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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...

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Reason.com

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

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...

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Chicago Tribune

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Congress must demand Iran war answers from Trump administration

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 2

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 10

Chicago Tribune

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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

An agreement was possible here

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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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Chicago Tribune

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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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...

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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Erdogan chooses the ayatollahs over the Iranian people

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Washington Examiner

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Trump’s very predictable message at Davos

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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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 20

Chicago Tribune

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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...

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Chicago Tribune

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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...

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Chicago Tribune

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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.

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Chicago Tribune

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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

22.11.2025 10

Washington Examiner

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Trump is holding the media accountable one settlement at a time

22.11.2025 10

Washington Examiner

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Iran escalates nuclear stand off

22.11.2025 10

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 9

Chicago Tribune

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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 10

Chicago Tribune

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Viral ‘trans rights’ gym incident shows Democrats lunacy

08.11.2025 10

Washington Examiner

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Trump’s Syria strategy might just work

08.11.2025 7

Washington Examiner

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Daniel DePetris: Is Donald Trump’s military campaign against drug traffickers in Venezuela legal?

The legal justification for the military campaign off the coasts of Venezuela and Colombia is...

04.11.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: President Donald Trump wants to meet with Kim Jong Un again. But what about Kim?

The geopolitical situation has changed for North Korea in the years since Donald Trump and...

28.10.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump brings the war on terrorism to the Caribbean

Americans must ask if waging an actual war against drugs in Latin America is the...

21.10.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump declares a new dawn in the Middle East. The reality is a little more complicated.

There’s no doubt that President Donald Trump has scored a big diplomatic win. But what does...

14.10.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: Two years later, the war in Gaza has been catastrophic for all sides

Oct. 7 sparked the most violent war between Israel and Hamas in history and dealt...

07.10.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: The stare down between the US and Iran continues

Any hope of diplomacy regarding Iranian sanctions has been extinguished. Iranian exports and imports will...

30.09.2025 9

Chicago Tribune

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Trump's War on 'Narcoterrorists' Is Doomed to Fail

24.09.2025 10

Time

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Daniel DePetris: European nations recognize Palestinian statehood. It won’t help end the war.

Countries can formally recognize Palestine, but nothing happening in Israel gives confidence that the war...

23.09.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: NATO rose to the challenge and passed Russia’s test in Poland

After Russian drones breached Polish airspace, NATO sent a message to the Russians that such...

16.09.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: Boat attack shows that Donald Trump doesn’t know what he wants in Venezuela

Destroying a boat that was allegedly transporting narcotics to the United States is the latest...

09.09.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump tries to make history in Syria and Lebanon

There are two countries in the Middle East where transformative change might be on the...

26.08.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump reverses course on a ceasefire in Ukraine. What can Europe expect now?

President Donald Trump also changed his mind about whether to gift Ukraine security guarantees from...

19.08.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: By winging it in Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu is taking a big risk

The Israeli prime minister is often unsure of the next steps and arrogantly refuses to...

12.08.2025 8

Chicago Tribune

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What Trump Can't Achieve in Ukraine

08.08.2025 10

Time

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Daniel DePetris: Taiwan’s president is not having an easy time of it at home or with the US

U.S. decisions to not let the Taiwanese president stop in the U.S. and cancel defense...

05.08.2025 20

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: South Korea’s new president tries to shake up the Korean Peninsula

Bringing stability back to the Korean Peninsula is a necessity for South Korea's president, but...

30.07.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu don’t have the same goals

Donald Trump wants the war in Gaza solved, but the possibility of a ceasefire deal...

22.07.2025 20

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: Vladimir Putin’s conduct causes Donald Trump to have a change of heart on Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s conduct has prompted Donald Trump’s shift as Russia's war effort in Ukraine has...

15.07.2025 9

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: The strife in Ecuador, Mexico and Haiti is easy to miss in our frenetic news cycle

Conflicts in Ecuador, Mexico and Haiti stem from corruption, a lack of state authority and...

08.07.2025 20

Chicago Tribune

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Daniel DePetris: What lessons are foreign leaders taking from Donald Trump’s Iran bombing?

The decision to bomb Iran may prompt Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to change their...

01.07.2025 10

Chicago Tribune

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