Daniel R. DePetris

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  • Nov 13, 2025
    As the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier sails to the Caribbean, the U.S. military continues striking drug-carrying boats off the Venezuelan coast and the Trump...
  • Nov 5, 2025
    The U.S. need not fear losing influence in the Middle East to Moscow or Beijing  
  • Sep 27, 2025
    Despite a showstopping performance at the UN General Assembly, Syria’s new leader faces many difficult and perhaps intractable problems at home.  
  • Jun 20, 2025
    President Donald Trump has received an enormous amount of pressure over the last week to join Israel’s war against Iran. The conservative radio host Mark Levin has used...
  • Jun 3, 2025
    On June 2, Russian and Ukrainian representatives met in Istanbul, Turkey, for the second round of peace talks in about two weeks. The initial round last month ended after...
  • Mar 12, 2025
    On March 6, during one of his impromptu news conferences in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump was asked whether he was considering any changes to U.S. policy...
  • Feb 28, 2025
    What is President Donald Trump's policy on Venezuela? What are his prime objectives? And what strategy is he using to achieve them?