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The hub of realism and restraint in Washington.
Washington, DC
Joined February 2016
DEFP's @jekavanagh and @ConleyHeather1 of @AEI debate the Trump administration's approach to end the Russia-Ukraine war on @cspanwj. Watch now:
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Jennifer Kavanagh and Heather Conley talked about the Trump administration's efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Taking out senior cartel figures tends to cause intense internal competition within the targeted group and between replacements who fight among themselves for power, leading to even more violence and death, @DanDePetris explains in @latimes. Read here:
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The U.S. would be better off investing in enforcement at the border and cooperation with Mexico City rather than deploying the Navy.
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Russia can't fight forever, but for now, the timeline for peace remains firmly in Putin's hands, DEFP Director of Military Analysis @jekavanagh argues in @RStatecraft.
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Last week's summit revealed just how little leverage the US has, while Europe looks panicked, and Zelensky is painted into a corner
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RT @DanDePetris: If demand isn’t sufficiently addressed, then it doesn’t matter how many times the Trump administration conducts these kind….
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Why is the U.S. military—long considered the global gold standard in defense innovation—so far behind in drone warfare?. @dandcaldwell tells @politico that it harks back to an age-old problem: Generals and commanders are always fighting the last war.
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The U.S. military is just getting started on transforming the way it conducts war.
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RT @DanDePetris: Happy to contribute to this issue, in which I discuss Trump’s efforts to turn around U.S.-Syria relations after more than….
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Increasing pressure could push Iran further from the negotiating table, @jekavanagh argues on @NewsHour in response to France, Germany and the United Kingdom's move to reimpose harsh sanctions on Iran. Reporting by @nickschifrin:
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Three European countries that were part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal launched a process to reimpose sanctions that were lifted a decade ago as part of the agreement. France, Germany and the United...
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RT @RKelanic: Four years since the U.S. left Afghanistan = no terrorist attacks. Counterterrorism doesn't require boots on the ground. T….
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There have been zero attacks against American-linked targets at home or abroad in the four years since the withdrawal
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RT @defpriorities: A U.S. war on Mexican cartels? DEFP Fellow @DanDePetris spells out three things you should know ⬇️ .
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"There is no magic bullet to stopping the drug trade. Washington has been pursuing a war on drugs for decades now, and the verdict is pretty clear: The drugs have won.". Read @DanDePetris in @latimes:
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The U.S. would be better off investing in enforcement at the border and cooperation with Mexico City rather than deploying the Navy.
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If Ukraine will not quit fighting without security guarantees, and the United States doesn't want to provide them, who will? The natural answer should be Europe. @dandcaldwell & @JustinTLogan for @FDRLST:
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Trump should make clear that if Europe doesn't take the lead in supporting Ukraine, they cannot expect the U.S. to once again bail them out.
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RT @will_walldorf: Check out my latest piece in @ForeignPolicy on how the U S can restructure its partnership with Israel in soon-to-come M….
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It’s time for Washington to shift from patron to partner.
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RT @DanDePetris: Check out my @latimes piece this morning on the futility and stupidity of using the U.S. military to kill off Mexico’s car….
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Washington is enlisting the U.S. military to help with the problem of cartel violence next door. But let there be no mistake: pulling this trigger would be about as effective as putting a Band-Aid over a gaping wound. @DanDePetris in @latimes:
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The U.S. would be better off investing in enforcement at the border and cooperation with Mexico City rather than deploying the Navy.
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Structural dynamics at the heart of the U.S.-Israeli relationship are shielding Israel from the costs of its own behavior, enabling risky actions that run counter to U.S. interests, Senior Fellow @will_walldorf argues in @ForeignPolicy. Read now:
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It’s time for Washington to shift from patron to partner.
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Despite major technological advances in warfighting in recent years, manpower is still absolutely critical, and understanding how boots on the ground interact with emerging drone warfare is still in its infancy in the U.S. military. NEW by @DanielLDavis1:
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"Despite endless talk about game-changing weapons, only the widespread deployment of drones has truly altered the nature of this war."
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RT @ClarkeDynamics: A bold plan from @defpriorities, authored by.@jekavanagh & @dandcaldwell, to realign U.S. military posture with core in….
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Two unpalatable choices arise if the president chooses to station U.S. fighter aircraft in Eastern Europe and Russia attacks Ukraine again: get into a conflict with Moscow or stand by and watch as the reliability of U.S. security commitments is degraded.
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It is far from clear what security guarantees actually look like or whether any of the involved parties view them as credible.
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RT @jekavanagh: Also super important to note that at this point Ukraine has very few of these missiles left, far too few for any sort of st….
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RT @DanDePetris: @defpriorities @ColinPClarke @AileenTTeague @jekavanagh Shorter-version: GWOT-style strategy against the cartels will acco….
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The president reportedly signed a directive to begin targeting narcotics traffickers — a bad idea that will fail, again
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Further militarizing the war on drugs holds far more costs than benefits for the United States. @DanDePetris and @chrisjmccallion detail these risks and offer far more realistic alternatives ⬇️
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Key points The violence perpetrated by Mexico’s drug cartels, their persistent export of drugs into the United States, and the […]
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