Matthew Duss

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Matthew Duss |Matt Duss

Last week’s Senate confirmation hearing for former ArkansasGovernor Mike Huckabee to be Donald Trump’s ambassador to Israel contained oneastonishing moment that no one seems to have noticed.

2 months ago | foreignpolicy.com | Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib |Matthew Duss |Khaled Elgindy |Dalia Hatuqa |Sara Khorshid |Aaron Miller | +4 more

Foreign & Public Diplomacy Middle East and North Africa On the evening of Feb. 4, U.S. President Donald Trump shocked the world—including many lawmakers in his own party—by announcing that the United States will “take over” the Gaza Strip.

Dec 17, 2024 | thenation.com | Matthew Duss

Comment / Or reflexively denouncing every Trump policy. While we mustn’t underestimate the danger he poses to our democracy, when he says he wants to end war, the left should call his bluff. Ad Policy This article appears in the January 2025 issue, with the headline “A Silver Linings Playbook for the Left.”The imminent return to the White House of someone as opposed to progressive values as Donald Trump might seem like an odd moment to point to a silver lining, but bear with me.

Dec 5, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Nancy Okail |Matthew Duss

America Is Cursed by a Foreign Policy of NostalgiaWashington Needs Something Better Than “America First” and “America Is Back”

Dec 3, 2024 | foreignaffairs.com | Nancy Okail |Matthew Duss

U.S. foreign policy is adrift between the old order and one that has yet to be defined.