Commentary and Analysis

"Even in areas where the administration has not cut staff to the bone, the shallow state is implementing Trump’s preferred policies in a shallow manner," Daniel Drezner argues.

Will Trump be able to deter rival great powers from taking even more aggressive actions during his second term? Daniel Drezner offers his take.

"This time around, Trump might think he can pull it off even when the rest of the world does not," Daniel Drezner writes.

Trump’s reelection will redefine US power, Daniel Drezner writes.

"Many global actors are anxious about the 2024 US presidential election," writes Nonresident Senior Fellow Dan Drezner in Foreign Affairs.

What does wealth inequality have to do with support for former president Trump? Nonresident Senior Fellow Dan Drezner explores the issue.

“National security leaks can become political Rorschach tests—inevitably interpreted through one’s partisan or ideological lens,” writes Dan Drezner.

Nonresident Senior Fellow Daniel Drezner discusses how Russian national interests will define any successor’s actions with Melinda Haring and Charles Strozier.

The small Caucasus country challenges the idea that the world is splitting into democratic and autocratic camps, Dan Drezner argues.

Daniel Drezner explores the importance of leaders having an optimistic outlook and how far the optimism can go to build a better world.