John Kester

John Kester is a Washington, D.C.-based reporter. He was a policy analyst at FP Analytics from 2018-2019.

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The now-missing ARA San Juan submarine in Buenos Aires on May 23, 2014. (Alejandro Moritz/AFP/Getty Images)
The now-missing ARA San Juan submarine in Buenos Aires on May 23, 2014. (Alejandro Moritz/AFP/Getty Images)

Five Questions About the Missing Argentine Submarine
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John Kester
NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer during a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Jul. 12, 2011. (NASA via Getty Images)
NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer during a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Jul. 12, 2011. (NASA via Getty Images)

Mars-a-Lago: Can the Trump Administration Get Us Beyond the Moon?
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John Kester
Afghan army trainees inside a helicopter simulator at a military base in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 21, 2009. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Afghan army trainees inside a helicopter simulator at a military base in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 21, 2009. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

‘Ghost Soldiers’: Too Many U.S.-Trained Afghans Are Going AWOL
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John Kester
The Afghan army conducts a controlled explosion during a military exercise on the outskirts of Kabul on April 30, 2014. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)
The Afghan army conducts a controlled explosion during a military exercise on the outskirts of Kabul on April 30, 2014. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

Pentagon Report: IED Casualties Surge in Afghanistan
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John Kester, Jana Winter
People watch a news report in Seoul on North Korea's first hydrogen bomb test on Jan. 6, 2016. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)
People watch a news report in Seoul on North Korea's first hydrogen bomb test on Jan. 6, 2016. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)

The Trump Administration Has No Plan for Dealing With a North Korean EMP Attack
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John Kester
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