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Daniel DePetris: The Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey deal provides the US with an opportunity

Daniel DePetris: The Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey deal provides the US with an opportunity

Here's why the mutual defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is significant.

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Daniel DePetris: Comprehensive peace in Gaza is still just a dream

Daniel DePetris: Comprehensive peace in Gaza is still just a dream

The unveiled agreement is not new as much as it is an effort to get back...

04.08.2026 7

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Daniel DePetris: Nicaragua slides further into dictatorship

The U.S. can increase the pain on Nicaragua’s economy in response to cancelled elections. Sanctions...

28.07.2026 10

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Daniel DePetris: New prime minister assumes the reins as Britain struggles

As Andy Burnham assumes power, the country’s traditional allies are questioning London’s ability to meet...

21.07.2026 10

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Daniel DePetris: The US and Iran are back at war. Could it sink Donald Trump’s presidency?

If gas prices rise again, then pressure to come to a resolution in the war...

14.07.2026 10

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Daniel DePetris: Ukraine is front of mind ahead of the NATO summit spectacle

Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin all want the war in Ukraine to end,...

07.07.2026 30

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Daniel DePetris: The powers that be in Venezuela are exploiting a tragedy as its people suffer

The three most important people in Venezuelan politics today are hoping to use the earthquakes...

02.07.2026 40

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump tendrá altas exigencias para quien gane las elecciones presidenciales de Colombia

Normalmente, unas elecciones presidenciales en Sudamérica no llamarían la atención en los círculos de poder...

18.06.2026 40

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Daniel DePetris: Iran and Israel have put Donald Trump in a rough spot

When Iran and Israel resumed attacking each other this week, Donald Trump looked like he...

18.06.2026 40

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Daniel DePetris: President Donald Trump and Iran get to a deal. Now comes the hard part.

Let’s not pretend we’re out of the woods. The framework deal President Donald Trump and...

18.06.2026 40

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump’s board of irrelevant peace

Seven months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire arrangement between Israel and Gaza, Donald Trump's Board of...

26.05.2026 50

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Daniel DePetris: The Pentagon is blending the war on drugs with counterterrorism. It isn’t working.

By fusing the two, the U.S. is embarking on a long-term military engagement whose goal...

26.05.2026 40

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Daniel DePetris: Vladimir Putin’s costly warmongering is stirring up resentment at home

The discontent in Russian society over the costly war in Ukraine is beginning to bubble...

18.05.2026 40

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Daniel DePetris: An indictment of Sinaloa’s governor could roil US-Mexico ties

An indictment against current and former Mexican officials will complicate the two nations' work to...

09.05.2026 40

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Daniel DePetris: Déjà vu in Lebanon

It appears that the White House wants to see the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon...

30.04.2026 50

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Daniel DePetris: Will King Charles’ visit help soften the animus between the US and the UK?

The British monarch will have some work to do during his visit to chip away...

30.04.2026 50

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Why the CIA deaths are a problem for Mexico

25.04.2026 50

Washington Examiner

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Daniel DePetris: The global ripple effects of the United States’ diplomacy with Iran

U.S. negotiations with Iran are not occurring in a vacuum. Other U.S. adversaries are evaluating...

18.04.2026 40

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Daniel DePetris: Our NATO allies are unwilling to play Donald Trump’s game this time around

None of our NATO allies believe a waging war of choice against Iran is a...

09.04.2026 50

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump’s gut instincts on Iran have failed since his first term

The United States is in the position it’s in today in Iran because Donald Trump's...

02.04.2026 40

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Trump Is Getting His Way in Latin America. But Bully Tactics Have a Cost—and the Bill Is Coming Due.

Latin America Trump Is Getting His Way in Latin America. But Bully Tactics Have a Cost—and the Bill Is Coming Due. A brash bid to...

30.03.2026 30

Reason.com

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Trump's War in Iran Risks Ruining His Entire Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy Trump's War in Iran Risks Ruining His Entire Foreign Policy The president’s attempt to manage the consequences of...

27.03.2026 30

Reason.com

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Daniel DePetris: The Gulf states are between Iran and a hard place

For the Gulf Arab states, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is a tragedy. Nothing good...

26.03.2026 40

Chicago Tribune

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Congress must demand Iran war answers from Trump administration

On Monday, just days after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed the Trump administration’s gargantuan $200 billion supplemental request for the...

23.03.2026 20

Washington Examiner

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Daniel DePetris: The war in Iran is beginning to grate on Donald Trump

President Donald Trump now has his back against the wall as gas prices rise and...

18.03.2026 50

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Daniel DePetris: Militarily, the Iran war is a success. But what are the US goals?

All the military successes don’t add up to much if the Iran campaign itself is...

10.03.2026 50

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump’s pitiful case for going to war with Iran

Sure, Iran’s missiles pose a threat. But it’s not like this is a new development.

03.03.2026 40

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DEPETRIS: Trump Calls It Liberation But It Looks Like Regime Change

An agreement was possible here

28.02.2026 40

The Daily Caller

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Daniel DePetris: Europe debates the bomb

The Europeans aren’t as confident about the U.S. nuclear umbrella as they once were.

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Daniel DePetris: How El Mencho’s death in Mexico could make drug cartel violence worse

The death of the leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel was eclipsed by the group's...

25.02.2026 50

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Will Trump choose Xi’s favor or Taiwan’s defense?

Last December, the Trump administration announced the largest arms sale to Taiwan in history: an $11 billion weapons package that included...

20.02.2026 60

Washington Examiner

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Daniel DePetris: What kind of deal is the US looking for in Cuba?

Donald Trump insists the Cuban government will fall on its own volition yet also says...

04.02.2026 40

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump stirs up trouble in US-Canada relations

U.S.-Canada relations are getting iced over due to a philosophical difference of how international politics...

28.01.2026 40

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Erdogan chooses the ayatollahs over the Iranian people

22.01.2026 50

Washington Examiner

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Trump’s very predictable message at Davos

22.01.2026 30

Washington Examiner

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Daniel DePetris: The Trump administration launches Phase 2 of the Gaza plan. Will peace materialize?

As the White House would like to proclaim its policy on Gaza as a clear...

20.01.2026 30

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Daniel DePetris: Venezuela has been introduced to supposed ally Vladimir Putin’s fickle side

This isn’t the first time Russia chose to sit on the sidelines as one of...

14.01.2026 50

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump wants to be the emperor of Latin America

What happened in Venezuela over the weekend is the most dramatic illustration of Donald Trump's plan...

07.01.2026 60

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Daniel DePetris: The foreign policy moves Donald Trump got right this year

As erratic as Donald Trump can be, there were a few policy moves in the...

30.12.2025 50

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Daniel DePetris: Attacks in Australia and Syria show how difficult it is to eliminate terrorism

Terrorist groups don’t need control of territory to inspire attacks halfway around the world.

23.12.2025 60

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump is conducting a secret war

Covert operations are nothing new for the United States. Throughout its history, the U.S. has overthrown governments it didn’t like, supported...

17.12.2025 60

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Daniel DePetris: The good and the bad in Donald Trump’s national security strategy

The White House preaches the value of noninterventionism, but this is hard to square with...

12.12.2025 50

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is on life support

The lack of progress on setting up an international police force in Palestine suggests that...

02.12.2025 40

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Daniel DePetris: The Trump administration’s proposal for the war in Ukraine is its latest half-baked plan

To the extent the Trump administration has a policy on Ukraine, it’s disjointed, confusing and...

25.11.2025 30

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House moves to capitalize on Trump’s law-and-order success

22.11.2025 40

Washington Examiner

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Trump is holding the media accountable one settlement at a time

22.11.2025 40

Washington Examiner

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Iran escalates nuclear stand off

22.11.2025 40

Washington Examiner

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Daniel DePetris: President Donald Trump should tread carefully with Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump is so desperate that he’s willing to gift the Saudis whatever they...

18.11.2025 30

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Daniel DePetris: The death of a mayor brings Mexico’s cartel violence to the fore

The dealth of the mayor of the Mexican town of Uruapan shows us that Mexico...

11.11.2025 40

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Viral ‘trans rights’ gym incident shows Democrats lunacy

08.11.2025 30

Washington Examiner

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