Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune and a foreign affairs writer for Newsweek.
The US military operation to track down, capture and fly Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro back to the United States for prosecution on drug trafficking charges went flawlessly. It was well-coordinated, meticulously planned and executed to a tee. Nearly two days after Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken into U.S. custody, details of the
Proponents of regime change are throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks
It’s been almost a year since Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that arguably held more power in Lebanon than the government itself, signed a ceasefire to end a ferocious two-month long war. The deal couldn’t have come at a better time; thousands of Israeli air and artillery strikes had pulverized southern Lebanon, Hezbollah’s traditional base
The President tried his best to sell his 20-point plan
He doesn’t know what he wants. This serves Netanyahu’s strategy just fine
Over the last several days, a slight divide has emerged between Trump and Senate Republicans on Ukraine and Russia policy
A perfect peace accord where the Ukrainians get everything and the Russians get nothing is a figment of the imagination
The Secretary of State’s task was twofold
POTUS will have to do the same with Russia
No one should be surprised that Trump wants to bring the war in Ukraine to a conclusion
He is using the two-and-a-half months between Election Day and Inauguration Day to re-plunge himself into the world of international diplomacy
The Florida senator is one of the most hawkish options Trump could pick to head the State Department
Dreaming about being a statesman is one thing; being one is quite another
He is still wedded to the same ultra-nationalist ministers post-Sinwar as he was when the Palestinian terrorist was still alive
It wants Israel to de-escalate but backs Israel up when it chooses to escalate
The attempt on Trump’s life comes when acts of political violence have disturbingly been on the rise
Although the two parties have modified some of their initial demands, their core positions haven’t moved
Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of munitions previously held up will now be delivered over the coming months
Israeli officials likely understood that the hit against the Hamas leader would have extremely serious consequences across the board
Zelensky would have preferred that the organization offered membership to his country yesterday
