Defense Priorities

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op-edVenezuela, Western Hemisphere

LTE: Trump rakes the path of least resistance in Venezuela

By Daniel DePetris

February 5, 2026

op-edSyria, Middle East

The U.S. couldn’t prop up the Kurds forever

By Rosemary Kelanic

February 4, 2026

op-edGrand strategy

Whatever happened to ‘America first?’

By Adam Gallagher

February 4, 2026

op-edWestern Hemisphere

Welcome the good meeting between Trump and Colombia’s Gustavo Petro

By Daniel DePetris

February 3, 2026

op-edIran, Middle East

Trump’s global gunboat diplomacy leaves the U.S. overstretched

By Alexander Langlois

February 3, 2026

op-edSyria, Middle East

The U.S. should pull the plug on its Syria deployment

By Daniel DePetris

February 1, 2026