John Haltiwanger

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."

"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."

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

From @samfellman.bsky.social: An online army is waging a culture war against US troops www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...

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.

While Trump has expressed optimism that the war could soon be over, nothing is set in stone yet, writes FP’s @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social.

There is significant momentum surrounding this round of Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks compared to past negotiations, with Trump raising pressure on both parties to wrap up the war. Still, neither side appears eager to make the first move.
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Qatar First? Trump gives Doha major (and unusual) security guarantees.

New SitRep from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social: Trump veers from his “America First” promises with unusual Article 5-like security guarantees for Qatar just weeks after it was bombed by Israel. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/02/t...

Why America’s ‘Unusual’ Democracy Leads to Shutdowns Other countries don’t have government shutdowns like the U.S.

Other countries don’t have government shutdowns like the U.S. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/w...

President Trump signs an executive order for the US to guarantee the security of Qatar, in the wake of Israel's strike on Doha last month https://cnn.it/46LVmgj

Netanyahu Faces Icy Reception at UNGA The Israeli prime minister was met with protests both inside and outside of U.N. headquarters.

Final SitRep UNGA 80 edition @foreignpolicy.com from @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social and yours truly.

Netanyahu Faces Icy Reception at UNGA

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UNGA Beyond the Conflicts The U.N. forges ahead on climate and AI despite U.S. ambivalence and mixed messaging.

UNGA Day 4 dispatch from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social:

The U.N. forges ahead on climate and AI despite U.S. ambivalence and mixed messaging. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/25/u...

Sharaa’s Successful UNGA PR Tour The Syrian leader sought to reassure his many doubters that he’s a man of peace and tolerance.

Sharaa’s Successful UNGA PR Tour 

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Sharaa’s Successful UNGA PR Tour The Syrian leader sought to reassure his many doubters that he’s a man of peace and tolerance.

UNGA Day 3 dispatch from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social:

Sharaa’s Successful UNGA PR Tour 

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UNGA Puts Palestine in the Spotlight Day 1 of the gathering’s high-level week was dominated by discussion of a two-state solution.

UNGA Puts Palestine in the Spotlight

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UNGA Puts Palestine in the Spotlight Day 1 of the gathering’s high-level week was dominated by discussion of a two-state solution.

UNGA Puts Palestine in the Spotlight

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High-level week of #UNGA starts tomorrow! @iyengarish.bsky.social and I will be on the ground all week. Keep an eye out for daily pop-up editions of SitRep. We’ll bring you all of the most important/juiciest details from UN HQ. Sign up for our newsletter here: foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/18/w...

Is America Becoming More Violent? The U.S. has entered a dangerous new era, experts warn.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, experts on political violence warn that the US has entered a dangerous new era akin to what the country experienced in the 1960s, and they’re urging political and community leaders to take steps to reduce tensions. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/17/c...

“This is a dangerous, lawless thing to do,” @schiff.senate.gov told me, referring to the strikes as “essentially extrajudicial killings.”

Senate Democrats Challenge Trump’s Venezuela Boat Strikes Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine have introduced a resolution to block such actions.

@schiff.senate.gov and @kaine.senate.gov have introduced a war powers resolution to block Trump from continuing to use military force against alleged drug traffickers near Venezuela. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/19/s...

Is America Becoming More Violent? The U.S. has entered a dangerous new era, experts warn.

With several months still left, 2025 is already on track to be a historically violent year in the United States, FP’s @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social reports.

@fisherdanar.bsky.social: “The only other time that we’ve had such a heightened period of political violence, if you think about all the things that have happened from [January] 2021 through now, is in the 1960s"

Is America Becoming More Violent? The U.S. has entered a dangerous new era, experts warn.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, experts on political violence warn that the US has entered a dangerous new era akin to what the country experienced in the 1960s, and they’re urging political and community leaders to take steps to reduce tensions. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/17/c...

Israel’s Regional War The Israeli military has now bombed several countries in addition to its assault on Gaza.

Throughout the Israel-Hamas war, concerns have been raised about the potential for a regional conflict to break out. But in many ways, this is already the reality in the Middle East, write FP’s @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social and @iyengarish.bsky.social.

Live updates: Shooting at Charlie Kirk event in Utah Shots were fired at an event for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, according to a statement from the school.

BREAKING: Charlie Kirk's shooter remains at large after FBI Director Kash Patel says the "subject in custody" has been "released after an interrogation."

Patel announced earlier in the evening that the "subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody."

I did a lengthy interview with Charlie Kirk in Dec. 2018. He didn’t like some of my questions (and made that clear). But he still engaged with me. We have to be able to have difficult conversations without the threat of violence. The US is in a dark place, to say the least.

Trump Is Renaming the Defense Department the Department of War

He was campaigning on “no new wars” less than a year ago and now:

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Most Trump tariffs ruled illegal in blow to White House trade policy A federal appeals court ruled most of President Donald Trump's global tariffs are illegal, striking a massive blow to the core of his aggressive trade policy.

A federal appeals court ruled most of President Donald Trump's global tariffs are illegal, striking a massive blow to the core of his aggressive trade policy.

Ginsberg has a clear message for Western media covering the war in Gaza if they want to support their Palestinian colleagues on the ground: “Do your fucking job.”

“Report what’s happening...Ask the questions."

“If there are no consequences and no adherence to international humanitarian law and the rules don’t apply, why should they apply anywhere else? The repercussions from this, not just in the region but globally, will play out for generations to come,” Ginsberg said.

Ginsberg said that CPJ is “investigating at least 26 cases where we believe Israel has deliberately targeted journalists as journalists, and that, in itself, is an unprecedented figure.”