The summary is sharp, the analysis precise and swift — as if global unrest is already on the move: arrests, protests, assassinations, and new wars igniting.
Your writing is clearly resonating with more and more readers. I look forward to your upcoming work.
Thoughtful commentary, no doubt partially inspired by the beauty, not to mention the food, of Annecy, but you give sound reasons for hope in a dark time.
Oh, right, Israel and Iran also went to war. I am going to punt the Middle East conflict to a later column, as it is too big and too unrelated to shoehorn here.”
Professor: Your concluding point 1 (above) should have been the beginning and end of your otherwise monotonous diatribe against crazy Orangeman. The enviable retreat and attached fotos should have allowed you to refocus on foreign affairs but, alas…
I didn't know that there's a group that tries the valuable but tricky job of estimating crowds at rallies. Good on them, and to the hard working staff at Drezner World who make sure I learn new stuff even in a lighter gentler piece. Great photos by the way.
Yes! Next is a video I took this past Saturday afternoon at Rinconada Park in Palo Alto, CA. Since Joan Baez graduated Palo Alto High School in 1958, it meant the world to me that she showed up, spoke up, and lent her voice to a sing up which inspired me no end.
Well, Dr Drezner, how's a joint US-Israeli massive and sustained bombing campaign against Iranian nuclear enrichment sites, and perhaps even targeting senior members of the government itself strike you?
"Distraction", "diversions", a riposte to the yuuge No Kings turnout? This could be the Mad King on speed, who the bloody hell knows where this will end?
Hegseth, tRump, "Razin'" Caine...dear god, what possibly could go wrong?
Yes to all of the above, though I’d state fn1 differently: The war btw Israel and Iran that began on Oct 7, 2023 entered a new phase of direct hostilities this week as Israel bypassed proxies to attack the source.
Class prevailed over crass 😎
The summary is sharp, the analysis precise and swift — as if global unrest is already on the move: arrests, protests, assassinations, and new wars igniting.
Your writing is clearly resonating with more and more readers. I look forward to your upcoming work.
Thoughtful commentary, no doubt partially inspired by the beauty, not to mention the food, of Annecy, but you give sound reasons for hope in a dark time.
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Oh, right, Israel and Iran also went to war. I am going to punt the Middle East conflict to a later column, as it is too big and too unrelated to shoehorn here.”
That conflict is just getting started.
Professor: Your concluding point 1 (above) should have been the beginning and end of your otherwise monotonous diatribe against crazy Orangeman. The enviable retreat and attached fotos should have allowed you to refocus on foreign affairs but, alas…
Oh, shut up.
I didn't know that there's a group that tries the valuable but tricky job of estimating crowds at rallies. Good on them, and to the hard working staff at Drezner World who make sure I learn new stuff even in a lighter gentler piece. Great photos by the way.
Since Dan wrote this Trump has un-chickened out and returned to having ICE deport everyone they can find (for now).
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0cfuzyqG98XIWQWbJ8PV-U-NA
Yes! Next is a video I took this past Saturday afternoon at Rinconada Park in Palo Alto, CA. Since Joan Baez graduated Palo Alto High School in 1958, it meant the world to me that she showed up, spoke up, and lent her voice to a sing up which inspired me no end.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0cfuzyqG98XIWQWbJ8PV-U-NA
Well, Dr Drezner, how's a joint US-Israeli massive and sustained bombing campaign against Iranian nuclear enrichment sites, and perhaps even targeting senior members of the government itself strike you?
"Distraction", "diversions", a riposte to the yuuge No Kings turnout? This could be the Mad King on speed, who the bloody hell knows where this will end?
Hegseth, tRump, "Razin'" Caine...dear god, what possibly could go wrong?
Most pooitcally complex and disturbing time I can recall, and I am a boomer.
Yes to all of the above, though I’d state fn1 differently: The war btw Israel and Iran that began on Oct 7, 2023 entered a new phase of direct hostilities this week as Israel bypassed proxies to attack the source.
Oh well. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/trump-travel-ban.html