John Tabin
@johntabin.bsky.social
I have too many of these apps
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, with a focus on Europe and East Asia open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, with a focus on Europe and East Asia open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
Trump and Mamdani get along well because they’re both evil
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Trump and Mamdani get along well because they’re both evil
New episode of Around the Map with me and @grantgambling.bsky.social, covering US diplomacy with Syria and Hungary and terror attacks in New Delhi and Islamabad: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New episode of Around the Map with me and @grantgambling.bsky.social, covering US diplomacy with Syria and Hungary and terror attacks in New Delhi and Islamabad: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, focusing on European and American politics: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, focusing on European and American politics: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me focusing on Africa, where gerontocrats steal elections, genocidaires cross moral lines, and jihadists cross borders: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me focusing on Africa, where gerontocrats steal elections, genocidaires cross moral lines, and jihadists cross borders: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, all about South America: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
October 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, all about South America: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, on the canceled Budapest summit and the state of Middle East diplomacy: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
October 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, on the canceled Budapest summit and the state of Middle East diplomacy: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me. We’re thrilled the hostages are home, but skeptical of celebrations of eternal peace: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
October 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me. We’re thrilled the hostages are home, but skeptical of celebrations of eternal peace: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
Fresh new episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, discussing the future of Gaza as we await the release of the hostages: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
October 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Fresh new episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, discussing the future of Gaza as we await the release of the hostages: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, which I took a while to edit; it’s been a bit overtaken by events, but still some good stuff here I think open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
October 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
New episode of Around the map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, which I took a while to edit; it’s been a bit overtaken by events, but still some good stuff here I think open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, recorded yesterday because, like the victims of our lede topic, I was fasting Thursday open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
October 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, recorded yesterday because, like the victims of our lede topic, I was fasting Thursday open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, discussing, among other things, how the Russians tried to swing an election in Moldova and totally failed open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
September 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, discussing, among other things, how the Russians tried to swing an election in Moldova and totally failed open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
We had a technical issue recording Around the Map yesterday, so if you’re the type who would rather read a cleaned-up transcript than listen to a podcast, it’s your lucky day: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
September 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We had a technical issue recording Around the Map yesterday, so if you’re the type who would rather read a cleaned-up transcript than listen to a podcast, it’s your lucky day: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, discussing Russian provocations in Europe and the incoherent diplomatic push for Palestine recognition: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
September 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, discussing Russian provocations in Europe and the incoherent diplomatic push for Palestine recognition: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, discussing the latest from the Levant. I’m annoyed with Bibi and Grant’s annoyed with Tom Barrack, but somehow we manage to end on a note of cautious optimism: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, discussing the latest from the Levant. I’m annoyed with Bibi and Grant’s annoyed with Tom Barrack, but somehow we manage to end on a note of cautious optimism: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, focusing on South America and East Asia: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
September 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, focusing on South America and East Asia: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, recorded Thursday. Took a while to get the edit done, but still plenty relevant open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, recorded Thursday. Took a while to get the edit done, but still plenty relevant open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, covering the fall of prime ministers in France and Japan, the ICE raid that infuriated South Korea and more: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
September 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, covering the fall of prime ministers in France and Japan, the ICE raid that infuriated South Korea and more: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, with a Western Hemisphere focus. Recorded Thursday but still pretty fresh: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
September 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, with a Western Hemisphere focus. Recorded Thursday but still pretty fresh: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map: @grantgambling.bsky.social and I discuss the news from the SCO summit in China, among many other things. Recorded yesterday (sometimes I edit slow) but the discussion of Venezuela is relevant to today’s news: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
September 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
New episode of Around the Map: @grantgambling.bsky.social and I discuss the news from the SCO summit in China, among many other things. Recorded yesterday (sometimes I edit slow) but the discussion of Venezuela is relevant to today’s news: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, on snapback sanctions and other diplomatic and military developments in the Middle East: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
August 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, on snapback sanctions and other diplomatic and military developments in the Middle East: open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
It’s our 50th episode of Around the Map! The show has changed and gotten better (and shorter!) since we started, so take a listen if you haven’t in a while. @grantgambling.bsky.social and I discuss DC policymaking and leaks, South American border disputes and more
open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
August 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It’s our 50th episode of Around the Map! The show has changed and gotten better (and shorter!) since we started, so take a listen if you haven’t in a while. @grantgambling.bsky.social and I discuss DC policymaking and leaks, South American border disputes and more
open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, touching on Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Japan, Somaliland and more. Plus: Find out where Grant’s sources want Bridge Colby to get kicked open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
August 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, touching on Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Japan, Somaliland and more. Plus: Find out where Grant’s sources want Bridge Colby to get kicked open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, including our Saturday-morning reaction to the Alaska summit and Monday-morning preview of European leaders’ visit to Washington (recorded before this afternoon’s press events, but still relevant) open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
August 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New episode of Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, including our Saturday-morning reaction to the Alaska summit and Monday-morning preview of European leaders’ visit to Washington (recorded before this afternoon’s press events, but still relevant) open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
As Putin lands on US soil, some thoughts going into the summit:
New Around the Map with @grantgambling.bsky.social and me, raising the curtain on Putin’s trip to Anchorage tomorrow open.substack.com/pub/johntabi...
August 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As Putin lands on US soil, some thoughts going into the summit: