Max Boot
Columnist at The Washington Post
Senior Fellow at The Council on Foreign Relations
CFR fellow, WaPo columnist. Pulitzer finalist for biography. REAGAN: HIS LIFE AND LEGEND. NYT bestseller & NYT 10 best books of 2024. Mainly on Bluesky.
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4 days ago |
washingtonpost.com | Damir Marusic |Max Boot |Jim Geraghty
‘A psychological victory’: 3 writers discuss Ukraine’s drone strikes (washingtonpost.com) ‘A psychological victory’: 3 writers discuss Ukraine’s drone strikes By Damir Marusic; Max Boot; Jim Geraghty 2025060222212200 You're reading the Prompt 2025 newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. On Sunday, Ukraine launched surprise drone strikes that targeted strategic bombers parked deep inside Russian territory.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Max Boot
Trump should build millions of cheap drones, not Golden Dome (washingtonpost.com) Trump should build millions of cheap drones, not Golden Dome By Max Boot 2025052711453400 The future of war has arrived in Ukraine. That country's defenders are able to hold back a Russian advance, even though the Russians have a manpower advantage of as much as 5-to-1 along some parts of the front line, largely by using drones.
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2 weeks ago |
cfr.org | Max Boot
Max Boot is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick senior fellow for national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. More From Our Experts When it comes to safeguarding Ukraine, it could now be up to Europe. More on: Ukraine The War in Ukraine Europe Eastern Europe United States That is the message from Monday’s phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Max Boot
Putin is stringing Trump along, and Trump doesn’t seem to realize it (washingtonpost.com) Putin is stringing Trump along, and Trump doesn’t seem to realize it By Max Boot 2025051920593200 President Donald Trump is not known for being patient or forgiving with those who defy his will. In just the past few days, he has lashed out at New York Attorney General Letitia James, Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé and former FBI director James B.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Max Boot
Trump is an inept dealmaker, but at least he’s good at reversing course (washingtonpost.com) Trump is an inept dealmaker, but at least he’s good at reversing course By Max Boot 2025051411155400 To visit the White House website is to enter an alternative reality where President Donald Trump is constantly concluding "breakthrough" deals and ushering in a "New Golden Age." Reflecting the president's immodest self-appraisal, the website is full of oleaginous praise for Trump as the...
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RT @MaxBoot: “Five of the Best Presidential Biographies.” Honored to have @economist.com recommend my Reagan book alongside other preside…
“Five of the Best Presidential Biographies.” Honored to have @economist.com recommend my Reagan book alongside other presidential biographies by Robert Caro, David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin and David Remnick—all writers I greatly admire. https://t.co/fdKr4UFumO https://t.co/7u8UKcArTB
If you have a Christmas Amazon gift card burning a hole in your pocket, might I recommend “Ronald Reagan: His Life and Legend”.... At 880 pages, the book looks intimidating. But Boot is a skillful writer and I flew through the book in a couple of weeks. https://t.co/0S8z0QQP5j
