Hi friends, Welcome to the very first installment of Foundations! My goal with this monthly series is to unpack some of the basics of foreign policy—to lay the groundwork to help us understand what we’re seeing in the news or on social media about international affairs, and to

Hi friends, We’re in the final countdown until newsletter launch! In just one week, paid subscribers (including everyone doing a free trial!) will receive the first weekly installment of The Brief in their inboxes, and all subscribers will receive the first installment of Foundations on September 4th.  As a

This is The Connection, a newsletter and community resource with the goal of making foreign policy accessible to everyone. I’m so glad you’re here! The genesis for this project came about in summer 2025, in response to the rapid changes to U.S. foreign affairs agencies, and to