Matthew Duss

Matthew Duss is the executive vice president at the Center for International Policy. He served as a foreign-policy advisor to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders from 2017 to 2022.

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Biden walks between massive white columns outside of the White House. He wears a dark suit and a blue tie, and his head is tilted down toward the ground.
Biden walks between massive white columns outside of the White House. He wears a dark suit and a blue tie, and his head is tilted down toward the ground.

Biden’s Team Lied About Gaza. It’s Time to Hold Them Accountable.

Shadow Government
Matthew Duss
Iranian missiles aimed at targets in Israel passing over the West Bank on June 18.
Iranian missiles aimed at targets in Israel passing over the West Bank on June 18.

Don’t Let a Fake Victory Forestall Real Peace

Shadow Government
Matthew Duss
President Donald Trump watches the 250th birthday parade of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump watches the 250th birthday parade of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C.

Democrats Should Reclaim the Anti-War Mantle From Trump

Shadow Government
Matthew Duss
An Iranian woman wearing a black dress and black headscarf is seen in profile as she walks on a sidewalk in front of a brightly colored wall mural. The red-white-and-blue mural depicts two men seated at a table, identified with placards as representing the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. official wears military fatigues from the waist down, but a suit on his top half.
An Iranian woman wearing a black dress and black headscarf is seen in profile as she walks on a sidewalk in front of a brightly colored wall mural. The red-white-and-blue mural depicts two men seated at a table, identified with placards as representing the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. official wears military fatigues from the waist down, but a suit on his top half.

Democrats Should Welcome Trump’s Iran Diplomacy

Shadow Government
Matthew Duss
Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket during a strike in front of a Starbucks to demand collective bargaining agreements, in Los Angeles.
Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket during a strike in front of a Starbucks to demand collective bargaining agreements, in Los Angeles.

Trump’s Predatory Capitalism Does Nothing for America’s Workers 

Argument
Trevor Sutton, Matthew Duss
An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape.
An aerial view shows a road clogged to the horizon with people. At left is the ocean and at right a war-devastated landscape.

What Trump’s Gaza Plan Means for the World

Analysis
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Matthew Duss, Khaled Elgindy, Dalia Hatuqa, Sara Khorshid, Aaron David Miller, Yousef Munayyer, Robert A. Pape, Hala Rharrit, Dennis Ross
In the center, Donald Trump points out into the distance. On the far left is Benjamin Netanyahu, and several people are blurred in the foreground.
In the center, Donald Trump points out into the distance. On the far left is Benjamin Netanyahu, and several people are blurred in the foreground.

Trump’s Gaza Proposal is Less Original Than He Thinks

Argument
Matthew Duss
Children sit on metro station steps. One is holding a phone while the other looks over.
Children sit on metro station steps. One is holding a phone while the other looks over.

It’s Time for Ukraine to Make the Best Peace It Can

Argument
Matthew Duss, Robert Farley
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a man with white hair and a navy blue suit, gestures with both hands as he looks toward the crowd while giving a speech at the DNC.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a man with white hair and a navy blue suit, gestures with both hands as he looks toward the crowd while giving a speech at the DNC.

The Democrats’ Pro-Worker Agenda Can Go Global

Argument
Matthew Duss
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech while standing behind a podium at an Israeli Embassy event in Washington, D.C. The seal of the United States is affixed to the podium, and an Israeli flag hangs behind Harris.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech while standing behind a podium at an Israeli Embassy event in Washington, D.C. The seal of the United States is affixed to the podium, and an Israeli flag hangs behind Harris.

Harris Candidacy Gives Democrats a Chance to Pivot on Gaza

Argument
Matthew Duss
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Biden’s New Plan for the Middle East Is More of the Same

Argument
Matthew Duss
(L to R) Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi; Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa; U.S. President Joe Biden; Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; Jordan's King Abdullah II; Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani; and Kuwait's Crown Prince Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 16, 2022.
(L to R) Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi; Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa; U.S. President Joe Biden; Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; Jordan's King Abdullah II; Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani; and Kuwait's Crown Prince Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 16, 2022.

The End of Biden’s Middle East Mirage This article has an audio recording

Argument
Matthew Duss
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leaves the Palacio de La Moneda in Santiago.
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leaves the Palacio de La Moneda in Santiago.

Latin America Doesn’t Want to Be Forced Into Cold War 2.0

Argument
Matthew Duss
An Israeli border guard stands by a closed checkpoint entrance leading to the Palestinian village of Ni’lin, west of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
An Israeli border guard stands by a closed checkpoint entrance leading to the Palestinian village of Ni’lin, west of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Discrimination May Be Written Into U.S. Law

Argument
Zaha Hassan, Matthew Duss
President Joe Biden walks with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (L) to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 27, 2021.
President Joe Biden walks with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (L) to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 27, 2021.

The Era of Neoliberal U.S. Foreign Policy Is Over

Argument
Matthew Duss, Ganesh Sitaraman
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