Archive - Drezner’s World

The Middle Power Dilemma?

States are being forced to choose between the United States and China... or are they?

Jun 11 • Daniel W. Drezner

Donald Trump Does Not Like Audience Costs

But he's discovering that they might exist.

Jun 9 • Daniel W. Drezner

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Semi-Vacation

Talk amongst yourselves. About madmen if you like.

Jun 5 • Daniel W. Drezner

A National Security Team of Failing Failures

The Trump White House is down to the F list of hires.

Jun 3 • Daniel W. Drezner

The Trump Administration's Puzzling Strategic Retreat From East Asia

Someone make this make sense to me.

Jun 1 • Daniel W. Drezner

May 2026

Social Media Is Still Good For Something

On the matter of the Boston Boom

May 31 • Daniel W. Drezner

The Trump Administration's Incredibly Slow Learning Curve

These are not very bright people and things got out of hand.

May 29 • Daniel W. Drezner

A Marker for Marco Rubio

Or, a coda on my Cuba thoughts.

May 27 • Daniel W. Drezner

We Need To Talk About Cuba

The Trump administration really, really wants to foment regime change in Havana. I'm sure this will end well.

May 26 • Daniel W. Drezner

The Literally Insensitive Jeff Bezos

You know it's hard out there for a centibillionaire.

May 21 • Daniel W. Drezner

A Taxonomy of Those Who Refuse To Acknowledge Donald Trump's Unpopularity

It's not just MAGA.

May 19 • Daniel W. Drezner

The Downside of Tactical Issue Linkage

Treating everything like a transactional bargain has some drawbacks.

May 18 • Daniel W. Drezner