Daniel Drezner

This is the correct take.

Most people also won’t finish your 500-word article. So write at whatever length is appropriate for the subject.

Opinion | Trump’s mini-me ambassadors are insulting and alienating U.S. allies Save the undiplomatic diplomats. The president does enough damage to America’s reputation all by himself.

Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law and a convicted felon, has already caused two kerfuffles in less than a year as ambassador to France. The French foreign minister responded by barring Kushner from meeting with government officials—the crux of an ambassador’s job. wapo.st/3OQYwu8

I think this is a great argument, beautifully constructed

Poll: A majority of Americans opposes U.S. military action in Iran Most Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of Iran, and a majority sees Iran as either only a minor threat or no threat at all, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds.

"Just 36% approve of how Trump is handling Iran, and a majority (55%) thinks Iran either represents a minor threat or no threat at all to the United States." www.npr.org/2026/03/06/n...

The screaming will continue until the news improves

nobody could have foreseen this result of a war in the Persian Gulf

Susie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas prices White House aides and Cabinet officials are coming under intense pressure to reverse the spike in energy prices caused by the start of the war in the Middle East.

Sweet Jesus. “The administration is scrambling to improvise a sensible domestic response to its own foreign policy. There are definite signs of a potential policy spiral.” www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Coffee, straight out of my nose.

Crude oil, three months ago: $61 a barrel

Crude oil today: $92 a barrel

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

There was war because Trump had a feeling Iran was going to attack.
There will be peace when Trump has a feeling they've surrendered.
Specific enough?

The Trump Administration's Geopolitical Blind Spot The Trump administration’s strategic thinking is rudimentary at best and slanted at worst.

Just gonna leave this here. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

That's... not how it works.

Looks Like We’ve Democratized Insider Trading Polymarket and Kalshi promise the wisdom of the crowds. They deliver something very different.

there are plenty of moral/ethical reasons to not like prediction markets but the thing that's most interesting to me is the way that they are a machine that destroys trust. by democratizing insider trading everyone assumes the fix is always in. it's corrosive! www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

AWKWARD.

The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

That Iranian Navy ship we torpedoed had no ammunition on board because that was a requirement to participate in the MILAN 2026 exercise (organized by the Indian Navy).

The US Navy knew this because IT ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE EXERCISE. What a national embarrassment.
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Air Power Alone Won’t Achieve Trump’s Objectives in Iran Trump may learn the hard way that in addition to being ineffective, bombing campaigns alone can actually be counterproductive.

Bombing campaigns alone don’t achieve strategic objectives, and can actually be counterproductive.

Trump seems determined to learn that lesson the hard way, @profpaulpoast.bsky.social writes in his weekly column for WPR.

Army unit’s moves trigger speculation as U.S. plots next steps in Iran war The abrupt cancelation of a training event has put a spotlight on the 82nd Airborne Division, which specializes in ground combat and other fraught missions.

SCOOP: The Army in recent days canceled a training exercise for the headquarters element of the 82nd Airborne Division, fueling speculation among soldiers that they may be called upon for a still undefined mission as the war with Iran widens.

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LANTERNS | Official Teaser | HBO Max AU YouTube video by HBO Max Australia

Not everything is awful. Someone made the genius decision to cast Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=21dY...

I TOO WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT THIS OUT.

🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/

The unifying feature of Trump administration foreign and security "policy" is a failure to understand anything at all about strategy, like even at a conceptual level

This is not good.

Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation

The Iceland referendum on EU accession is now slated for 29 August this year.

Note: The referendum will first only be on restarting the negotiations, but clearly a sign of shifting geopolitical thinking.

The Trump Administration's Geopolitical Blind Spot The Trump administration’s strategic thinking is rudimentary at best and slanted at worst.

I don’t think the Trump administration realizes how much it has benefited from Russia’s war in Ukraine. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

"No stupid rules of engagement." — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, March 2, 2026

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East." — Reuters, March 5, 2026

Boston Public Radio, The Curiosity Desk, & The Culture Show Live March 2, 2026 YouTube video by GBH News

Academic Dean @dandrezner.bsky.social discusses Operation Epic Fury in an interview with @gbhnews.bsky.social (starting at 0:00:11).

www.youtube.com/live/34JOL5V...

The restrictions Miller and Hegseth railed against were designed to prevent us from doing things like slaughtering children en masse.

Womp, womp.

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