Phil Gordon

Real success for Trump in Iran will require de-escalation He should persuade the leadership in Tehran that this is still possible

"Real success for Trump in Iran will require de-escalation." My take for @ft on US strikes in Iran.
www.ft.com/content/a00f...

Opinion | A Nuclear Deal Is Still Possible

A new nuclear deal with Iran seems implausible, until you think about how bad Iran's other options are. My piece for @nytimes on how a new deal could still be done.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...

Philip Gordon, former Kamala Harris adviser: 'Netanyahu called Trump's bluff' by striking Iran In an interview with Le Monde, Kamala Harris's former national security adviser criticizes the concept of 'peace through strength' that underpins current American foreign policy. He also acknowledges ...

English version here:
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

I spoke to Le Monde about Trump's foreign policies -- and Biden's.
archive.is/2025.06.14-1...

What Democrats can learn from Trump’s approach to the Middle East The willingness to challenge received wisdom can yield results without political costs

Much to hate about Trump foreign policy, but Democrats could learn from the willingness to challenge established orthodoxies and ignore feared political costs. My thoughts on this in @FT.

www.ft.com/content/38c7...

How Trump Can Reset His Failed Ukraine Policy More pressure on Russia could end the war.

Trump has been threatening to finally put pressure on Moscow if Putin continues to say no to peace. Ahead of possible talks, some thoughts on how he might do that with Rebecca Lissner in Foreign Policy.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/12/h...

Opinion | How Trump Can Close a Nuclear Deal with Iran

Trump wants a "better" Iran nuclear deal than Obama but also doesn't want to go to war. My thoughts for @nytopinion
on a possibly way forward:

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/o...

Trump Should Not Give Israel a Pass on Gaza Blockade By doing so, he makes Palestinian suffering U.S. policy.

By endorsing Netanyahu’s strategy of using aid as leverage, Trump is making humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza an official policy goal, Philip H. Gordon and Andrew Miller argue.

Trump Should Not Give Israel a Pass on Gaza Blockade By doing so, he makes Palestinian suffering U.S. policy.

I'm still mostly posting on the other site but will post recent publications here for those who are (understandably) not on it... Latest piece for Foreign Policy here, with Andrew Miller, on Gaza.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/29/t...

Europe has no choice but to seize frozen Russian assets Doing so is the only effective means of saving Ukraine

The case for Europe transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine was always strong. As Trump abandons Ukraine it has become far stronger. My new FT piece with Daleep Singh.
www.ft.com/content/f012...

And this in Foreign Policy, on how Trump sold myth that US is in economic and geopolitical decline -- which isn't true.

New piece in Foreign Affairs on strategic opportunities Trump is inheriting in the Middle East -- tempered by fear that he will squander.

Just getting set up on this site. Seems preferable to the other one.