John Haltiwanger is a staff writer at Foreign Policy covering U.S. national security, the Middle East, and more. Prior to joining FP, John covered U.S. politics and foreign affairs for GZERO Media, Business Insider, and Newsweek. John has reported from Europe, the Middle East, and North America. He has a master’s in international relations from the University of Glasgow.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11, 2017.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff looks on during a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (not pictured) before signing a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 7.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (left) and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot chair a conference on Palestine and a two-state solution at the United Nations in New York City on July 29.
Elbridge Colby (right), the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, attends a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 21.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington on July 7.
