Max Boot

New York

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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How does the Israel-Iran conflict end?

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Max Boot |David Ignatius |Jason Willick

How does the Israel-Iran conflict end? (washingtonpost.com) How does the Israel-Iran conflict end? By Max Boot; David Ignatius; Jason Willick 2025061718503700 You're reading the Prompt 2025 newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Iran and Israel continue to trade fire this week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered what he called a "preemptive strike" to disable Iran's ability to produce a nuclear weapon.
I was worried about Trump’s Army parade — until I saw it

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Max Boot

I was worried about Trump’s Army parade — until I saw it (washingtonpost.com) I was worried about Trump’s Army parade — until I saw it By Max Boot 2025061516134300 I arrived for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade in Washington on a drizzly Saturday afternoon with considerable consternation and concern.
Israel’s attack on Iran underscores Trump’s failures as a peacemaker

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Max Boot

Israel’s attack on Iran underscores Trump’s failures as a peacemaker (washingtonpost.com) Israel’s attack on Iran underscores Trump’s failures as a peacemaker By Max Boot 2025061320181800 You have to give President Donald Trump credit. For all of his bellicose bluster (remember when he threatened to rain "fire and fury" down on North Korea?), he is not a warmonger — except, possibly, in California. In the international arena, he clearly wants peace.
Trump is playing with fire by deploying troops to Los Angeles

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Max Boot

Trump is playing with fire by deploying troops to Los Angeles (washingtonpost.com) Trump is playing with fire by deploying troops to Los Angeles By Max Boot 2025060918203100 U.S. history should make any president cautious about deploying troops — whether the National Guard or active-duty personnel — to quell domestic disturbances.
Why are the Knicks firing a winning coach?

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Max Boot

Why are the Knicks firing a winning coach? (washingtonpost.com) Why are the Knicks firing a winning coach? By Max Boot 2025060519151700 I know there are many bigger outrages in the world, but today I would like to share with you the frustration that gnaws at me as a fan of the New York Knicks following the firing on Tuesday of our gruff but beloved — and widely respected — head coach, Tom Thibodeau.
We are witnessing the suicide of a superpower

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Max Boot

We are witnessing the suicide of a superpower (washingtonpost.com) We are witnessing the suicide of a superpower By Max Boot 2025060210005900 On June 14 — the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army and, not so coincidentally, the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump — a gaudy display of U.S. military power will parade through Washington.
‘A psychological victory’: 3 writers discuss Ukraine’s drone strikes

3 weeks 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.
Trump should build millions of cheap drones, not Golden Dome

1 month 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.
Trump's Putin Call Indicates Ukraine's Future Is Up to Europe

1 month 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.
Putin is stringing Trump along, and Trump doesn’t seem to realize it

1 month 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.