Syndicated foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune.https://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3muyweguz7c2tMilano 🇮🇹08 Sep 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyweguz7c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mupoavpigs2fA reminder that we get most of our potash fertilizer and a lot of our crude oil from Canada, the country Trump is now warring with on trade. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupoavpigs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3muhropct2c2jWhy the f— is the editor in chief of a major U.S. news network dictating tweets? Doesn’t she have better things to do, like, say, getting the network out the sewer (oh wait…)? [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhropct2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mufpfqkits25Would have been pleased to speak with ABC News about there practical efficacy. In a phrase: dog-shit. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufpfqkits25https://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mu6fo7xxac26What is he going to run on? A lost war in Iran? How many fisherman he’s killed in the Caribbean? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6fo7xxac26https://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3muct52u5es2hNot sure how establishing a U.S. government-backed venture in Venezuela is supposed to attract oil majors into the country—who wants to compete against the U.S. government?—but maybe that’s just me… [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3muct52u5es2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3muabgxzdek25Stupid times.29 Aug 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3muabgxzdek25https://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mu6fo7xxac26What is he going to run on? A lost war in Iran? How many fisherman he’s killed in the Caribbean? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6fo7xxac26https://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mu5rmuwwbk2vI agree with all of this. But I’m not sure it matters in the end: the Trump administration doesn’t care about human rights and accountability as general principles and has already pushed out a top general in part for registering objections to the boat strikes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5rmuwwbk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mu5rmuwwbk2vI agree with all of this. But I’m not sure it matters in the end: the Trump administration doesn’t care about human rights and accountability as general principles and has already pushed out a top general in part for registering objections to the boat strikes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5rmuwwbk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mtyvabaozc2vI think most of us can agree that the war in Iran has been a total and complete dumpster-fire. But if we’re smart, it could also be an opportunity to finally get out of the Middle East rather than just talking about getting out of the Middle East (1/3).26 Aug 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyvabaozc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mtyvabaozc2vI think most of us can agree that the war in Iran has been a total and complete dumpster-fire. But if we’re smart, it could also be an opportunity to finally get out of the Middle East rather than just talking about getting out of the Middle East (1/3).26 Aug 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyvabaozc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mtwawzcp6s2mThe Canadians are fed up. The Iranians are defiant. The Brazilians are striking more economic deals with China. Trump’s coercion has hit a wall.25 Aug 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwawzcp6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mtwawzcp6s2mThe Canadians are fed up. The Iranians are defiant. The Brazilians are striking more economic deals with China. Trump’s coercion has hit a wall.25 Aug 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwawzcp6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mtpagbiwpk2zTouching grass.22 Aug 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpagbiwpk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mtmfay3u3k2dI’m glad this article was written but let’s be honest: it’s not a new argument. The U.S. has a god awful tendency of mixing up success at the tactical level (blowing shit up) with success at the strategic level (accomplishing the mission). And sometimes the former is used to cover up the latter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmfay3u3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mtmfay3u3k2dI’m glad this article was written but let’s be honest: it’s not a new argument. The U.S. has a god awful tendency of mixing up success at the tactical level (blowing shit up) with success at the strategic level (accomplishing the mission). And sometimes the former is used to cover up the latter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmfay3u3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mth43hpryc2vI now have possession of the Brooklyn Bridge. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth43hpryc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mtclcgxk2s27Absolutely pathetic that the New York Post allows two failed think tank analysts who have been wrong in pretty much everything to opine on its pages. But I suppose it’s better than seeing them in the Wall Street Journal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtclcgxk2s27https://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3mssy5l65z222The number of times I get screwed over by an editor is comical at this point.11 Aug 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssy5l65z222https://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3msntdztb4c27What “ceasefire?” 1,200 Gazans have been killed since that “ceasefire” was enacted 10 months ago. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Aug 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3msntdztb4c27https://bsky.app/profile/dandepetris.bsky.social/post/3msja4d5uek2lCan’t wait until we’re below freezing again.07 Aug 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:5vud7v5e44c4e24k55iab6ts/app.bsky.feed.post/3msja4d5uek2l