Christian Caryl
@ccaryl.bsky.social
Columnist @ForeignPolicy.com. Writing, insomnia, birds. Frequenter of diners. Ex-WaPo, ex-Newsweek. Own worst enemy. Book: Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century
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Protesters are gathering in Georgia for day 394 of daily, uninterrupted protests.
They’re holding signs quoting the Constitution:
“Everyone has the right to assemble publicly and peacefully, without prior permission.”
This comes as GD enforces a new law requiring 5 days’ prior notice for protests.
They’re holding signs quoting the Constitution:
“Everyone has the right to assemble publicly and peacefully, without prior permission.”
This comes as GD enforces a new law requiring 5 days’ prior notice for protests.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Protesters are gathering in Georgia for day 394 of daily, uninterrupted protests.
They’re holding signs quoting the Constitution:
“Everyone has the right to assemble publicly and peacefully, without prior permission.”
This comes as GD enforces a new law requiring 5 days’ prior notice for protests.
They’re holding signs quoting the Constitution:
“Everyone has the right to assemble publicly and peacefully, without prior permission.”
This comes as GD enforces a new law requiring 5 days’ prior notice for protests.
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Drug cartels are driven by profit, not by murderous ideology like ISIS. Antifa is a loose-knit group of activists who aren’t plotting mass casualty events like al-Qaeda. Venezuela is complicit in human rights violations & drug trafficking, but it doesn’t sponsor terrorism like Iran. wapo.st/4qrV8U5
Opinion | Trump is losing sight of America’s real terrorist threat
ISIS and al-Qaeda thrive as Trump recklessly reallocates scarce security resources.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Drug cartels are driven by profit, not by murderous ideology like ISIS. Antifa is a loose-knit group of activists who aren’t plotting mass casualty events like al-Qaeda. Venezuela is complicit in human rights violations & drug trafficking, but it doesn’t sponsor terrorism like Iran. wapo.st/4qrV8U5
In my latest piece for @foreignpolicy.com, I discuss a stunning new documentary on the war in Ukraine that’s just been shortlisted for an Oscar. I highly recommend giving it a watch.
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A War Film to Change All War Films
An Oscar-shortlisted documentary shows actual battle in startling clarity.
foreignpolicy.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In my latest piece for @foreignpolicy.com, I discuss a stunning new documentary on the war in Ukraine that’s just been shortlisted for an Oscar. I highly recommend giving it a watch.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/19/2...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/19/2...
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Great article. I'd love to read the book version. It would be a ton of work but so very important.
December 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Great article. I'd love to read the book version. It would be a ton of work but so very important.
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The Trump administration has broken with decades of settled practice on corruption issues, and the American people will pay the price, writes Christian Caryl.
Beware of Trump’s Global Broligarchy
The president’s pay-to-play mentality is undermining U.S. foreign policy.
foreignpolicy.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Trump administration has broken with decades of settled practice on corruption issues, and the American people will pay the price, writes Christian Caryl.
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com, in which I argue that Trump’s crony capitalist principles are undermining U.S. foreign policy
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/15/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/15/t...
Beware of Trump’s Global Broligarchy
The president’s pay-to-play mentality is undermining U.S. foreign policy.
foreignpolicy.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com, in which I argue that Trump’s crony capitalist principles are undermining U.S. foreign policy
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/15/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/15/t...
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This devastating NYTimes assessment of the American military’s broken weapons development and military industrial systems is spot on. But if you’ve been reading @washingtonmonthly.com…/1 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself
Investing in the old ways of war leaves America at risk.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This devastating NYTimes assessment of the American military’s broken weapons development and military industrial systems is spot on. But if you’ve been reading @washingtonmonthly.com…/1 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Couldn’t agree more
I've written this elsewhere (foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/11/p...), but since Putin will never—and can never—be convinced he'll lose in Ukraine, he'll obviously never agree to this new peace plan.
But positive signs that Witkoff and Kushner still aren't the final say in U.S. policy.
But positive signs that Witkoff and Kushner still aren't the final say in U.S. policy.
December 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Couldn’t agree more
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Insane statistic: Russia may have *already* suffered as many casualties in Ukraine as the U.S. did during the entirety of the Second World War.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Insane statistic: Russia may have *already* suffered as many casualties in Ukraine as the U.S. did during the entirety of the Second World War.
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Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back | Paul Taylor
Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back | Paul Taylor
With democratic values under attack from populists within and former allies without, there are no simple solutions, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back | Paul Taylor
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"When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners." Me on Trump's love of the broligarchy and what that means for Europe and Maga's future. as.ft.com/r/55519a35-2...
Trump is choosing the broligarchs over his base
[FREE TO READ] When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners
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December 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners." Me on Trump's love of the broligarchy and what that means for Europe and Maga's future. as.ft.com/r/55519a35-2...
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The Trump security strategy calls for “re-instilling a culture of competence, rooting out so-called ‘DEI’ and other discriminatory and anti-competitive practices,” as if anyone could possibly imagine that Hegseth, Patel, RFK, Tulsi or other officials were chosen based on competence. wapo.st/4prmqK9
Opinion | Trump is sending a clear message to the free world
Trump’s national security strategy slams Europe, not Russia.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The Trump security strategy calls for “re-instilling a culture of competence, rooting out so-called ‘DEI’ and other discriminatory and anti-competitive practices,” as if anyone could possibly imagine that Hegseth, Patel, RFK, Tulsi or other officials were chosen based on competence. wapo.st/4prmqK9
Trump criticizes Ukraine for its alleged lack of democracy. Funny that he never says that about Russia.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak’
In an interview with POLITICO, the president offered no reassurance to America’s allies about Russia and vowed to reshape their politics.
www.politico.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump criticizes Ukraine for its alleged lack of democracy. Funny that he never says that about Russia.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Drone sightings near critical infrastructure, 2025 (source: FT)
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December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Drone sightings near critical infrastructure, 2025 (source: FT)
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China’s predatory economy is the problem. Uniting with our allies to fight back is the only sensible response. Instead, Trump is undermining our allies, and hence we are losing. There was an alternative. /1 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
China’s predatory economy is the problem. Uniting with our allies to fight back is the only sensible response. Instead, Trump is undermining our allies, and hence we are losing. There was an alternative. /1 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
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Speaking of tigers... happy birthday to William Blake, born on this day in 1757!
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Speaking of tigers... happy birthday to William Blake, born on this day in 1757!
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New on Book Post → Christian Caryl considers Jonathan Slaght’s riveting Tigers Between Empires.
Caryl writes on the beauty of these ineffable animals and on the precarity of the habitats that sustain them. books.substack.com/p/review-chr...
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Caryl writes on the beauty of these ineffable animals and on the precarity of the habitats that sustain them. books.substack.com/p/review-chr...
@ccaryl.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social
Review: Christian Caryl Among the Amur Tigers
A new book on saving the tigers of Russia’s far east
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November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
New on Book Post → Christian Caryl considers Jonathan Slaght’s riveting Tigers Between Empires.
Caryl writes on the beauty of these ineffable animals and on the precarity of the habitats that sustain them. books.substack.com/p/review-chr...
@ccaryl.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social
Caryl writes on the beauty of these ineffable animals and on the precarity of the habitats that sustain them. books.substack.com/p/review-chr...
@ccaryl.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social
If you’re going to use a word like “sommelier” in a story, you might want to make sure you’re getting it right. More sad evidence of slipping standards at @washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you’re going to use a word like “sommelier” in a story, you might want to make sure you’re getting it right. More sad evidence of slipping standards at @washingtonpost.com
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This is not a plan for peace. It is a plan for Russian victory and Ukrainian capitulation, argues Christian Caryl.
Don’t Call This a ‘Peace Plan’
If the U.S.-Russia plan for Ukraine goes forward, Donald Trump will be remembered as the Neville Chamberlain of the 21st century.
foreignpolicy.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is not a plan for peace. It is a plan for Russian victory and Ukrainian capitulation, argues Christian Caryl.
Steve Witkoff should be fired
Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Steve Witkoff should be fired
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
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This is so many layers of writing removed from something I also do not want to read
Just opened my copy of status and saw "Ryan Lizza will publish his latest entry into his ongoing Olivia Nuzzi series in the next 24 hours or so, Lachlan Cartwright reported in his newsletter Breaker."
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is so many layers of writing removed from something I also do not want to read
Agreed
What folks need to realize about "peace talks" is that this is all theater for Washington. Ukraine knows that Russia has no intention of stopping the war, and the Russians know the Ukrainians know that. So this is just all a performance for Trump, hoping he blames the other for the lack of peace.
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Agreed