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WESTERN HEMISPHERE EXPERTS

Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

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Daniel
DePetris

Fellow

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Benjamin
Friedman

Policy Director

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Christopher
McCallion

Fellow

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Alexander
Downes

Non-Resident Fellow

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Daniel
Davis

Senior Fellow & Military Expert

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op-edVenezuela, Western Hemisphere

LTE: Trump rakes the path of least resistance in Venezuela

By Daniel DePetris

February 5, 2026

Regarding Mary Anastasia O’Grady’s “Meet Trump’s Partners in Venezuela” (Americas, Jan. 26): If President Trump cared a lick about toppling […]

op-edWestern Hemisphere

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

By Daniel DePetris

February 3, 2026

op-edGrand strategy, Greenland, NATO, Western Hemisphere

Donald Trump is endangering U.S. alliances

By Christopher McCallion

January 30, 2026

Symposia: Americas first: A shift to hemispheric defense

Washington has recently pursued a more aggressive policy approach toward the Western Hemisphere. Defense Priorities organized this symposium to encourage thinking about this change and articulate what U.S. hemispheric defense should—and shouldn’t—look like. Top experts shared their insights in an effort to inform and improve U.S. policy. Each contributor provided an answer to the question: “What is the most prudent way to pursue a foreign policy focused on hemispheric defense?”

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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-edWestern Hemisphere

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

By Daniel DePetris

February 3, 2026

op-edGrand strategy, Greenland, NATO, Western Hemisphere

Donald Trump is endangering U.S. alliances

By Christopher McCallion

January 30, 2026

jet plane on the sky
op-edWestern Hemisphere, Greenland

Why the U.S. can and should leave Greenland alone for now

By Peter Harris

January 30, 2026

op-edWestern Hemisphere, Greenland

Donald Trump stirs up trouble in U.S.-Canada relations

By Daniel DePetris

January 27, 2026

In the mediaGrand strategy, Europe and Eurasia, Greenland, Western Hemisphere

Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ flaunts U.S. expansionism and intervention. But will it pay off long-term?

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

January 25, 2026

DEFP in the Media

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Read at Washington Times: Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ flaunts U.S. expansionism and intervention. But will it pay off long-term?

Featuring Jennifer Kavanagh

January 25, 2026

Watch at NewsNation: U.S. lawmakers meet with Danish and Greenlandic officials: Daniel Davis on NewsNation

Featuring Daniel Davis

January 16, 2026

Read at Ink Stick: The Trump administration’s costly corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Featuring Daniel DePetris

January 8, 2026

Events

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virtualWestern Hemisphere, Military analysis

Assessing the 2026 NDS: Toward Western Hemisphere dominance?

February 9, 2026
virtualWestern Hemisphere

What’s next for U.S. foreign policy in 2026? Western Hemisphere Edition

January 14, 2026
virtualVenezuela, Western Hemisphere

Perils of regime change in Venezuela and beyond

October 28, 2025