Dan DePetris

Also, 99% of Americans have no clue who this person is, so who cares?

King-like.

Throw it on the pile of once-great news institutions taken over by wealthy ideologues.

Isn't media consolidation grand?

I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to unfollow someone. It’s like the best thing ever.

Trump wants to get out of the Middle East, which is why he just gave Qatar a NATO-style U.S. security guarantee. Brilliant man.

The U.S. and Iran are back to square one.

Trump wants to get out of the Middle East, which is why he just gave Qatar a NATO-style U.S. security guarantee. Brilliant man.

The U.S. and Iran are back to square one.

Alternative title: “How Donald Trump’s Gaza deal—which won’t be implemented—came together.”

Colorado.

This is entirely hypothetical, so I’m not sure why the Economist is freaking out about it. Also, it infantilizes the South Koreans.

One under discussed aspect of lethal US strikes in the Caribbean is the effect on mil-intel cooperation with foreign partners.

If I was still in the US government & a foreign partner started lawlessly killing people like this, I'd definitely raise a red flag w/r/t intel sharing, arms sales, etc.

My brother is out west on a vacation and he sent me these pictures. Wyoming is stellar.

Palestine is unrecognisable on the ground The UN stands up a state that is disappearing from view

Even as Western governments promise statehood, Palestinians increasingly despair of its realisation. The devastation of Israel’s onslaught in Gaza has taught most Palestinians the futility of armed resistance

Ok I stand corrected.

As a Jets fan, it’s a Sunday tradition to sit down and try to watch unwatchable football.

The guy who killed the investigation—or at least said he didn’t support it—is now a federal judge.

Trump-era withdrawal deal with the Taliban says otherwise.

If you’re incapable of having a conversation about your subject matter without gloating or mentioning your credentials every 30 seconds, then I’m not interested in hearing from you.

I’ve read about 8 news items over the last two days about Trump’s Global War on Terrorism-Narco Edition, which is by far one of the most important stories of the year. They all quote the same three experts. Beyond derivative.

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 antics won’t be tolerated.

NATO responded to Russian drones entering Poland’s airspace in the way we would want it to, @dandepetris.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com.

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Israel humiliates Trump again, and Rubio responds by crawling to Jerusalem in order to reassure Israel. Israel is the senior partner.

So what do you propose NATO do, exactly? They shot the drones down. That was the response. You want something more aggressive?

Senior Democrat says Pentagon didn’t present conclusive evidence alleged drug smugglers killed in strike were gang members | CNN Politics Defense Department officials briefing congressional staff on Tuesday about last week’s US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean did not present conclusive evidence that the targets of the attack ...

“But the briefers acknowledged that they did not have sufficient intelligence to definitively conclude that the individuals were members of TdA, rather than just unaffiliated, low-level drug traffickers, the sources familiar said.” 1/n

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I think it’s more than possible…

Same thing with “rules-based order.” We will defend it, unless doing so is an inconvenience—or violating it ourselves is viewed as necessary to accomplish a goal.

Hi Alexander. You wouldn’t happen to have a pdf available, would you?

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 move in the White House’s disjointed Venezuela policy.

"The outstanding question looms: What exactly does the Trump administration want to achieve in Venezuela?" @dandepetris.bsky.social asks in his column on @chicagotribune.com.

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