Daniel R. DePetris

Diplomatic prospects look bleak.

The United States is an exceptional nation. But we're also far less idealistic than we like to believe.

As the old saying goes, money doesn't buy happiness. It doesn't necessarily buy security either.

Israel should think long and hard before pulling the trigger.

The issue isn't whether Iran will retaliate but rather how.

The price for a Saudi signature, already high before the war, is now even higher.

The conversation could get awkward. But it's a conversation the U.S. and Israel need to have.

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

Why would the administration expect Israel to change its behavior if the U.S. is unwilling to change theirs?

The war looks dire for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Despite extensive backing by the U.S., one can't shake the feeling that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking all of it for granted.

If Hezbollah won't move out of the border region on its own, then Israel will do it for them.

The Houthis have demonstrated no willingness whatsoever to change their policy.

Those counseling war with Iran need to answer two critical questions.

The Biden administration ignores the linkage as its own peril.

U.S. strikes on the Houthis might create new problems.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was quick to take responsibility, owed up to his mistake, and promised to do better in the future. But that hasn't quelled the anger and intrigue.

The latest Israeli strike against Hamas deputy political chief Saleh Arouri could up the ante.

The U.S. has remained steadfast with Israel thus far, agreeing that Hamas has no place in the Palestinian political space. But the disagreements between Washington and Jerusalem can no longer be papered over.

The U.S. can afford to pare down deployments in the Middle East without worrying much about the consequences to its power and influence.

North Korea's behavior isn't helping to cool down tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

We should stop pretending that U.S. foreign aid to a friendly country, ally or not, is an entitlement.

Congress, not the president, determines how long Washington can keep up supporting Ukraine.

Unfortunately for the White House, what the Americans envision doesn't jive with what Netanyahu wants.

Ukrainian officials put on a brave face in public as they travel to Western capitals and lobby for more military support. But behind closed doors, they're frustrated on a number of levels.

U.S. policymakers have grown comfortable viewing overseas bases as strategic assets and guarantors of stability.

While there is no doubt the Iranians would prefer to avoid a conventional war with the U.S., Tehran isn't afraid to retaliate if it's hit.

The Hamas attacks over the weekend were of such ferocity, lethality, and barbarism that Netanyahu may not have any option but to send ground units into the Strip.

The security situation has gotten so bad that the U.N. Security Council approved yet another foreign-backed stabilization mission in the country this week.

Armenia can no longer trust Russia, its historical ally, to do much of anything.