Daniel DePetris

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  • Jun 12, 2026
    There was a time not so long ago when Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had the distinct honor of being one of the world’s few heads-of-state who could legitimately boast...
  • Jun 11, 2026
    The New York Knicks may have lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but President Trump was still in a somewhat buoyant mood. Negotiations with Iran were going swimmingly, Trump claimed to...
  • May 22, 2026
    Raúl Castro may be a thin, limpish, bespectacled 94-year-old grandfather whose revolutionary days have long since passed him. But as far as the United States government is...
  • Apr 25, 2026
    Tragedy struck the United States and Mexico last Sunday. As U.S. and Mexican officials were returning from an anti-drug operation in the northern Mexican state of...
  • Mar 5, 2026
    In purely conventional terms, the US and Iranian militaries don’t stack up. 
  • Feb 23, 2026
    Last December, the Trump administration announced the largest arms sale to Taiwan in history: an $11 billion weapons package that included everything from drones...
  • Jan 29, 2026
    Over the last week, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, additional F-15 fighter planes and naval vessels carrying sea-launched cruise missiles have been making their...