Daniel Drezner

Nov 6, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | Peter Feaver |Robert O’Brien |Larry Diamond |Daniel Drezner

During his first term, President Donald Trump changed the course of American foreign policy, from ramping up competition with China to stepping back from international institutions. Campaigning again in 2024, he promised to revive his “America first” agenda—and this time, take it even further. Essays by experts, policymakers, and Trump advisers past and present consider what Trump’s second term could mean for the United States and the world.

Nov 4, 2024 | braddelong.substack.com | Daniel Drezner |Brad DeLong

In my post yesterday on whether the vibes were shifting in favor of Harris, I omitted one data point: the extent to which each campaign is leaking to the press. This is also a dimension that favors Kamala Harris. Proving a negative is impossible, but by and large the Harris campaign has been extremely disciplined, with nary a leak.

Jul 8, 2024 | econofact.org | Farid Farrokhi |Ahmad Lashkaripour |Daniel Drezner |Marc Melitz

· Boston College and Indiana University Click here for a larger version of the graph. Greenhouse gas emissions from developing economies have risen markedly and account for an increasing share of global emissions. Although many developing economies have signed international climate agreements few have instituted emission trading systems or imposed carbon taxes to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Jun 25, 2024 | econofact.org | Daniel Drezner |Daniel Bergstresser |Marc Melitz |Raymond Fisman

Sanctions should never be judged in isolation; policymakers often opt for economic sanctions not because they will always work but rather because they are viewed as superior to military statecraft or diplomatic censure. For political reasons, then, it seems likely that the use of sanctions will continue to rise – as will all the negative externalities that they create. Editor's note: This post was co-written with EconoFact Deputy Managing Editor Kailash K.

Apr 14, 2024 | radicalreports.org | Teddy Wilson |Daniel Drezner |Jessica Pishko |Steven Beschloss

writes that “extinction phobia is, at the most basic level, an irrational fear of annihilation. It is a kind of existential dread, which is a profound, deep-seated psychic or spiritual condition of insecurity and despair about the human condition and the meaning of life. There’s a lot of it going around these days, understandably so.” writes that “prognosticators can always claim that the bad outcome was only averted because of their warnings.