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Daniel W. Drezner

Getting Out of Trump's Way Could Be Russia and China's Best Bet

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World Politics Review
Daniel W. Drezner

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

President Donald Trump in front of an American flag
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US Foreign Policy

Does the Madman Theory Actually Work?

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Foreign Policy
Daniel W. Drezner

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

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago
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US Foreign Policy

The End of American Exceptionalism

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Foreign Affairs
Daniel W. Drezner

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

Donald Trump waves at his election night party
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US Foreign Policy

Bracing for Trump 2.0

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Foreign Affairs
Daniel W. Drezner

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

Donald Trump places hand over heart in front of a crowd in Waco, TX, podium with a sign bearing his name at right.
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US Foreign Policy

Trump and The "Elites vs. The Deplorables"

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The Comedy Cellar: Live from the Table
Daniel W. Drezner

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

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US Foreign Policy

Whistleblower or Traitor? The Thorny Politics of Leaking

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Politico
Daniel W. Drezner

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

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US Foreign Policy

What's Next for Russia: Does Putin Matter?

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Daniel W. Drezner

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

Daniel Drezner speaking over a video call. Global Politics

Why Is Armenia so Close to Russia and Iran?

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Foreign Policy
Daniel W. Drezner

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

Russian Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
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Global Politics

The Perils of Pessimism: Why Anxious Nations Are Dangerous Nations

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Foreign Affairs
Daniel W. Drezner

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

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Global Politics

The Persistently Internationalist American Public

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Washington Post
Daniel W. Drezner

2021 Council data show where Biden's ideas overlap with the American middle class— and where they don't. Nonresident Senior Fellow Dan Drezner details in the Washington Post.

President Biden in a Jeep Wrangler.
Adam Schultz
US Foreign Policy