Daniel R. DePetris
Biography
Publications
Daniel R. DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune and Newsweek.
![Bridging the divide: the significance of the US-South Korea-Japan trilateral](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-08/GettyImages-1248372385.jpg?itok=G4DEjp_7)
Bridging the divide: the significance of the US-South Korea-Japan trilateral
The Biden administration sees the upcoming summit as historic – China and North Korea may also, for different reasons.
![Qin Gang has come and gone, but US-China drama is stuck on repeat](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-07/Qin%20Gang%20comp.jpg?itok=fyhEO4Bb)
Qin Gang has come and gone, but US-China drama is stuck on repeat
The sudden and surprising demise of China’s foreign minister won’t change the systemic tensions in the relationship.
![China is its own worst enemy](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-04/GettyImages-1244007878.jpg?itok=qoNsZTzV)
China is its own worst enemy
Xi’s belligerence prompts classic balancing, an alignment among smaller states that would alone struggle to compete.
![A Chinese invasion of Taiwan isn’t inevitable](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-02/GettyImages-1243010265.jpg?itok=wDb99yu6)
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan isn’t inevitable
The logistics pose a momentous challenge. And more so, Xi Jinping knows a war will entail enormous costs.
![Solutions to the North Korea issue no longer include denuclearisation](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-11/North%20Korean%20soldiers%20comp.jpg?itok=NcVwSOs9)
Solutions to the North Korea issue no longer include denuclearisation
A minimalist approach based on arms control, risk reduction and deterrence is what’s needed right now on the Peninsula.