JOINING US - Daniel Levy, Ret. General Wesley Clark, @omgrisham.bsky.social, @repdean.bsky.social, @ravireports.bsky.social, Father Bryan Massingale, @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social, Natasha Sarin, Amir Handjani, @publiccitizen.bsky.social, Jon Gundersen, @profmmurray.bsky.social
The cease-fire in the middle east is welcome news, but caution is advisable. It's very fragile. What's clear, however, is that the U.S. hasn't accomplished any of its key goals. Why did Trump mishandle this so badly? I try to explain. (GIFT LINK):
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🧵 Happy Monday!
My colleagues did some fantastic work last week and our team produced great pieces on some under-covered aspects of the Iran war @foreignpolicy.com
First, this excellent piece by @christinalu.bsky.social about tungsten:
foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/02/t...
#MSC2026 Double Trouble? #Europe #IndoPacific & Connected #Security #Challenges #Australia Richard Marles #NewZealand Judith Collins #Japan Motegi Toshimitsu #Netherlands David van Weel #USA @ElbridgeColby @foreignpolicy.com @ravireports.bsky.social @munsecconf.bsky.social #Taiwan #China #NorthKorea
I just saw dozens of European diplomats heave a collective sigh of relief in Munich: U.S. Sec State Marco Rubio’s speech was much more conciliatory than Vance’s last year. But was it actually “a similar message, nicer tone”, as one leader told me?
the transcript:
foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/14/r...
I’m still gobsmacked
Davos turned out to be a tale of two speeches: Trump’s rambling and bullying of his country’s closest allies, in sharp contrast with Carney’s eloquent exposition of the dangers of a world where might makes right, writes FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social.
FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social provides some much-needed context for how to think about the biggest unanswered questions surrounding Trump’s plans in Venezuela.
Please join me @velshimsnow.bsky.social 10a-1p w/
@repvindman.bsky.social
@ravireports.bsky.social
Larry Levitt ( @kff.org )
#Velshi
What new precedents have been set here? What will the world do or say now if, say, Putin captures and extradites Ukraine’s Zelensky, or if a dictator somewhere launches a special operation to defend against “narco terrorism”? What exactly are the rules and who is enforcing them?
I can’t imagine anyone in the region will shed tears for Maduro himself but the operation raises several worrying questions. What happens next in Caracas? Who takes over? Will there be more violence? Will the next leader have legitimacy? Should Trump have consulted Congress?
A dramatic start to 2026. In the early hours of Saturday, Donald Trump announced U.S. forces had struck Caracas and captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Happening now: @ravireports.bsky.social will take subscriber and listener questions on a special ask-me-anything episode of FP Live.
Join the conversation here: foreignpolicy.com/live/agrawal...
The headlines can often look bleak for women’s rights around the world. But for every step back there are also important advances to highlight. Lyric Thompson will join FP Live on Nov. 17 to discuss the progress in women’s rights globally.
Register here: foreignpolicy.com/live/womens-...
Join @ravireports.bsky.social, Yasmeen Aboutaleb, and me as we discuss COP30 and China's race to dominate electricity production and growing questions about Trump's focus abroad rather than problems at home.
📆 Friday, NOV 14; 11:00 ET / 17:00 CET
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President Trump has imposed new sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies. This comes on the heels of Trump delaying his meeting with Russian President Putin.
@ravireports.bsky.social joins Erielle Reshef to explain more.
www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...
Thanks to all who attended our first @ausis.bsky.social book launch of the year for Amitav Acharya's "The Once and Future World Order!" After an illuminating overview of the book, @ravireports.bsky.social and Akbar Ahmed provided thought-provoking responses to the book's themes and implications.
TONIGHT AT 7: @ravireports.bsky.social joins to discuss the cautious optimism from international leaders after Hamas agreed to release all Israeli hostages after Trump's Gaza peace proposal.
One week from today, we'll be hosting our first @ausis.bsky.social book launch of the year for Amitav Acharya's "The Once and Future World Order" with guest panelists @ravireports.bsky.social and SIS's own Akbar Ahmed! RSVP now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1675817849...
Great interview with @ravireports.bsky.social on MSNBC, describing the US abdication of clean energy leadership, & China's & others' massive accomplishments on solar, who will gladly lead as we fall behind. Fossil fuel investments are destructive & dumb, blind to a future that's actually here now.
FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social spoke with Majed al-Ansari, the spokesperson of Qatar’s ministry of foreign affairs, about Israel’s attack on Hamas leadership in Doha on Sept. 9, Qatar’s role in mediating between Hamas and Israel, and more. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/22/q...
If you're wondering how all the summitry in China over the weekend impacts U.S. power, there's no better time to read @emmamashford.bsky.social's excellent First Among Equals. Here's a GIFT LINK to our chat on FP Live last week. Video/Audio/Text:
foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/29/e...
President Trump and Russian President Putin greeted each other on a red carpet today and rode off together to the summit.
@mcfaulmike.bsky.social, @ravireports.bsky.social and @avindman.bsky.social join Katy Tur to break down the interaction.
www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia @mcfaulmike.bsky.social will join FP’s @ravireports.bsky.social tomorrow at 12:00PM ET to discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine, ongoing peace talks, and the motivations guiding Trump, Putin, and Zelensky.
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If you want to have a good think about an issue that underpins what every policymaker has to navigate, try this essay by Clark in our latest print magazine. You may well disagree with him, as many people I know do, but you won't regret the prod to mull this topic.
What are the tent poles of national and personal ambition? Is his POV mostly a European one, or is it shared by people in Asia and Africa?
The comfort that constant growth and development would solve the world's problems has turned out to be false, he argues. Capitalism is losing its charisma and growth has proven to be "ecologically disastrous," he writes. So ... what is there to aspire to?
I've always wanted to entice Christopher Clark to write for Foreign Policy. And here it is. The author of "The Sleepwalkers", the great study of World War I, explores the present day and how "modernity is disintegrating before our eyes."
(GIFT LINK)
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