Dan De Luce

Dan De Luce was a staff writer at Foreign Policy from 2015-2018.

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Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces gather near a village north-east of Raqa on February 3, 2017, during their advance on the jihadists' de facto capital in Syria. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces gather near a village north-east of Raqa on February 3, 2017, during their advance on the jihadists' de facto capital in Syria. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump’s Promises to Defeat ISIS ‘Quickly’ Run Into Syria Buzzsaw

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Dan De Luce, Paul McLeary
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald J. Trump (C) delivers his first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R) listen on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Trump's first address to Congress focused on national security, tax and regulatory reform, the economy, and healthcare. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo - Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald J. Trump (C) delivers his first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R) listen on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Trump's first address to Congress focused on national security, tax and regulatory reform, the economy, and healthcare. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump Sticks to a Protectionist, Isolationist Script in First Big Speech

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Dan De Luce
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order establishing regulatory reform officers and task forces in US agencies in the Oval Office of the White House on February 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, Trump stated he would cut 75 percent of regulations. (Photo by Olivier Douliery - Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order establishing regulatory reform officers and task forces in US agencies in the Oval Office of the White House on February 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, Trump stated he would cut 75 percent of regulations. (Photo by Olivier Douliery - Pool/Getty Images)

U.S. Allies Are Learning that Trump’s America Is Not the ‘Indispensable Nation’

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Dan De Luce, John Hudson
US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster looks on as US President Donald Trump announces him as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster looks on as US President Donald Trump announces him as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

From ‘Dereliction of Duty’ to Trump’s White House

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Dan De Luce
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: Stephen "Steve" Bannon, chief strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump today mocked protesters who gathered for large demonstrations across the U.S. and the world on Saturday to signal discontent with his leadership, but later offered a more conciliatory tone, saying he recognized such marches as a "hallmark of our democracy." (Photo by Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: Stephen "Steve" Bannon, chief strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump today mocked protesters who gathered for large demonstrations across the U.S. and the world on Saturday to signal discontent with his leadership, but later offered a more conciliatory tone, saying he recognized such marches as a "hallmark of our democracy." (Photo by Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)

Bannon Wins, as Navy Officer Rejects National Security Advisor Job

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Dan De Luce
150813-N-XX139-005 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Aug. 18, 2015) Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward shares operational counter-terrorism experiences with 15 officers attending Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's (NAVSCIATTS) Strategic Level Small Craft Combating Terrorism Course. During this course, the officers receive training on the strategic theory of standing-up, manning, training, equipping, resourcing, employing and sustaining a "Combating Terrorism" unit. NAVSCIATTS is a Department of the Navy schoolhouse operating under the U.S. Special Operations Command, and trains and educates foreign security forces and other international students on small craft strategy, operations, communications, weapons, maintenance and instructor development. (U.S. Navy photo by Glenn Sircy/Released)
150813-N-XX139-005 STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Aug. 18, 2015) Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward shares operational counter-terrorism experiences with 15 officers attending Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School's (NAVSCIATTS) Strategic Level Small Craft Combating Terrorism Course. During this course, the officers receive training on the strategic theory of standing-up, manning, training, equipping, resourcing, employing and sustaining a "Combating Terrorism" unit. NAVSCIATTS is a Department of the Navy schoolhouse operating under the U.S. Special Operations Command, and trains and educates foreign security forces and other international students on small craft strategy, operations, communications, weapons, maintenance and instructor development. (U.S. Navy photo by Glenn Sircy/Released)

A Mattis Protege Poised to Take the Helm of Trump’s NSC

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Dan De Luce, John Hudson, Paul McLeary
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer participates in a White House daily press briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room February 14, 2017 at the White House in Washington, DC. Spicer discussed various topics including the resignation of Michael Flynn from his position as National Security Adviser. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer participates in a White House daily press briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room February 14, 2017 at the White House in Washington, DC. Spicer discussed various topics including the resignation of Michael Flynn from his position as National Security Adviser. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

White House Faces Clamor to Explain Russia Contacts After Flynn’s Departure

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Dan De Luce
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: National Security Adviser Michael Flynn answers questions in the briefing room of the White House February 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Flynn said the White House is "officially putting Iran on notice" for a recent missile test and support for Houthi rebels in Yemen. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: National Security Adviser Michael Flynn answers questions in the briefing room of the White House February 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Flynn said the White House is "officially putting Iran on notice" for a recent missile test and support for Houthi rebels in Yemen. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Michael Flynn Resigns as Russia Scandal Dogs White House

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White House Rocked by Flynn’s Overtures to Russia

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Dan De Luce
Trump advisor Steve Bannon (L) and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus walk through the colonnade of the White House January 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Trump advisor Steve Bannon (L) and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus walk through the colonnade of the White House January 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Is Trump Floundering, or Is Bannon Making Good on His ‘Revolution’?

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Yemen Is the First Battleground in Trump’s Confrontation With Iran

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Dan De Luce, Paul McLeary
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon waits for the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump for a meeting on cyber security in the Roosevelt Room at the White House January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. Citing the hack of computers at the Democratic National Committee by Russia, Trump said that the private and public sectors must do more to prevent and protect against cyber attacks. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon waits for the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump for a meeting on cyber security in the Roosevelt Room at the White House January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. Citing the hack of computers at the Democratic National Committee by Russia, Trump said that the private and public sectors must do more to prevent and protect against cyber attacks. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Ideologues in Trump White House Cut ‘Grown-ups’ Out of the Loop

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Dan De Luce, John Hudson
ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Hall of Heroes at the Department of Defense on January 27, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Trump signed two orders calling for the "great rebuilding" of the nation's military and the "extreme vetting" of visa seekers from terror-plagued countries. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Hall of Heroes at the Department of Defense on January 27, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Trump signed two orders calling for the "great rebuilding" of the nation's military and the "extreme vetting" of visa seekers from terror-plagued countries. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump’s Immigration Order Gives Ammunition to ISIS, Endangers U.S. Troops

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Dan De Luce
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee January 11, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Tillerson is expected to face tough questions regarding his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee January 11, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Tillerson is expected to face tough questions regarding his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump’s China Policy: ‘This Is How You Stumble Into a Crisis’

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Dan De Luce
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: President Donald Trump looks on after signing one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the Oval Office of the White House January 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Also pictured are White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (L), White House Communications Director Hope Hicks (3rd R) and Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (R). (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: President Donald Trump looks on after signing one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the Oval Office of the White House January 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. Also pictured are White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (L), White House Communications Director Hope Hicks (3rd R) and Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (R). (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)

Defense Hawks Headed for Collision with Trump’s Budget Czar

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