Call for NATO

Report
Jack Detsch, Rishi Iyengar
Israeli soldiers and and a tank are silhouetted on a hazy, dusty horizon as they move near the Gaza border as the Israeli army deploys military vehicles around the Gaza Strip.
Israeli soldiers and and a tank are silhouetted on a hazy, dusty horizon as they move near the Gaza border as the Israeli army deploys military vehicles around the Gaza Strip.

Israel Prepares for Block-by-Block Warfare in Gaza

Report
Jack Detsch, Anusha Rathi
An Israeli army self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 11, 2023.
An Israeli army self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on October 11, 2023.

3 Factors That Will Shape the Israel-Hamas War

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Israel's flag is displayed at the Berlaymont building, the headquarters of the European Commission.
Israel's flag is displayed at the Berlaymont building, the headquarters of the European Commission.

Israel Calls on a Divided Europe for Backup

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Jack Detsch
Russian President Vladimir Putin in a suit and tie sits in front of a microphone and table decorated with flowers. The Russian and Iranian flags are seen behind him.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in a suit and tie sits in front of a microphone and table decorated with flowers. The Russian and Iranian flags are seen behind him.

What Will Russia Do With Gaza Chaos?

Report
Jack Detsch
An Iranian Navy warship is seen in the Strait of Hormuz on April 30, 2019.
An Iranian Navy warship is seen in the Strait of Hormuz on April 30, 2019.

Iran Ramps Up Showdowns in the Strait of Hormuz

Situation Report
Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walks with U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as he arrives for a meeting with U.S. representatives at the Capitol in Washington.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walks with U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as he arrives for a meeting with U.S. representatives at the Capitol in Washington.

U.S. Budget Deal Has Europe Questioning American Resolve on Ukraine

Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Children play at the Adre refugee camp, where around 200,000 people (including many displaced by the conflict in Sudan) are currently taking refuge, in Chad on Sept. 19. Photo by Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images
Children play at the Adre refugee camp, where around 200,000 people (including many displaced by the conflict in Sudan) are currently taking refuge, in Chad on Sept. 19. Photo by Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images

U.S. Fears Sudan’s War Will Worsen Humanitarian Crisis

Report
Jack Detsch
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 26.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 26.

U.S. Defense Secretary Tours Africa

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Robbie Gramer
Three tanks lined side-by-side in a row parade down a broad paved boulevard. Soldiers in green uniforms and helmets stand on the tanks and salute. Behind them is a large building fronted with columns, North Korean flags, and a portrait of Kim Il Sung.
Three tanks lined side-by-side in a row parade down a broad paved boulevard. Soldiers in green uniforms and helmets stand on the tanks and salute. Behind them is a large building fronted with columns, North Korean flags, and a portrait of Kim Il Sung.

North Korea’s Shell Game Is Not a Game-Changer, Pentagon Says

Report
Jack Detsch
A man holds a flag bearing the logo of the Wagner Group as supporters of Niger's coup gather in the capital of Niamey on Aug. 26.
A man holds a flag bearing the logo of the Wagner Group as supporters of Niger's coup gather in the capital of Niamey on Aug. 26.

Wagner’s African Hosts Regret Letting Them In

Dispatch
Jack Detsch
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov arrives to give a statement at Ramstein Air Base in Germany after a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting on Sept. 19.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov arrives to give a statement at Ramstein Air Base in Germany after a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting on Sept. 19.

Meet Ukraine’s New Defense Boss

Situation Report
Jack Detsch, Amy Mackinnon
People’s Revolution party activists hold placards during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 11.
People’s Revolution party activists hold placards during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 11.

Congress Wants to Hold Sri Lanka’s Feet to the Fire on Human Rights

Report
Anusha Rathi, Jack Detsch
Two camel-colored Abrams tanks move across a sandy landscape beneath a cloudy sky.
Two camel-colored Abrams tanks move across a sandy landscape beneath a cloudy sky.

Ukraine Is Getting Its Abrams—but Not What It Really Wants

Dispatch
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