John Haltiwanger
@jchaltiwanger.bsky.social
Staff Writer at ForeignPolicy.com
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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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...
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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.
My latest piece focuses on why Latin America's reaction to the Trump administration's escalating war on alleged drug boats—and the looming possibility of a U.S. operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—has been so disjointed. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/10/l...
Latin America’s Disjointed Reaction to Trump’s Drug Boat War
The region is facing historic levels of fragmentation, one expert said.
foreignpolicy.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My latest piece focuses on why Latin America's reaction to the Trump administration's escalating war on alleged drug boats—and the looming possibility of a U.S. operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—has been so disjointed. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/10/l...
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing as Israel accuses Hamas of violations. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/n...
Netanyahu Orders Immediate Strikes on Gaza
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing as Israel accuses Hamas of violations.
foreignpolicy.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The fragile cease-fire is once again at risk of collapsing as Israel accuses Hamas of violations. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/n...
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...
Experts believe the operation is about regime change in Venezuela. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/23/u...
Three Key Questions About Trump’s War Against Drug Boats
Experts believe the operation is about regime change in Venezuela.
foreignpolicy.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Experts believe the operation is about regime change in Venezuela. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/23/u...
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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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Trump’s “approach to the U.S. military in his second term is basically as a private army whose job is to enforce his personal power and to hurt his domestic enemies, or foreign enemies for that matter, no matter what any law or principle or norm says,” Grossman said.
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trump’s “approach to the U.S. military in his second term is basically as a private army whose job is to enforce his personal power and to hurt his domestic enemies, or foreign enemies for that matter, no matter what any law or principle or norm says,” Grossman said.
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Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
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Hamas returns the wrong hostage to Israel, testing the two sides’ precarious cease-fire deal.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/i...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/i...
Hamas Returns Wrong Hostage to Israel, Testing Fragile Gaza Cease-Fire
Israel has threatened to withhold humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza over Hamas’s slow return efforts.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hamas returns the wrong hostage to Israel, testing the two sides’ precarious cease-fire deal.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/i...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/i...
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Read @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social who's been attuned to the threats facing US democracy ---->
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Read @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social who's been attuned to the threats facing US democracy ---->
Trump’s “approach to the U.S. military in his second term is basically as a private army whose job is to enforce his personal power and to hurt his domestic enemies, or foreign enemies for that matter, no matter what any law or principle or norm says,” Grossman said.
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trump’s “approach to the U.S. military in his second term is basically as a private army whose job is to enforce his personal power and to hurt his domestic enemies, or foreign enemies for that matter, no matter what any law or principle or norm says,” Grossman said.
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
The U.S. Is in a ‘Particularly Authoritarian’ Moment
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist Nicholas Grossman warns.
foreignpolicy.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Trump is treating the military like a “private army,” political scientist @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social warns. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/t...
It’s a big deal that living hostages + Palestinian prisoners were exchanged today. Without discounting that, it’s also worth emphasizing that getting Trump’s peace plan across the finish line + laying the foundations for long-term peace will be very hard: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...
The Biggest Hurdles to the Next Phase of Trump’s Gaza Deal
Major issues like Hamas’s disarmament remain unresolved.
foreignpolicy.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s a big deal that living hostages + Palestinian prisoners were exchanged today. Without discounting that, it’s also worth emphasizing that getting Trump’s peace plan across the finish line + laying the foundations for long-term peace will be very hard: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...
Doctor in Gaza Says Cease-fire Brings Hope, but Challenges Remain foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/m...
Doctor in Gaza Says Cease-fire Brings Hope, but Challenges Remain
An MSF doctor talks about the dire needs in Gaza as the cease-fire begins.
foreignpolicy.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Doctor in Gaza Says Cease-fire Brings Hope, but Challenges Remain foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/m...
To get a better understanding of the situation on the ground in Gaza at this crucial moment, I spoke with Mathieu Bichet, deputy medical director MSF, on Thursday. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/m...
Doctor in Gaza Says Cease-fire Brings Hope, but Challenges Remain
An MSF doctor talks about the dire needs in Gaza as the cease-fire begins.
foreignpolicy.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
To get a better understanding of the situation on the ground in Gaza at this crucial moment, I spoke with Mathieu Bichet, deputy medical director MSF, on Thursday. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/m...
The United States is deploying up to 200 troops to Israel to help oversee the Gaza cease-fire process But the troops, some of whom have already arrived in Israel and will continue to do so through the weekend, won’t be going into Gaza. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/t...
The U.S. Deploys 200 Troops to Israel Amid Gaza Cease-Fire
The force will help coordinate humanitarian aid and security but won’t enter Gaza.
foreignpolicy.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The United States is deploying up to 200 troops to Israel to help oversee the Gaza cease-fire process But the troops, some of whom have already arrived in Israel and will continue to do so through the weekend, won’t be going into Gaza. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/t...
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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...
Despite the sense of optimism ushered in by the deal for a “first phase” of Trump’s plan, there are still many hurdles to overcome in terms of reaching the next stage and the ultimate goal of ending the war. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...
The Biggest Hurdles to the Next Phase of Trump’s Gaza Deal
Major issues like Hamas’s disarmament remain unresolved.
foreignpolicy.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Despite the sense of optimism ushered in by the deal for a “first phase” of Trump’s plan, there are still many hurdles to overcome in terms of reaching the next stage and the ultimate goal of ending the war. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/09/t...
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If U.S. states have any degree of sovereignty, if there’s any states’ rights at all, it is the right not to be invaded by the armed forces of another U.S. state.
October 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
If U.S. states have any degree of sovereignty, if there’s any states’ rights at all, it is the right not to be invaded by the armed forces of another U.S. state.
"Everyone is on eggshells," says Dan Maurer, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and associate law professor at Ohio Northern University. "To me, it's like '1984' where neighbors are turning in neighbors for supposed violations of thought crime."
From @samfellman.bsky.social: An online army is waging a culture war against US troops www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...
Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs
Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops
www.businessinsider.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Everyone is on eggshells," says Dan Maurer, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and associate law professor at Ohio Northern University. "To me, it's like '1984' where neighbors are turning in neighbors for supposed violations of thought crime."
"Twenty-four active duty and recently retired troops who spoke to Business Insider, including generals, military lawyers, and junior and senior officers, say the administration's actions have stirred up paranoia and challenged the uniformed service's nonpartisan ethos."
From @samfellman.bsky.social: An online army is waging a culture war against US troops www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...
Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs
Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops
www.businessinsider.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Twenty-four active duty and recently retired troops who spoke to Business Insider, including generals, military lawyers, and junior and senior officers, say the administration's actions have stirred up paranoia and challenged the uniformed service's nonpartisan ethos."
From @samfellman.bsky.social: An online army is waging a culture war against US troops www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...
Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs
Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops
www.businessinsider.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
From @samfellman.bsky.social: An online army is waging a culture war against US troops www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...
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While Trump has expressed optimism that the war could soon be over, nothing is set in stone yet, writes FP’s @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social.
What We Do and Don’t Know About Trump’s Israel-Hamas Deal
There is cautious optimism for an agreement, but many outstanding details remain unresolved.
foreignpolicy.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
While Trump has expressed optimism that the war could soon be over, nothing is set in stone yet, writes FP’s @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social.