Daniel DePetris
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Why Putin's invasion of Ukraine has been such a disaster
Russia invaded Ukraine one year ago, during which time Vladimir Putin has learned the hard way: before taking your country to war, you better do your homework. → Read More
The US and China want to pop their balloon issue
Ten days after a U.S. F-22 fighter aircraft downed a People’s Liberation Army surveillance balloon off the South Carolina coast, U.S. and Chinese officials are struggling to find an exit ramp. → Read More
With balloons, chip bans, and soaring trade, US and China maintain delicate waltz
We hear a lot these days about decoupling between the United States and China: that the two economic giants are slowly but surely unwinding their commercial, technological, and financial connections. Indeed, a growing cohort in Washington is rooting for it. The theory: the less tentacles America… → Read More
What's going on with Ukraine and F-16s?
Washington Examiner Defense Reporter Mike Brest joins Jim Antle to discuss Ukraine’s latest request for fighter jets almost immediately after the US agreed to provide tanks. → Read More
Sorry, Turkey is staying in NATO
Turkey is the red-headed step-child of NATO. With a history of military coups, a penchant for internal crackdowns on dissent, and a big nationalist streak, the Mediterranean power's internal politics have always been complicated. This is certainly the case with current President Recep Tayyip… → Read More
Will Turkey's NATO showdown be resolved with F-16 sale?
It’s not every day that NATO fights among itself. But the alliance is in the midst of a lingering argument that won’t go away. The issue: Sweden and Finland’s incorporation into NATO. → Read More
Will 2023 put the final nail in the Iran nuclear deal coffin?
Four months ago, it looked like the United States, its partners in the P5+1, and Iran had an agreement: Tehran would come back into compliance with its nuclear obligations under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran nuclear deal). In return, the West would remove sanctions on the Iranian energy and banking sectors. → Read More
Ukraine's generals are showing more realism than their civilian masters
Given that Ukraine's performance in its war with Russia has exceeded everybody’s expectations, one would assume its military leadership would be feeling upbeat. The Russian military, which started President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" in February with the expectation it would be over in a matter of weeks, has been rendered, if not a "paper tiger," certainly not a predatory cat. → Read More
Why the US should be wary about going to war over Taiwan
Last month’s first in-person summit between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping was a relatively successful event, even if there weren’t many specific outcomes. Both leaders came away pledging to keep up U.S.-China dialogue. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Beijing early next year. → Read More
How will the EU's coming restriction on Russian oil affect global prices?
From Dec. 5, the European Union will be prohibited from importing Russian crude oil. Insurance companies covering sea-born oil shipments will no longer be able to cover vessels carrying Russian crude anywhere in the world. Moscow will then face a choice: decrease production at home by capping wells… → Read More
America shouldn't fear a shallow Sino-Russian friendship
Vladimir Putin could use a friendly face by his side. Humiliating Russian defeats in Ukraine have joined to growing criticism of Putin's war effort, even from his top supporters. He got that friendly face on Thursday via Chinese President Xi Jinping. → Read More
The U.S. Was Right to Leave Afghanistan
Reasonable people can disagree with how the Afghanistan withdrawal was conducted, but keeping U.S. forces on the ground would have been indefinitely costly. → Read More
China and South Korea square off over missile defense
A bilateral meeting between the Chinese and South Korean foreign ministers isn’t normally a newsworthy event. But when South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin flew to Beijing this week to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a five-hour session, the two men walked away without resolving an… → Read More
A day of reckoning for Syria's suffering millions
The man accused of killing seven people attending a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on the Fourth of July has confessed to his role in the massacre, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, made his confession in a voluntary statement, according to officials. He has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder and will likely face more counts over the dozens… → Read More
In Iran Nuclear Talks, the US Has No Good Plan ‘B’
Sanctions haven’t worked. Tehran is drawing closer to a Bomb. It’s time to get serious about negotiating. → Read More
What is the US trying to accomplish in Ukraine?
The West is ramping up its support for Ukraine. → Read More
The war in Ukraine becomes a bloody high-stakes poker game
With Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky both putting a wet blanket over peace talks, it seems that the main players are fully convinced their strategies will prevail. → Read More
Before peace is possible, Ukraine will have to experience more war
As the war in Ukraine approaches its third month, there are a few conclusions worth noting. → Read More
Ukraine's Hail Mary pass for security guarantees
Depending on who you ask, the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia are either making slow but steady progress or are floundering. → Read More