Is NATO about to get even bigger?
Sweden and Finland are ideal applicants, but expansion comes at a cost
Daniel DePetris
Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune and a foreign affairs writer for Newsweek.
Tuesday
Tuesday
Russia becomes a lost cause
As Putin turns to the Donbas, the West despairs of diplomacy. But what comes next?
Tuesday
Washington’s dirtiest war at last goes silent
There’s been a ceasefire in Yemen, though you can forgive the Yemenis for having doubts
Tuesday
Don’t blame the West for its Ukraine hesitance
They’re trying to avoid a war, which is why they view a Ukrainian security guarantee skeptically
Monday
Biden’s ad-libs are making the world less safe
Presidents don’t always have to say what they’re thinking
Tuesday
What’s the difference between Yemen and Ukraine?
We’ve been brutal towards Russia and tepid towards the Saudis. Why?
Tuesday
Is Putin nuts?
History shows that labeling foreign leaders as crazy sends us down a slippery slope
Tuesday
Putin the reckless gambler
The supposedly cautious Russian leader has dug his country into a hole
Tuesday
Putin is making the EU great again
Achieving the impossible: perhaps there’s a silver lining to this awful mess
Monday
Diplomacy is Ukraine’s last hope
Rumors of a Russian invasion are ominous but negotiations can still save the day
Tuesday
NATO won’t bleed for Ukraine
Acknowledging that is the single best way to stop a Russian invasion, yet policymakers refuse
Monday
Kudos to Macron for going to Moscow
Americans demand that Europe take charge of its own defense yet chide the French for doing just that?
Tuesday
Europe: the little kids’ table at the Ukraine talks
It’s past time for the continent to step up and take charge of its own defense
Wednesday
Russia may very well invade Ukraine
Biden’s bleak assessment wasn’t necessarily wrong — and diplomacy remains the best hope
Wednesday
The decline of drone killings
Under Joe Biden, drones are being used far less as a tool of war. But will it stick?
Tuesday
America still won’t risk a war with Russia over Ukraine
That cold reality ought to be the backdrop to the ongoing crisis diplomacy between Washington and Moscow
Friday
Why we keep getting North Korea wrong
As bizarre as Kim can sound sometimes, he appears to know where Washington’s red-lines are
Thursday
Biden’s diplomacy with Iran is falling apart
But that doesn’t mean we should choose the military option, which would be a fool’s errand
Friday
Another wasteful defense budget for the Pentagon
A lack of money isn’t why American foreign policy has so many problems
Tuesday
Biden must encourage Ukraine to negotiate
It’s a hard reality to swallow but America can’t deploy combat troops against the Russians
