Will Iran’s foreign policy change after Raisi’s death?
There is no Iranian version of Mikhail Gorbachev set to rise to his office
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.
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Wednesday
Is Europe ready for Trump 2.0?
European leaders are operating as if the former president has already won, not wanting to be caught flat-footed yet again
Thursday
Is Biden’s patience with Israel running out?
The deaths of seven of José Andrés’s charity workers after an IDF strike is straining the US-Israel relationship
Tuesday
On the anniversary of the Iraq invasion, spare us the sermons
Twenty-one years ago today, the United States committed its worst foreign policy mistake in generations
Monday
Pope Francis’s Ukraine war faux-pas
You can’t really blame the Pope Francis for bringing up negotiations
Tuesday
Biden’s Gaza gaffe risks relations with the Democratic base
By setting the bar too high, he will disappoint his constituents and embarrass himself for being hopelessly naive
Friday
Alexei Navalny won’t be the last of Putin’s martyrs
What can the US do that would make actually much of a difference?
Tuesday
What are Biden’s options on Iran?
The most extreme moves on the table are an attack against Iranian vessels at sea or targeting Iran itself
Tuesday
How will the 2024 election impact US-China relations?
Relations between the two countries have been hot and cold for years
Tuesday
Biden and Xi will resolve nothing in San Francisco
US-China relations have gotten worse since their last meeting, not better
Thursday
The man who made Reagan
In the Nation’s Service provides a blow-by-blow account of George P. Shultz’s seven years serving Reagan as the nation’s top diplomat
Thursday
Biden’s Oval Office address was a sales pitch
The implication was there: the US must step up because others simply won’t
Tuesday
Is a Saudi-Israel deal now off the table?
The Gaza violence has scuppered what appeared to be a pending agreement
Monday
The truth about the US-Iran prisoner deal
Most of the deal’s critics don’t seem to understand how this specific prisoner exchange agreement works
Monday
The never-ending War on Terror
US forces are operating in more countries today than they did the months and years after 9/11
Friday
Why bombing Mexican cartels is a bad idea
Why would what failed to work in Colombia and Afghanistan succeed in Mexico?
Monday
What would Trump’s second-term foreign policy look like?
To the extent the former president has a worldview of his own, it is best understood as a smorgasbord of nationalism and pseudomercantilism
Thursday
After decades of waiting, China goes on the diplomatic offensive
From high-profile visits to brokering international agreements, Xi is riding high
Wednesday
Macron’s China controversy is a big nothingburger
His latest interview confirms what we already know: he wants his fellow Europeans to grow a spine
Saturday
Macron tries to be the Xi whisperer
You can’t blame him for trying, even if he will be leaving Beijing disappointed
