Daniel DePetris

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  • Jul 25, 2024
    The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress, his appearance caused considerable strain in the bilateral U.S.-Israel...
  • Jul 4, 2024
    June 9 was the worst moment of French President Emmanuel Macron's political career. Or so many thought. His political grouping, Renew Europe, was dealt a devastating result at...
  • Jun 24, 2024
    What to make of Russian President Vladimir Putin's short stay in North Korea this week, where he greeted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un like a long lost brother and...
  • Jun 7, 2024
    There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the two Koreas, perhaps the world's most bitter adversaries, were actually striking deals with each other and giving one another...
  • Jun 4, 2024
    Depending on which Israeli official you ask, Israel is either close to a total and complete win over Hamas in Gaza or in the middle of what will be a long, grinding year ahead. 
  • May 29, 2024
    Last weekend, Israel committed a tragic error in the field. According to Israel's own account, a precision munition launched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hit a...
  • Mar 23, 2024
    Adm. John Aquilino and Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for an appearance in front of the House Armed Services Committee. The...
  • Feb 23, 2024
    Can the United States use its leverage over Israel to stop the war in Gaza? Does it have significant leverage to begin with?  
  • Jan 22, 2024
    Whether or not the United States was wise to strike the Houthis militarily is now an irrelevant question. For good or ill, President Joe Biden concluded that something,...