What Daniel W. Drezner thinks about patience

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1. 9 Sept 2026

   Our readingA leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary.

   Their wordsTrump is lousy at playing a waiting game, and that's what this strategy entails

   ↗The Trump Administration Strategy Faildanieldrezner.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece