Justin Vogt
@jvogt.bsky.social
Executive Editor at Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs.com)
Interesting roundup of changes in media this year by
@kang.bsky.social. I hadn't seen this revealing Pew report. Link to Kang's piece: www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
@kang.bsky.social. I hadn't seen this revealing Pew report. Link to Kang's piece: www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
December 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Interesting roundup of changes in media this year by
@kang.bsky.social. I hadn't seen this revealing Pew report. Link to Kang's piece: www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
@kang.bsky.social. I hadn't seen this revealing Pew report. Link to Kang's piece: www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
A Steve Kotkin banger leads the new issue of FA: the Stalin biographer on "the five dimensions of authoritarianism" and how they create vulnerabilities. Maybe the most important one: for autocrats, "their loyalists are their true enemies within."
The Weakness of the Strongmen
Not long ago in the sweep of history, countries that had once been buried behind the Iron Curtain, and even some Soviet republics, were transformed into members of the solidly democratic club. Some of...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A Steve Kotkin banger leads the new issue of FA: the Stalin biographer on "the five dimensions of authoritarianism" and how they create vulnerabilities. Maybe the most important one: for autocrats, "their loyalists are their true enemies within."
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On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” @kschake.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of American power. Start listening here: https://fam.ag/494W62u
December 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” @kschake.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of American power. Start listening here: https://fam.ag/494W62u
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I’m so grateful to @jvogt.bsky.social and @foreignaffairs.com for the opportunity of this conversation on the new national security strategy:
The Fear and Weakness at the Heart of Trump’s Strategy
A Conversation With Kori Schake
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December 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I’m so grateful to @jvogt.bsky.social and @foreignaffairs.com for the opportunity of this conversation on the new national security strategy:
Things would be better if more politicians were inspired by Fred Rogers.
December 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Things would be better if more politicians were inspired by Fred Rogers.
Fascinating stories of Chinese workers who migrated from rural areas to Guangdong in 2006-15: skillfully collected by the poet Zheng Xiaoqiong, translated by Eleanor Goodman, insightfully introduced by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social—and, thankfully, published by @equatormag.bsky.social.
The Makers of Modern China • EQUATOR
For many years, Zheng Xiaoqiong has collected the stories of the workers whose migration to Guangdong powered China’s manufacturing revolution
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December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Fascinating stories of Chinese workers who migrated from rural areas to Guangdong in 2006-15: skillfully collected by the poet Zheng Xiaoqiong, translated by Eleanor Goodman, insightfully introduced by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social—and, thankfully, published by @equatormag.bsky.social.
i had this as a ring tone for a while and it's still the best ring tone i ever had
December 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
i had this as a ring tone for a while and it's still the best ring tone i ever had
What does "normal" mean? "[C]lear expectations and limits, accountability for compliance with U.S. and international law, conditions on support when Israeli policies go against U.S. interests, and noninterference in domestic politics."
The End of the Israel Exception
A new paradigm for American policy.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
What does "normal" mean? "[C]lear expectations and limits, accountability for compliance with U.S. and international law, conditions on support when Israeli policies go against U.S. interests, and noninterference in domestic politics."
Andrew Miller was a senior official in the Biden administration, working on Israel-Palestine. Today, FA publishes his call for a dramatic reshaping of U.S.-Israeli relations: ending the "exceptional" relationship and replacing it with a "normal" one. www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/end-i...
The End of the Israel Exception
A new paradigm for American policy.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Andrew Miller was a senior official in the Biden administration, working on Israel-Palestine. Today, FA publishes his call for a dramatic reshaping of U.S.-Israeli relations: ending the "exceptional" relationship and replacing it with a "normal" one. www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/end-i...
Read @danblock.bsky.social on what Western media outlets can learn from The Caravan, an Indian magazine, about what to do when the state comes after the free press. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
News Organizations Are Bowing to Trump. This Small Magazine Knows How to Resist.
U.S. media outlets could learn some lessons from The Caravan.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Read @danblock.bsky.social on what Western media outlets can learn from The Caravan, an Indian magazine, about what to do when the state comes after the free press. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Here's the list itself. www.foreignaffairs.com/lists/best-b...
The Best of Books 2025
The very best of the hundreds of books on international politics, economics, and history that were featured in the magazine this year, selected by Foreign Affairs’ editors and book reviewers.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Here's the list itself. www.foreignaffairs.com/lists/best-b...
I love this Patrick Leger illustration for this year's edition of FA's annual "Best of Books" list.
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I love this Patrick Leger illustration for this year's edition of FA's annual "Best of Books" list.
"Blood, Dairy, and Ice Cream"
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"Blood, Dairy, and Ice Cream"
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An update on the “American dream,” from NPR’s Scott Horsley:
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
An update on the “American dream,” from NPR’s Scott Horsley:
Noriega got Rickrolled www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Noriega got Rickrolled www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
Surprising that none of these folks picked the song "Harvest," which would be my answer. Some other songs from the record with that title appear, as does "Harvest Moon." But no "Harvest." stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
80 Artists Pick Their Favorite Neil Young Song
Happy 80th birthday, Neil Young!
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November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Surprising that none of these folks picked the song "Harvest," which would be my answer. Some other songs from the record with that title appear, as does "Harvest Moon." But no "Harvest." stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...
Has anyone ever made a strong case, grounded in data and empirical evidence, that Bill de Blasio's *pre-Covid* record as mayor was bad? Curious to know what metrics one would use to make that case.
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Has anyone ever made a strong case, grounded in data and empirical evidence, that Bill de Blasio's *pre-Covid* record as mayor was bad? Curious to know what metrics one would use to make that case.
oh wait now i see you posted a thing about it.
see?
old.
see?
old.
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
oh wait now i see you posted a thing about it.
see?
old.
see?
old.
i wish that my back didn't hurt all the time and that my hair weren't thinning. still: where's a good guide to these ballot measures? because i don't know what to make of them.
October 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
i wish that my back didn't hurt all the time and that my hair weren't thinning. still: where's a good guide to these ballot measures? because i don't know what to make of them.
really looking forward to this one
October 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
really looking forward to this one
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Presidents have the right to fire general officers and have done so in the past. But there is no precedent for the rapid dismissal of so many senior officers without any real explanation, evidence of failings, or misconduct. This looks like an attempt to install compliant leaders. bit.ly/47aHw7J
The Dilemma of Duty Under Trump
What his assault on the U.S. military means for America.
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Presidents have the right to fire general officers and have done so in the past. But there is no precedent for the rapid dismissal of so many senior officers without any real explanation, evidence of failings, or misconduct. This looks like an attempt to install compliant leaders. bit.ly/47aHw7J
I had a good convo about the prospects for peace in Gaza with Khaled Elgindy, Shira Efron, and Dan Shapiro. Each one makes a slightly different case for hope in the short term, and a slightly different case for doubt in the long term. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Will the War in Gaza Really End?
Podcast Episode · The Foreign Affairs Interview · 10/15/2025 · 58m
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October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I had a good convo about the prospects for peace in Gaza with Khaled Elgindy, Shira Efron, and Dan Shapiro. Each one makes a slightly different case for hope in the short term, and a slightly different case for doubt in the long term. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
My 7-year-old is reading "Charlotte's Web." My 13-year-old is reading "Animal Farm." In conclusion, animal husbandry is a land of contrasts.
October 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My 7-year-old is reading "Charlotte's Web." My 13-year-old is reading "Animal Farm." In conclusion, animal husbandry is a land of contrasts.
Has anyone from OpenAI explained why a tool like Sora 2 should exist? What, in the developers’ view, are the benefits that outweigh the obvious costs?
October 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Has anyone from OpenAI explained why a tool like Sora 2 should exist? What, in the developers’ view, are the benefits that outweigh the obvious costs?
A sweet appreciation of Rachel's, pegged to Touch and Go Records reissuing the group's albums, including "Music for Egon Schiele," a work I have cherished for 30 years. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
‘People seemed deeply insulted’: how cult 90s band Rachel’s took chamber music out of the classical world
The graceful ensemble prefigured the neo-classical phenomenon and found surprising success in the post-Nirvana alt-rock boom. After the deaths of two members, reissuing their debut has proven bittersw...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A sweet appreciation of Rachel's, pegged to Touch and Go Records reissuing the group's albums, including "Music for Egon Schiele," a work I have cherished for 30 years. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...