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Peter Doran

The National Interest

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Marco Rubio’s Munich Moment

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears in New York City during the UN General Assembly on September 28, 2025. Secretary Rubio’s recent speech at...

18.02.2026 4

The National Interest

Peter Doran

Trump’s new national-security plan beats Biden’s but muddles our biggest threats

The White House’s just-released National Security Strategy wisely jettisons the Biden administration’s misguided emphasis on sexual identity and...

06.12.2025 10

New York Post

Peter Doran

Trump’s narrow road to Ukraine peace has three milestones for success — or failure

America holds powerful cards. President Trump should play them to halt the fighting, resist Putin's land demands and — most important — bring...

20.08.2025 4

New York Post

Peter Doran

Trump throws gauntlet down on Putin — who gambled he could stall his way to victory

The time for talk is over. President Donald Trump issued a major deadline to Russia on Monday.

15.07.2025 5

New York Post

Peter Doran

Inside the secret genius of the Ukraine mineral deal

President Trump has just struck one big, beautiful deal with Ukraine — and its impact could reach far beyond rare earth minerals.

02.05.2025 9

New York Post

Peter Doran

Army’s swamp tragedy shows America who our friends are

Through this loss, we glimpse one of the United States' most important strategic resources: Allies who will dive in beside us to find our missing...

02.04.2025 6

New York Post

Peter Doran

Why NATO Should Move Nuclear Weapons to Poland

18.03.2025 5

The National Interest

Peter Doran

Small thanks and a little grace can repair that disastrous Ukraine meeting

Nothing about President Trump's meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky Friday went according to plan.

01.03.2025 4

New York Post

Peter Doran

Marco Rubio must convince Europe that ‘America First 2.0’ has replaced Biden-era US decline

In his first European trip, new Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make clear that the new era of American diplomacy is one of strength, not retreat.

13.02.2025 8

New York Post

Peter Doran

Vladimir Putin’s wobbly empire gives US a path to stifle Russia’s threats

This week marked 25 years of Vladimir Putin’s rule, a milestone the Russian dictator celebrated in a televised address. Boasting of past...

08.01.2025 6

New York Post

Peter Doran