Daniel R. DePetris

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  • Jul 12, 2024
    As President Joe Biden and U.S. officials get down to business with NATO allies in Washington, D.C., this week, one question lurks over the entire...
  • Jun 29, 2024
    On July 9-10, a few days after Americans wrap up their Independence Day celebrations, heads of state, diplomats, and dignitaries will fly to hot and humid Washington, D.C.,...
  • May 16, 2024
    In the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin is an outcast—a man who unjustifiably invaded a sovereignty country, kills or jails his political opponents,...
  • Mar 1, 2024
    When Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian people during his annual speech to the nation last February, his war in Ukraine was losing steam. Three months...
  • Feb 16, 2024
    This week, U.S., Israeli, Egyptian, and Qatari officials met in Cairo to continue discussions on how to hammer out a truce in Gaza. As one might expect, getting Israel...
  • Feb 8, 2024
    As President Joe Biden walked toward Air Force One on Jan. 18, he was asked whether the ongoing U.S. military strikes against the Houthis were working to keep the...
  • Jan 30, 2024
    If you didn't know any better, you might think the United States was on the precipice of a war with Iran.  
  • Jan 18, 2024
    Whether or not the United States was wise to strike the Houthis militarily is now an irrelevant question. For good or ill, President Joe Biden concluded that something,...
  • Jan 5, 2024
    The U.S. and North Korea are beginning from such a low baseline that even small, incremental changes away from brinksmanship would be a big step forward. Unfortunately, the...