Rishi Iyengar
@iyengarish.bsky.social
Staff Writer at Foreign Policy magazine covering (mostly) technology, via CNN, TIME, SFO-DEL-HKG-NYC-PNQ. Alliteration aficionado. Em dash enthusiast. New(ish) here.
In today’s #MustRead, @iyengarish.bsky.social and @christinalu.bsky.social explain why U.S. water systems are becoming an easy target for hackers linked to Iran, with utilities in at least seven states targeted in recent attacks. ⬇️ foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/13/c...
Why Hackers Keep Going After U.S. Water Supplies
A spate of new attacks believed to be linked to Iran has highlighted the water sector’s vulnerability.
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After a spate of hacks on water infrastructure across the United States (suspected of being carried out by Iran, we looked at why the U.S. water sector in particular is so vulnerable to cyberattacks: foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/13/c... with @christinalu.bsky.social via @foreignpolicy.com
Why Hackers Keep Going After U.S. Water Supplies
A spate of new attacks believed to be linked to Iran has highlighted the water sector’s vulnerability.
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#HouseOfTheDragon manages something few television shows can, which is to feel slower than the book that makes up its source material.
“Social media made the protest feel like a conversation, not a lecture.” My deep dive for @foreignpolicy.com, on how India's Gen Z and the @cockroachjparty.bsky.social took the fight to Modi online, is in front of our paywall and free to read: foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/30/c...
How Gen Z ‘Cockroaches’ Beat Modi at His Own Game
India’s prime minister is famous for his savvy use of social media. Now he’s getting a wake-up call.
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“Social media made the protest feel like a conversation, not a lecture.” My deep dive for @foreignpolicy.com, on how India's Gen Z and the @cockroachjparty.bsky.social took the fight to Modi online, is in front of our paywall and free to read: foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/30/c...
How Gen Z ‘Cockroaches’ Beat Modi at His Own Game
India’s prime minister is famous for his savvy use of social media. Now he’s getting a wake-up call.
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From strategic fortresses to economic powerhouses, here are the nine most consequential islands in Iran’s arsenal—and what a U.S. military campaign could conceivably achieve. An @foreignpolicy.com explainer! foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/27/i...
Iran’s Arsenal Starts With Its Islands
From strategic fortresses to economic powerhouses, Iran’s islands may be the key to any full-scale invasion. Here’s a guide to Tehran’s nine most consequential territories.
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China is AI-maxxing. My latest @foreignpolicy.com on what new models and big speeches out of Beijing mean for U.S.-China tech competition. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/23/c...
China Is AI-Maxxing
Beijing may be closing the gap with Washington in the AI race.
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My best friend and I sneaking out of the house as teenagers to get McDonald's at 3 a.m.
Re-upping this for no particular reason
Rishi Iyengar@iyengarish.bsky.social · 2mo agoFerran Torres is the Alvaro Morata of Gonzalo Higuains.
Spotted inside the Ankara Castle, the day after the NATO Summit.
NATO managed to give Trump a happy summit sendoff for the second straight year—though protecting his ego wasn't as high priority this year and Europe is ready for self-reliance. Now what? Final @foreignpolicy.com Ankara dispatch with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social: foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/09/n...
NATO’s Waiting Game
Less Trump. More Europe. What’s next?
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A breakdown of what happened at this year's NATO summit in Ankara from me and @iyengarish.bsky.social The alliance wanted to look united. In walked Trump. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/08/t...
Trump Hands NATO a Mixed Bag
The alliance wanted to look united. In walked Trump.
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Angsty in Ankara My @foreignpolicy.com preview of next week's NATO Summit, where @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social and I will be on the ground reporting! Let us know if you'd like to grab a coffee or a kebab. foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/02/n...
Angsty in Ankara
Can NATO move past a need to keep Trump happy?
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Ferran Torres is the Alvaro Morata of Gonzalo Higuains.
“You can spin it in different ways, but it is because of the changes that we’ve seen in the 18 months of the Trump administration.” My latest @foreignpolicy.com, on Europe's renewed push for tech sovereignty and the impact on/from its relationship with the U.S.: foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/01/t...
Trump’s Trans-Atlantic Tech Schism
The U.S. president’s policies are driving Europe’s push for technological sovereignty.
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“We don’t have a solution,” an Israeli military official said. foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/30/i...
Israel Has a Hezbollah Drone Problem
“We don’t have a solution,” an Israeli military official said.
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🚨We've dropped @foreignpolicy.com's paywall completely for a week starting today, during which you can read all of our journalism and analysis completely for free (with an email registration)! Including below some of my favorite pieces I've published so far this year 🧵:
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"This administration’s worldview is their worldview. They have their priorities. We have our priorities, we have our national interest." India's ambassador to Washington Vinay Kwatra on technology, trade and the India-U.S. relationship @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/16/i...
‘It's Not Competitive in Nature’
India’s ambassador to Washington insists “Make in India” doesn’t conflict with “America First.”
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Ended up at The Kennedy Center right as Trump's name is being taken down (and there's a rainbow)
If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.
China has finally confirmed that Xi Jinping will be visiting North Korea. For @foreignpolicy.com last month, I wrote about the implications of such a visit and why Xi has chosen Pyongyang for his first overseas trip of 2026. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/22/x...
Xi’s Flurry of Post-Trump Diplomacy
The Chinese president may be preparing for a rare and momentous trip to Pyongyang.
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Trump and Xi seemed to agree to little of substance, save some minor concessions over trade, writes FP’s @beijingpalmer.bsky.social.
The Trump-Xi Summit Was Remarkably Banal
A more confident China is happy to downplay presidential visits.
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For @foreignpolicy.com's Situation Report, @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social and I wrote about U.S. weapon sales to Taiwan and how it didn't seem to come up between Trump and Xi in Beijing. But Trump said on Air Force 1 back that they did in fact discuss it at length. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/14/t...
Talking (and Not Talking) Taiwan
A tale of two readouts.
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As Trump begins his visit to China—the first by a U.S. president since Trump's 2017 state visit during his first term—I dug into a question that has been on a lot of minds in the past year: Why is he no longer a China hawk? foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/12/t... via @foreignpolicy.com
What Happened to Trump the China Hawk?
The U.S. president heads to Beijing in detente and dealmaking mode.
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Journalist friends: Crowdsourcing for a talk I'm giving--what is the one thing you wish non-journalists knew/realized about our profession?
Journalist friends: Crowdsourcing for a talk I'm giving--what is the one thing you wish non-journalists knew/realized about our profession?
Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken spoke to FP’s @iyengarish.bsky.social about his recent meeting with Hegseth, the strain Trump has imposed on NATO, and Belgium’s potential role in helping to clear the Strait of Hormuz.
‘Everything Depends on Our Attitudes’
Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken on Hegseth, Hormuz, and NATO’s future.
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This week's SitRep with @jchaltiwanger.bsky.social: Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said his meeting with Pete Hegseth in Washington this week was "very positive" and "there was no hostility." Belgium's defense spending went up by 59% last year. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/30/h...
The View From Europe
Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken on Hegseth, Hormuz, and NATO.
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