Rosa Brooks

Trump’s Biggest Foreign Policy Failure and His Biggest Success Could Be the Same

Predatory behavior and incoherence are the two words that come to mind when thinking about President Trump’s foreign policy. How…

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Trump’s Military Make-Over Has Experts Worried and Enemies Celebrating

It’s Extreme Make-Over: Military Edition here in the United States. But Trump doesn’t just have a fresh coat of paint…

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If Genocide is Not Enough to Change US & EU Israel-Palestine Policies, Will Anything?

Now, more than ever, there is significant public criticism of Israel in their war against Palestine. Israel has continued to…

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Who Really Needs the First Amendment Anyway?

The Trump administration is blatantly and disturbingly waging a war against free speech in this country. With the most recent…

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When it Comes to the Middle East, This Trump is Crazier than the Last Trump

Israel’s surprise strike on Qatar is yet another in a series of Israeli attacks fueling turmoil in the Middle East.…

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Our Experts Put the Kibosh on Hopes for Ukraine Peace Anytime Soon

There has been a diplomatic flurry around Ukraine in recent days, yet the theme of talks has been hollow words…

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Could Expert Expectations for the Alaska Summit be Any Lower?

President Trump and President Putin’s Alaska summit is on the horizon and we couldn’t be less excited. Without a spot…

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Hard Truths About the Hell of Gaza

The conditions in Gaza are hellish, and they are about to get much worse. Thousands more Palestinians are at risk…

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Our Ship of State is a Ship of Fools…and That’s Not a Good Thing

Let’s be honest, Donald Trump is the captain of a ship of fools. Nowhere is this more clear than in…

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Trump Foreign Policy 2.0: Making China Great Again

The only consistent theme of Trump’s foreign policy has been inconsistency. As baffling choices continue without rhyme or reason, we…

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Unconventional Wisdom About the Iran Crisis and the NATO Summit

When it comes to foreign policy news this week, our cup runneth over. Between the confusing narratives surround the US…

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A DSR Daily Special Report: Israel and Iran War Update

Israel’s shocking strikes on Iran has put the region in a perilous position. What was the calculus behind Netanyahu’s decision…

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This is What Fading American Power Looks Like. Is There a Cure?

There can be no doubt that American power is on the decline. As our immigration enforcement militarizes to project strength…

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A Thought or Two or Even a Throuple About DC this Week

There are strange things afoot in DC this week. From flip-flopping tariffs to alleged illicit relations in Trump’s inner circle,…

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Special Episode: Ed Luce’s Masterful New Biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski

Our very own Ed Luce has a new book out, so Rosa Brooks and David Rothkopf sit down with the…

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Welcome to America’s Unprecedented National Security Crisis

We have to ask: is dysfunction an official policy of this administration? With key officials handing out sensitive information like…

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The Markets Prove Once Again They Have the Whip Hand With Trump

The stock market is up, the stock market is down, the tariffs are on, the tariffs are off, up is…

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A Richness of Embarrassments

It’s Liberation Day in America according to the administration, but what exactly are we being liberated from? The police state…

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Trump Text Fiasco Worsens as Tulsi Gabbard Implodes and Fox Melts Down

As the scandal worsens around the news that President Trump’s top national security officials allowed a journalist onto a highly…

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Crisis Counseling with DSR

Wow, things are not good. As the Trump administration and DOGE continue their crackdown, we have to ask: is this…

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