Rishi Iyengar
@iyengarish.bsky.social
Staff Writer @ Foreign Policy magazine covering (mostly) technology, via @CNN, @TIME, SFO-DEL-HKG-NYC-PNQ. Alliteration aficionado. Em dash enthusiast. New(ish) here.
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Rishi Iyengar
@iyengarish.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Hello, welcome, and thank you to all my new followers! Allow me to reintroduce myself.
I'm a staff writer @foreignpolicy.com covering the intersection of geopolitics and technology—but often other stuff too. Tips welcome, reach me at rishi.iyengar@foreignpolicy.com or DM for my Signal #.
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I'm a staff writer @foreignpolicy.com covering the intersection of geopolitics and technology—but often other stuff too. Tips welcome, reach me at rishi.iyengar@foreignpolicy.com or DM for my Signal #.
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Democrats sweep state and local U.S. elections in a major blow to U.S. President Donald Trump’s mandate. Lawmakers on the left hope that such wins foreshadow what midterm election results will look like next year.
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/u...
Sweeping Democratic Wins Serve as a Referendum on Trump 2.0
State and local election results cast hope for Democratic ambitions in next year’s midterms.
foreignpolicy.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Democrats sweep state and local U.S. elections in a major blow to U.S. President Donald Trump’s mandate. Lawmakers on the left hope that such wins foreshadow what midterm election results will look like next year.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/u...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/u...
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My latest: France’s failure in Mali threatens the whole world
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France’s Failure in Mali Threatens the World
Trump’s Nigeria obsession distracts from the real al Qaeda crisis in the Sahel.
foreignpolicy.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My latest: France’s failure in Mali threatens the whole world
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/f...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/f...
Never thought I'd see the day when a New York City mayor's victory speech would close with the Dhoom theme song. Congrats to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Never thought I'd see the day when a New York City mayor's victory speech would close with the Dhoom theme song. Congrats to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!
“I understand that I’m in Washington, but I just can’t [fall asleep]—because I hear a Shahed.”
Ukraine's new ambassador to the U.S. sits down with @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/04/u...
Ukraine's new ambassador to the U.S. sits down with @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/04/u...
Ukraine’s New U.S. Ambassador Previews Her Pragmatic Approach to Washington
“I am Ukrainian, right? I’m not a Democrat or Republican.”
foreignpolicy.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“I understand that I’m in Washington, but I just can’t [fall asleep]—because I hear a Shahed.”
Ukraine's new ambassador to the U.S. sits down with @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/04/u...
Ukraine's new ambassador to the U.S. sits down with @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/04/u...
Whenever any of my relatives ask how my job is going 👇
Nothing makes any sense, so it's hard to write sometimes.
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Whenever any of my relatives ask how my job is going 👇
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While trade, tariffs, and critical minerals dominated Trump’s agenda, tucked into several of the new agreements were deals on defense investment, cooperation, and production. FP’s @iyengarish.bsky.social and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social take a look.
The Defense Implications of Trump’s Asia Trip
Featuring planes, ships, rockets, and nukes.
foreignpolicy.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
While trade, tariffs, and critical minerals dominated Trump’s agenda, tucked into several of the new agreements were deals on defense investment, cooperation, and production. FP’s @iyengarish.bsky.social and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social take a look.
It's been a five-byline kind of week, but I'm proudest of this subhead I came up with for @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social's explanation of Trump's nuclear testing directive in this week's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/30/t...
October 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's been a five-byline kind of week, but I'm proudest of this subhead I came up with for @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social's explanation of Trump's nuclear testing directive in this week's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/30/t...
"We have to collaborate together, and the U.S. is not the enemy to Europe.”
I sat down with Estonian President Alar Karis in New York last week, for a wide-ranging conversation about Trump, Putin, NATO, drones, and more @foreignpolicy.com.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/e...
I sat down with Estonian President Alar Karis in New York last week, for a wide-ranging conversation about Trump, Putin, NATO, drones, and more @foreignpolicy.com.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/e...
‘Putin Doesn’t Want Peace’
Estonia’s president on Russia, Ukraine, NATO, drones, and Trump.
foreignpolicy.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"We have to collaborate together, and the U.S. is not the enemy to Europe.”
I sat down with Estonian President Alar Karis in New York last week, for a wide-ranging conversation about Trump, Putin, NATO, drones, and more @foreignpolicy.com.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/e...
I sat down with Estonian President Alar Karis in New York last week, for a wide-ranging conversation about Trump, Putin, NATO, drones, and more @foreignpolicy.com.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/e...
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Check out FP’s Trade Tracker for the latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal and who is still facing the sweeping rates from April.
The Trump Trade Tracker
The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.
foreignpolicy.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Check out FP’s Trade Tracker for the latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal and who is still facing the sweeping rates from April.
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China expands its free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, aiming to portray itself as the bloc’s alternative to the United States.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/c...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/c...
China vs. the U.S.: Who Will Win Over ASEAN?
Beijing is hoping to use an expanded free trade deal to portray itself as the bloc’s alternative to the United States.
foreignpolicy.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
China expands its free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, aiming to portray itself as the bloc’s alternative to the United States.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/c...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/c...
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Always fun when an old problem online (ineffective platform content moderation) combines with a newer problem online (easy, cheap deepfake scams).
Also crypto. Just checks all the crappy boxes.
Also crypto. Just checks all the crappy boxes.
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Always fun when an old problem online (ineffective platform content moderation) combines with a newer problem online (easy, cheap deepfake scams).
Also crypto. Just checks all the crappy boxes.
Also crypto. Just checks all the crappy boxes.
"Thank you all for your service in Making America Great Again" -- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ends his two-hour keynote at the company's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in Washington D.C.
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Thank you all for your service in Making America Great Again" -- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ends his two-hour keynote at the company's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in Washington D.C.
New trade agreements, new critical mineral deals--it's all happening in Asia for Trump this week.
We've updated our tariff tracker and our critical minerals roundup @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/27/t...
We've updated our tariff tracker and our critical minerals roundup @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/27/t...
The Trump Trade Tracker
The latest global picture on Trump’s tariff regime—including who has managed to cut a deal.
foreignpolicy.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New trade agreements, new critical mineral deals--it's all happening in Asia for Trump this week.
We've updated our tariff tracker and our critical minerals roundup @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/27/t...
We've updated our tariff tracker and our critical minerals roundup @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/27/t...
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Latest SitRep from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social: The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/23/t...
The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting
The Trump administration is working to uphold the fragile Gaza cease-fire.
foreignpolicy.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Latest SitRep from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social: The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/23/t...
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became the latest leader to use critical minerals as a fast-track into Trump’s good graces, FP’s @iyengarish.bsky.social writes.
The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the U.S. president.
foreignpolicy.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became the latest leader to use critical minerals as a fast-track into Trump’s good graces, FP’s @iyengarish.bsky.social writes.
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With Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Washington, the list of countries using critical minerals as a fast track into Trump's good books grows longer.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the U.S. president.
foreignpolicy.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
With Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Washington, the list of countries using critical minerals as a fast track into Trump's good books grows longer.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
With Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Washington, the list of countries using critical minerals as a fast track into Trump's good books grows longer.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the U.S. president.
foreignpolicy.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
With Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Washington, the list of countries using critical minerals as a fast track into Trump's good books grows longer.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/20/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
"Foreigners are going to be paying to fix the vulnerabilities in our supply chain," Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro says at CFR about the rationale behind his trade and tariff policy.
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Foreigners are going to be paying to fix the vulnerabilities in our supply chain," Trump's trade advisor Peter Navarro says at CFR about the rationale behind his trade and tariff policy.
The Slow Horses theme song always reminds me of the Johnny English theme song and I spend an inordinate amount of time wondering whether that's intentional.
October 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Slow Horses theme song always reminds me of the Johnny English theme song and I spend an inordinate amount of time wondering whether that's intentional.
AUKUS has gotten awkward, but can Albanese overcome?
Today's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report about the Australian Prime Minister's impending Trump meeting, with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/a...
Today's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report about the Australian Prime Minister's impending Trump meeting, with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/a...
Albanese Is Finally Getting His Trump Meeting
AUKUS and critical minerals will dominate the agenda for the Australian prime minister’s White House visit.
foreignpolicy.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
AUKUS has gotten awkward, but can Albanese overcome?
Today's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report about the Australian Prime Minister's impending Trump meeting, with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/a...
Today's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report about the Australian Prime Minister's impending Trump meeting, with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/16/a...
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The United States and China may have a plethora of issues between them, but at least basketball is back.
My latest @foreignpolicy.com on the NBA's reticent return to China: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/14/n...
My latest @foreignpolicy.com on the NBA's reticent return to China: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/14/n...
The NBA’s Long Road Back to China
A soft power breakthrough amid an escalating hard power rivalry.
foreignpolicy.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The United States and China may have a plethora of issues between them, but at least basketball is back.
My latest @foreignpolicy.com on the NBA's reticent return to China: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/14/n...
My latest @foreignpolicy.com on the NBA's reticent return to China: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/14/n...
The United States and China may have a plethora of issues between them, but at least basketball is back.
My latest @foreignpolicy.com on the NBA's reticent return to China: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/14/n...
My latest @foreignpolicy.com on the NBA's reticent return to China: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/14/n...
The NBA’s Long Road Back to China
A soft power breakthrough amid an escalating hard power rivalry.
foreignpolicy.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The United States and China may have a plethora of issues between them, but at least basketball is back.
My latest @foreignpolicy.com on the NBA's reticent return to China: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/14/n...
My latest @foreignpolicy.com on the NBA's reticent return to China: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/14/n...
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Reps for CNN, Reuters, The AP, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and NPR all say that journalists from their newsrooms are not signing the new paperwork about Pentagon access. Newsmax says it doesn't intend to sign, either — a potentially significant sign of MAGA dissension.
October 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Reps for CNN, Reuters, The AP, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and NPR all say that journalists from their newsrooms are not signing the new paperwork about Pentagon access. Newsmax says it doesn't intend to sign, either — a potentially significant sign of MAGA dissension.
"Why couldn’t machines have embraced the semicolon? No one gives a fig about those."
Preach
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Preach
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My petty gripe: not only am I losing my livelihood to AI – now it’s stealing my em dashes too
The humble em dash is being used as a tell that something is written by a large language model. But it’s James Shackell’s favourite piece of punctuation, and he’s not ready to lose it
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"Why couldn’t machines have embraced the semicolon? No one gives a fig about those."
Preach
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Preach
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Even as Trump takes a Middle East victory lap and lobbies for the Nobel Peace Prize, he's expanding his military deployment against U.S. citizens across American cities.
This week's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report from myself and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...
This week's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report from myself and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...
Trump’s 'War From Within’
The U.S. president is sending the military into more and more American cities.
foreignpolicy.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Even as Trump takes a Middle East victory lap and lobbies for the Nobel Peace Prize, he's expanding his military deployment against U.S. citizens across American cities.
This week's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report from myself and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...
This week's @foreignpolicy.com Situation Report from myself and @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...