Jen Kirby
@jenkirby.bsky.social
foreign and national security reporter
email: jenkirby@proton.me
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https://www.jen-kirby.com/
email: jenkirby@proton.me
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Will the trade war remake global order?
@jenkirby.bsky.social digs in, for @splinternews.bsky.social.
W/ comments from Ryan Monarch, Maria Demertzis, Achim Hurrelmann, and me.
www.splinter.com/will-trumps-...
@jenkirby.bsky.social digs in, for @splinternews.bsky.social.
W/ comments from Ryan Monarch, Maria Demertzis, Achim Hurrelmann, and me.
www.splinter.com/will-trumps-...
Will Trump's Tariffs Reorder Global Trade?
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April 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Will the trade war remake global order?
@jenkirby.bsky.social digs in, for @splinternews.bsky.social.
W/ comments from Ryan Monarch, Maria Demertzis, Achim Hurrelmann, and me.
www.splinter.com/will-trumps-...
@jenkirby.bsky.social digs in, for @splinternews.bsky.social.
W/ comments from Ryan Monarch, Maria Demertzis, Achim Hurrelmann, and me.
www.splinter.com/will-trumps-...
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If the United States figures out how to shoot down missiles from space, will adversaries throw up their hands and stop making weapons? Or will they simply make more missiles? Happy to help @jenkirby.bsky.social as she digs into the Golden Dome plan.
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/gol...
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/gol...
Golden Dome: Smart strategy or risky business?
Imagine that tensions between the United States and a nuclear-armed adversary are intensifying. The threat of an all-out strike against the U.S., by miscalculation or intention, increases by the day.
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org
April 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
If the United States figures out how to shoot down missiles from space, will adversaries throw up their hands and stop making weapons? Or will they simply make more missiles? Happy to help @jenkirby.bsky.social as she digs into the Golden Dome plan.
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/gol...
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/gol...
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Got a scoop here from Jen Kirby today:
DOGE fired the USAID team sent to Myanmar after they were in Myanmar www.splinter.com/doge-destroy...
DOGE fired the USAID team sent to Myanmar after they were in Myanmar www.splinter.com/doge-destroy...
April 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Got a scoop here from Jen Kirby today:
DOGE fired the USAID team sent to Myanmar after they were in Myanmar www.splinter.com/doge-destroy...
DOGE fired the USAID team sent to Myanmar after they were in Myanmar www.splinter.com/doge-destroy...
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Putin Submits His Ceasefire Counteroffer: No Bombing Energy Infrastructure www.splinter.com/putin-has-no...
Putin Has Not Accepted Ceasefire, U.S. Has Not Yet Said How It's Ukraine's Fault
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March 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Putin Submits His Ceasefire Counteroffer: No Bombing Energy Infrastructure www.splinter.com/putin-has-no...
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A frank and detailed review of the ongoing ceasefire and mineral negotiations between the #US, #Russia and #Ukraine in @splinternews.bsky.social by @jenkirby.bsky.social.
February 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A frank and detailed review of the ongoing ceasefire and mineral negotiations between the #US, #Russia and #Ukraine in @splinternews.bsky.social by @jenkirby.bsky.social.
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What The Hell Is Going on With Ukraine Negotiations? www.splinter.com/what-the-hel...
What The Hell Is Going on With Ukraine Negotiations?
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February 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What The Hell Is Going on With Ukraine Negotiations? www.splinter.com/what-the-hel...
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In the last weeks of the Biden administration, the U.S. committed $20 billion to a fund for Ukraine. $16 billion has already been disbursed, as part of a G7 plan to use frozen Russian assets to pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
How the US helped protect a $20B promise to Ukraine ahead of Trump
How the US helped protect a $20B promise to Ukraine ahead of Trump
www.devex.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
In the last weeks of the Biden administration, the U.S. committed $20 billion to a fund for Ukraine. $16 billion has already been disbursed, as part of a G7 plan to use frozen Russian assets to pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
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@jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.
Listen: https://buff.ly/4beUkLJ
@jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.
Listen: https://buff.ly/4beUkLJ
Will Germany Turn to the Far Right?
KQED's Forum · Episode
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February 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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@jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.
Listen: https://buff.ly/4beUkLJ
@jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.
Listen: https://buff.ly/4beUkLJ
In Munich, Europe witnessed the U.S. foreign policy shifts it predicted and feared -- and now it has to reckon with what comes next. My dispatch for @vanityfair.com: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
“Are We Still Friends?”: How Donald Trump Is Unraveling the Western Alliance
A gathering of diplomats in Europe only heightened fears that the United States is abandoning NATO and siding with Russia over Ukraine—which Trump cemented in his latest attacks on “dictator” Zelensky...
www.vanityfair.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
In Munich, Europe witnessed the U.S. foreign policy shifts it predicted and feared -- and now it has to reckon with what comes next. My dispatch for @vanityfair.com: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
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THU at 10AM:
Germany holds parliamentary elections this weekend. @jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social join to talk about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.
❓ What are your Qs about the state of politics in Germany?
Germany holds parliamentary elections this weekend. @jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social join to talk about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.
❓ What are your Qs about the state of politics in Germany?
What Happened to Germany’s Climate Movement?
Germany's climate movement is trying to regain momentum by building alliances with trade unions and aligning climate action with social justice.
buff.ly
February 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
THU at 10AM:
Germany holds parliamentary elections this weekend. @jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social join to talk about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.
❓ What are your Qs about the state of politics in Germany?
Germany holds parliamentary elections this weekend. @jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social join to talk about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.
❓ What are your Qs about the state of politics in Germany?
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“It actually felt like history is happening in front of our very eyes,” one Polish official tells @jenkirby.bsky.social in her report from Munich on fears the US is disengaging from the continent—or worse, actively working against it
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
“Are We Still Friends?”: How Donald Trump Is Unraveling the Western Alliance
A gathering of diplomats in Europe only heightened fears that the United States is abandoning NATO and siding with Russia over Ukraine—which Trump cemented in his latest attacks on “dictator” Zelensky...
www.vanityfair.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“It actually felt like history is happening in front of our very eyes,” one Polish official tells @jenkirby.bsky.social in her report from Munich on fears the US is disengaging from the continent—or worse, actively working against it
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
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Last week, I spoke with @jenkirby.bsky.social from the Green European Journal about the state of Germany’s climate movement — check out this article to learn what happened to its momentum! 🌍🌳💭✊
www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/what-happene...
www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/what-happene...
What Happened to Germany’s Climate Movement?
Germany's climate movement is trying to regain momentum by building alliances with trade unions and aligning climate action with social justice.
www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu
February 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Last week, I spoke with @jenkirby.bsky.social from the Green European Journal about the state of Germany’s climate movement — check out this article to learn what happened to its momentum! 🌍🌳💭✊
www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/what-happene...
www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/what-happene...
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JD Vance Makes the Case to the World on Why No One Should Invite Him to Anything www.splinter.com/jd-vance-mak...
JD Vance Makes the Case to the World on Why No One Should Invite Him to Anything
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February 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
JD Vance Makes the Case to the World on Why No One Should Invite Him to Anything www.splinter.com/jd-vance-mak...
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Elon Musk Trolls His Way Through Europe www.splinter.com/elon-musk-tr...
Elon Musk Trolls His Way Through Europe
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January 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Elon Musk Trolls His Way Through Europe www.splinter.com/elon-musk-tr...
this summer and fall, I followed Italy's plans to send asylum-seekers to Albania. It is part of Italy's larger efforts to stop migrant arrivals, and fits into a broader trend in Europe (and elsewhere) of countries hardening their borders. newlinesmag.com/reportage/it...
Italy’s Plans To Process Migrants in Albania
Giorgia Meloni has launched an expensive scheme to detain asylum-seekers in newly built reception centers outside the EU
newlinesmag.com
January 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
this summer and fall, I followed Italy's plans to send asylum-seekers to Albania. It is part of Italy's larger efforts to stop migrant arrivals, and fits into a broader trend in Europe (and elsewhere) of countries hardening their borders. newlinesmag.com/reportage/it...
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NEW: Italy’s expensive plan to house migrants in Albania while their asylum claims are processed is on hold for legal reasons, but other European countries are wondering if the scheme would work for them. We report from Albania. newlinesmag.com/reportage/it...
Italy’s Plans To Process Migrants in Albania
Giorgia Meloni has launched an expensive scheme to detain asylum-seekers in newly built reception centers outside the EU
newlinesmag.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
NEW: Italy’s expensive plan to house migrants in Albania while their asylum claims are processed is on hold for legal reasons, but other European countries are wondering if the scheme would work for them. We report from Albania. newlinesmag.com/reportage/it...
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How Does the World Respond to Syria Now? www.splinter.com/how-does-the...
How Does the World Respond to Syria Now?
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December 13, 2024 at 5:32 PM
How Does the World Respond to Syria Now? www.splinter.com/how-does-the...
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The Battle for Ukraine Before Trump’s “Peace” www.splinter.com/the-battle-f...
The Battle for Ukraine Before Trump's "Peace"
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December 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM
The Battle for Ukraine Before Trump’s “Peace” www.splinter.com/the-battle-f...
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So How Do We Save Democracy? www.splinter.com/so-how-do-we...
So How Do We Save Democracy?
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November 18, 2024 at 6:10 PM
So How Do We Save Democracy? www.splinter.com/so-how-do-we...