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Yochi Dreazen

Former Deputy Managing Editor, Foreign

    Latest articles by Yochi Dreazen

    World Politics
    Trump’s idea for a “sneak attack” on ISIS in Mosul isn’t actually possibleTrump’s idea for a “sneak attack” on ISIS in Mosul isn’t actually possible
    World Politics

    “We didn’t sneak up on Berlin in World War II, and we’re not going to do a surprise attack on Mosul either.”

    By Jennifer Williams and Yochi Dreazen
    It’s time to acknowledge reality: Donald Trump talks like an anti-Semite
    World Politics

    Trump’s talk of secret cabals plotting to destroy America reeks of anti-Semitism.

    By Yochi Dreazen
    Donald Trump chose a dictator who’s used chemical weapons over his own running mate
    World Politics

    Trump’s foreign policy answers at Sunday’s debate were complete nonsense.

    By Zack Beauchamp and Yochi Dreazen
    You shouldn’t need a daughter to know Trump’s behavior is disgusting and wrong
    Donald Trump

    His words should appall everyone who heard them.

    By Yochi Dreazen
    Syria
    The “road of death” at the center of the humanitarian crisis in AleppoThe “road of death” at the center of the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo
    Syria

    The dusty, two-lane highway linking Turkey and the starving Syrian city of Aleppo, mapped.

    By Javier Zarracina and Yochi Dreazen
    This is what climate change is doing to Iran
    World Politics

    One of Iran’s best known lakes is disappearing. These photos show what’s left behind as the waters recede.

    By Yochi Dreazen
    Shimon Peres believed in a new Middle East. He died stuck in the old one.
    World Politics

    His dream of peace with the Palestinians is further away than ever.

    By Yochi Dreazen
    The debate showed just how scary a Commander in Chief Donald Trump would be
    Politics

    He flubbed it on basically every major foreign policy issue.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Yochi Dreazen and 1 more
    Trump wants to fire generals who disagree with him. That’ll mean firing a lot of generals.
    Politics

    War is what the military does, not what the military wants.

    By Yochi Dreazen
    Why the Chelsea bomb didn’t kill anyone, according to bomb experts
    Criminal Justice

    The Chelsea bomb was more advanced than the Boston Marathon ones. Why did no one die?

    By Yochi Dreazen