Daniel Byman

Daniel Byman is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. His latest book is Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism.

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Trump boards Air Force One while lifting a fist and wearing a MAGA hat.
Trump boards Air Force One while lifting a fist and wearing a MAGA hat.

How Trump Could Lose This War

Analysis
Daniel Byman
People stand outside the White House protesting the Israeli strikes on Iran and any potential U.S. involvement. One of the banners reads "Stop U.S. backed Israel's attacks on Iran," while another reads "All together for peace."
People stand outside the White House protesting the Israeli strikes on Iran and any potential U.S. involvement. One of the banners reads "Stop U.S. backed Israel's attacks on Iran," while another reads "All together for peace."

Four Questions Trump Should Consider Before Attacking Iran

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Smoke rises over Tehran.
Smoke rises over Tehran.

Intelligence Window Might Have Been a Factor in Timing of Israeli Attack on Iran

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Debris of a missile fired from Iran toward Israel leaves a trail in the night sky over Jerusalem after being intercepted.
Debris of a missile fired from Iran toward Israel leaves a trail in the night sky over Jerusalem after being intercepted.

How the Israel-Iran War Might End This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Iselin Brady, Daniel Byman
People gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike.
People gather outside a building that was hit by an Israeli strike.

Iran’s Options for Retaliating Against Israel Have Narrowed

Analysis
Daniel Byman
A farmer sits in his tractor as he plants corn near sunset. The sky around him is hazy with dust and other debris from the planting process. The field edges against a road lined with telephone wires that cut across the image.
A farmer sits in his tractor as he plants corn near sunset. The sky around him is hazy with dust and other debris from the planting process. The field edges against a road lined with telephone wires that cut across the image.

A Smuggled Pathogen Raises Specter of Chinese Agroterrorism

Analysis
Sofia Triana, Daniel Byman
Mexican soldiers stand guard during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a jailed drug kingpin in Culiacan, Mexico, on Jan. 5, 2023.
Mexican soldiers stand guard during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a jailed drug kingpin in Culiacan, Mexico, on Jan. 5, 2023.

The Problem With Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups

Analysis
Tricia Bacon, Daniel Byman
Two people are silhoutted with their hands to their faces as they look over a hazy horizon toward smoke rising over Gaza.
Two people are silhoutted with their hands to their faces as they look over a hazy horizon toward smoke rising over Gaza.

One Question Looming Over Israel-Hamas Truce Deal—Why Now?

Analysis
Daniel Byman
An attack helicopter cuts across a blue sky dotted with fluffy wisps of clouds. Four large birds also fly across the sky beneath the helicopter, their wingspans stretched wide in flight.
An attack helicopter cuts across a blue sky dotted with fluffy wisps of clouds. Four large birds also fly across the sky beneath the helicopter, their wingspans stretched wide in flight.

5 Questions About the Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hezbollah

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Smoke billows on an orange-hued horizon over the devastated landscape of the Gaza Strip.
Smoke billows on an orange-hued horizon over the devastated landscape of the Gaza Strip.

What Trump Inherits in Gaza

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Rockets fired by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defense system on Aug 9.
Rockets fired by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defense system on Aug 9.

Where Is the Massive Hezbollah Response to Israel’s Attacks?

Analysis
Daniel Byman, Skyeler Jackson
Yahya Sinwar looks over his shoulder while standing in a crowd of people at a rally in a square or street in Gaza. He makes a "V" for victory sign with the fingers of one raised hand. A man in camouflage stands next to him. Both of them and many of the rally attendees wear green scarves.
Yahya Sinwar looks over his shoulder while standing in a crowd of people at a rally in a square or street in Gaza. He makes a "V" for victory sign with the fingers of one raised hand. A man in camouflage stands next to him. Both of them and many of the rally attendees wear green scarves.

Israel’s Killing of Yahya Sinwar Is Not a Turning Point

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Soldiers in combat gear are silhouetted against a smoky, hazy landscape with buildings in the background.
Soldiers in combat gear are silhouetted against a smoky, hazy landscape with buildings in the background.

More Wars, a Failed State, and a Step Back by the United States

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Mourners carry the caskets, covered in yellow cloth, and signs depicting the images of Hezbollah members Ibrahim Sharaf al-Din, Muhammad Hussein Ali Rabah, and Hussein Ali Majid in Beirut.
Mourners carry the caskets, covered in yellow cloth, and signs depicting the images of Hezbollah members Ibrahim Sharaf al-Din, Muhammad Hussein Ali Rabah, and Hussein Ali Majid in Beirut.

Can Israel Kill Its Way to Victory Over Hezbollah?

Analysis
Daniel Byman
Young people march with large portraits depicting Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Young people march with large portraits depicting Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Pinpoint Israeli Intelligence Enabled Strike on Nasrallah in Lebanon

Analysis
Daniel Byman
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