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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-edEurope and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

Trump is trying to turn India against Russia. It won’t work.

By Daniel DePetris

August 1, 2025

In between inspecting his golf courses in Scotland and meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Trump delivered another […]

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

What does Trump really want in Gaza?

By Daniel DePetris

July 30, 2025

op-edUkraine, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine‑Russia

Putin’s policy in Ukraine: Strategic patience

By Daniel DePetris

July 28, 2025

Daniel DePetris Past Virtual Events

virtualAmericas, Air power, Military analysis

Past Virtual Event: A new war next door? The case against U.S. military strikes in Mexico

July 17, 2025

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

Daniel DePetris Featured Symposia

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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

Trump is trying to turn India against Russia. It won’t work.

What does Trump really want in Gaza?

Putin’s policy in Ukraine: Strategic patience

Trump is trying to turn India against Russia. It won’t work.

What does Trump really want in Gaza?

Putin’s policy in Ukraine: Strategic patience

Trump’s tough talk won’t end war in Ukraine

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu don’t have the same goals

Israel’s calculus on Syria

Daniel DePetris Past Virtual Events

Past Virtual Event: A new war next door? The case against U.S. military strikes in Mexico

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

Lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Lessons from Afghanistan

Antique alliance: Rethinking NATO at 75

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