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How Will Israel Retaliate?

If the penultimate question last week was how Iran would respond after Israel bombed an Iranian diplomatic facility in Syria on April 1, the question...

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Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

How Will Iran Retaliate Against Israel?

Israel recently conducted its most daring operation against Iran since the Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service, used a remote-controlled...

11.04.2024 20

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Is Biden Wasting His Time on an Israel-Saudi Normalization Deal?

For the Biden administration, an Israel-Saudi normalization accord is the diplomatic equivalent of catching a white whale on the high seas. It's of...

04.04.2024 3

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Next Week's U.S.-Israel Talks Could Get Heated

Shortly after President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address, he ran into Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado as he made his way out of...

22.03.2024 3

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Whether Biden or Trump Wins the Presidential Election, China Loses

President Joe Biden is a lot more predictable than Donald Trump ever was, and the Chinese love predictability.

14.03.2024 3

Newsweek Asia

Daniel R. Depetris

Whether Biden or Trump Wins the Presidential Election, China Loses

It's official: Joe Biden and Donald Trump have locked up their party's respective nominations and will be meeting face-to-face in November for a...

14.03.2024 3

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Conditioning U.S. Aid to Israel Isn't Unprecedented

To say that the Biden administration is frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be a significant understatement. The hardline...

07.03.2024 2

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Ukraine's Third Year of War Could Be Its Toughest Yet

When Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian people during his annual speech to the nation last February, his war in Ukraine was losing...

01.03.2024 2

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

The Debate on the U.S.' Israel Policy Is Moving Fast

Can the United States use its leverage over Israel to stop the war in Gaza? Does it have significant leverage to begin with? To some, those questions...

23.02.2024 4

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

While Israel Continues the War in Gaza, Another War Looms

This week, U.S., Israeli, Egyptian, and Qatari officials met in Cairo to continue discussions on how to hammer out a truce in Gaza. As one might...

15.02.2024 7

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

U.S. Policy on the Houthis Is the Definition of Insanity

As President Joe Biden walked toward Air Force One on Jan. 18, he was asked whether the ongoing U.S. military strikes against the Houthis were working...

07.02.2024 3

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Striking Iran Shouldn't Be on the Table

If you didn't know any better, you might think the United States was on the precipice of a war with Iran. That's what some commentators and lawmakers...

30.01.2024 10

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Don't Believe the Biden Admin—The Conflicts in Gaza and Yemen Are Related

With the Israel-Hamas war deep into its fourth month, U.S. diplomats are hard at work trying to hammer out another truce in order to accelerate...

25.01.2024 3

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

U.S. Bombings in Yemen Don't Solve the Houthi Problem

Whether or not the United States was wise to strike the Houthis militarily is now an irrelevant question. For good or ill, President Joe Biden...

17.01.2024 2

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Lloyd Austin's Strange Scandal

Scandals are a dime a dozen in Washington, D.C., and occur so frequently that some don't even make headlines anymore. But the kerfuffle over Defense...

11.01.2024 5

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Hamas' Arouri Was Too Tempting a Target for Israel To Pass Up

If history tells us anything, it's that Israel isn't afraid to neutralize its sworn enemies regardless of where they're located. This is especially...

04.01.2024 3

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

North Korea: The Problem Joe Biden Wants to Avoid?

It’s difficult to look at the Korean Peninsula and conclude that Washington’s perennial North Korea problem will be any less relevant at the end...

02.01.2024 4

The National Interest

Daniel R. Depetris

Gaza's Future Casts a Cloud Over U.S.-Israel Ties

The 11 week-long war between Israel and Hamas is only getting more complicated as the days continue. And as the fighting persists, leaders on all...

22.12.2023 5

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

The War in Gaza Boosts the Case for Leaving the Middle East

The two month-old war between Israel and Hamas has unleashed a torrent of difficult questions. Can Israel destroy Hamas in its entirety? If so, who...

15.12.2023 4

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Will South Korea Go Nuclear?

The United States has plenty of allies around the world, but the alliance with South Korea is at the top of the heap. President Joe Biden, Secretary...

07.12.2023 3

Newsweek Asia

Daniel R. Depetris

Will South Korea Go Nuclear?

The United States has plenty of allies around the world, but the alliance with South Korea is at the top of the heap. President Joe Biden, Secretary...

07.12.2023 2

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Should U.S. Aid to Israel Be Up for Debate?

The United States is by far Israel's closest, most important security partner. Washington provides the Israelis $3.8 billion in military aid every...

01.12.2023 2

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Biden's National Security Supplemental Request Is Floundering

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced trip to Kyiv this week to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The visit occurred when...

22.11.2023 2

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Netanyahu's Vague, Goldilocks Strategy for Gaza

While near the Israel-Gaza border fence on Nov. 13, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a message to the Israeli forces deployed there: The...

15.11.2023 6

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

A Dark Winter Is Coming for Ukraine

From the day Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized his war of aggression against Ukraine, the Biden administration has devoted itself to...

03.11.2023 8

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

U.S. Bases in Iraq and Syria Continue To Be Liabilities

As the war between Israel and Hamas rages and hundreds of thousands of Israeli troops wait for the ground stage of the campaign, U.S. officials are...

26.10.2023 2

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

The U.S. Should Not Target Iran

An Israeli ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip is no longer a question of "if" but "when." Approximately 360,000 Israeli reservists have...

16.10.2023 4

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

How High a Price Will Israel Pay to 'Win' in Gaza Against Hamas?

After the horror and depravity Israel just experienced, an Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip is no longer a question of "if," but "when." It's...

11.10.2023 3

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Is Haiti Doomed To Fail?

Haiti's tumultuous politics have been rocked by fractions and led by highly divisive personalities who are often in league with criminals. Corruption...

03.10.2023 4

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Armenia and Russia—It's Complicated

Russia and Armenia have been friends for centuries. Armenia, a landlocked country located in a tough geopolitical environment, is highly reliant on...

28.09.2023 2

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

Bombing Mexico Is Foolish

How to combat the flood of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids into the United States has become a top policy question in the 2024 U.S. presidential...

22.09.2023 10

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

The Hypocrisy of U.S. Foreign Policy

The United States likes to think of itself as the beacon of freedom and democracy around the world, the one country that will go to bat for the rights...

15.09.2023 9

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

The U.S. Is Trapped in Syria's Complex Mosaic

By and large, Syria has dropped off the radar. Whatever international press the country receives is usually inspired by the periodic updates U.N....

08.09.2023 3

Newsweek

Daniel R. Depetris

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