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Daniel DePetris

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Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities.

DePetris is also a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at Chicago Tribune, a foreign affairs writer for Newsweek, and a writer for The Spectator. He also contributes to Beltway Confidential at the Washington Examiner.

op-edIsrael‑Iran, Middle East

How should the U.S. respond to Israel’s attack on Iran?

By Daniel DePetris

June 14, 2025

Israel’s decision to launch a wide-scale military operation against Iran may have come as a shock to many, but it’s […]

op-edNorth Korea, Air power, Asia, Balance of power, Global posture, Land power, Naval power

Trump’s North Korea Conundrum

By Daniel DePetris

June 12, 2025

op-edIran, Middle East

On Iran, Trump knows he can’t afford to let Netanyahu call the shots

By Daniel DePetris

June 12, 2025

Daniel DePetris Past Virtual Events

virtualGreat power competition, Balance of power, China, Grand strategy, Middle East

Past Virtual Event: U.S.-China competition and the value of Middle East influence

June 10, 2025

virtualMiddle East, Basing and force posture, Diplomacy, Houthis, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Military analysis, Syria

Past Virtual Event: Trump in the Middle East: Impacts, implications, and alternatives

May 16, 2025

virtualSyria, Balance of power, Basing and force posture, Counterterrorism, Middle East, Military analysis

Past Virtual Event: Syria after Assad: Prospects for U.S. withdrawal

February 21, 2025

virtualMiddle East, Alliances, Diplomacy, Israel, Military analysis

Past Virtual Event: Assessing a formal U.S.-Saudi alliance

October 17, 2024

virtualHouthis, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East, Yemen

Past Virtual Event: Houthi conundrum: defend, degrade, or defer

March 28, 2024

virtualMiddle East, Iran, Israel‑Hamas, Israel‑Iran, Syria, Yemen

Past Virtual Event: Keeping the U.S. out of war in the Middle East

January 16, 2024

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symposiumUkraine, Russia

Lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

February 13, 2023

symposiumAfghanistan

Lessons from Afghanistan

September 10, 2021

symposiumNATO, Alliances

Antique alliance: Rethinking NATO at 75

July 2, 2024

How should the U.S. respond to Israel’s attack on Iran?

Trump’s North Korea Conundrum

On Iran, Trump knows he can’t afford to let Netanyahu call the shots

How should the U.S. respond to Israel’s attack on Iran?

Trump’s North Korea Conundrum

On Iran, Trump knows he can’t afford to let Netanyahu call the shots

Will the US get drawn into the conflict between Israel and Iran?

The tense tussle over Trump’s Iran strategy

US-Korea alliance to change under Lee Jae-myung

Daniel DePetris Past Virtual Events

Past Virtual Event: U.S.-China competition and the value of Middle East influence

Past Virtual Event: Trump in the Middle East: Impacts, implications, and alternatives

Past Virtual Event: Syria after Assad: Prospects for U.S. withdrawal

Past Virtual Event: Assessing a formal U.S.-Saudi alliance

Past Virtual Event: Houthi conundrum: defend, degrade, or defer

Past Virtual Event: Keeping the U.S. out of war in the Middle East

Lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Lessons from Afghanistan

Antique alliance: Rethinking NATO at 75

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