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Daniel W. Drezner

What Daniel W. Drezner thinks about America

@daniel-drezner · 25 positions · 0 changes of mind

Political scientist writing Drezner’s World on international relations, American politics and the marketplace of ideas; author of The Ideas Industry.

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10 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Daniel W. Drezner has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingThe Trump administration's recent foreign policy failures have significantly eroded U.S. deterrent power.

    Their wordsthe steady accumulation of humiliating defeats that have badly eroded U.S. deterrent power.

    ↗The Beclowning of the State Department Continues Apacedanieldrezner.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  2. 2 days earlier

  3. Our readingFailed U.S. attempts to secure its preferred outcomes in the Persian Gulf will keep energy prices elevated.

    energy

    Their wordsSo it does not seem as though U.S. preferences in the Persian Gulf will be achieved - which means prices in general and energy prices in particular are likely to stay high.

    ↗Donald Trump Is No Longer Feareddanieldrezner.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  5. Our readingTrump's tariffs and his war in Iran are contributing to current U.S. inflation.

    inflationtariffs

    Their wordsThe current problem with prices might be one part AI construction boom, but it is one part Trump's tariffs and one part Trump's war in Iran as well.

    ↗Donald Trump Is No Longer Feareddanieldrezner.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  7. Our readingTrump is globally hated but not feared, the opposite of where Machiavelli said a prince should be.

    Their wordsIn Machiavellian terms, Trump is no longer feared, and he's definitely no longer liked. Instead, he is hated - which is the one thing Machiavelli stressed should be avoided at all costs.

    ↗Donald Trump Is No Longer Feareddanieldrezner.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece

  8. 3 days earlier

  9. Our readingOverusing financial statecraft, allying with overseas populists, or prolonged anti-immigrant policy will push even close U.S. allies toward alternatives to dollar- and Wall Street-centered systems.

    immigration

    Their wordsExcessive use of financial statecraft, alliances with overseas populists, or prolonged bouts of anti-immigrant hysteria, however, will force even close allies to start thinking about alternatives.

    ↗The Dollar Will Be the Last Pillar To Falldanieldrezner.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece

  11. Our readingThe U.S. dollar's continued global dominance is a lagging indicator, not proof that American hegemony remains intact.

    Their wordsthe dollar's status is not a harbinger of U.S. hegemonic decline - it's a lagging indicator.

    ↗The Dollar Will Be the Last Pillar To Falldanieldrezner.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

  13. Our readingThe Trump administration is accelerating the decline and fall of American global hegemony.

    Their wordsI honestly do not know if the Trump administration will be able to completely eviscerate American power over the next two year - but damn they sure seem to be accelerating the decline and fall of American hegemony.

    ↗The Dollar Will Be the Last Pillar To Falldanieldrezner.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece

  14. 6 days earlier

  15. Our readingMarco Rubio is struggling to hire talented staff and is settling for loyalists who follow his instructions instead.

    hiring

    Their wordsThis suggests that Rubio is having some difficulties hiring anyone with talent and is settling for a putz who will do what Rubio tells him to do on Latin America.

    ↗The Devolution of the Policy Planning Staffdanieldrezner.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece

  16. 6 days earlier

  17. Our readingA superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return.

    ChinaRussia

    Their wordsthe Trump administration's deferential posture towards Russia and China has alienated allies. But on the other hand, it has gained the United States nothing in the way of strategic stability.

    ↗So How Is The Concert of Trump Going?danieldrezner.substack.com

  18. 2 days earlier

  19. Our readingThe U.S. military campaign against Iran is failing and has imposed massive strategic costs on the United States.

    war

    Their wordsthe United States is not winning that war and the strategic costs have been massive.

    ↗Pete Hegseth is Losing His Gripdanieldrezner.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece