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Yochi Dreazen

Former Deputy Managing Editor, Foreign

    Latest articles by Yochi Dreazen

    Politics
    Obama’s CIA chief just offered a Trump-Russia quote for the agesObama’s CIA chief just offered a Trump-Russia quote for the ages
    Politics

    “People who go along a treasonous path do not know they are on a treasonous path until it is too late.”

    By Yochi Dreazen
    Politics
    Donald Trump is a serious threat to American national securityDonald Trump is a serious threat to American national security
    Politics

    Sharing top-secret intelligence with Russia puts American lives at risk and harms the ISIS fight.

    By Yochi Dreazen
    Politics
    “Fake but accurate” is the Trump administration’s new defense of its lies“Fake but accurate” is the Trump administration’s new defense of its lies
    Politics

    Goodbye, “alternative facts”; hello, “fake but accurate.”

    By Yochi Dreazen
    Politics
    Why the Comey firing could be Trump’s Watergate momentWhy the Comey firing could be Trump’s Watergate moment
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    It’s usually dangerous to compare things to Watergate. The Comey firing is an exception.

    By Yochi Dreazen and Zack Beauchamp
    World Politics
    Trump’s love for brutal leaders like the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte, explainedTrump’s love for brutal leaders like the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte, explained
    World Politics

    Trump invited Duterte to the White House because of his bloody drug war, not in spite of it.

    By Yochi Dreazen
    Culture
    The best and worst moments from Samantha Bee’s “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”The best and worst moments from Samantha Bee’s “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”
    Culture

    Featuring Will Ferrell as George W. Bush, an alternate reality where Hillary won, and more.

    By Yochi Dreazen and Tanya Pai
    Politics
    After 100 days, Donald Trump’s new world order looks like the old oneAfter 100 days, Donald Trump’s new world order looks like the old one
    World Politics
    North Korea’s growing nuclear threat, in one statisticNorth Korea’s growing nuclear threat, in one statistic
    World Politics

    The US has spent decades trying to slow North Korea’s nuclear program. It hasn’t worked.

    By Yochi Dreazen
    World Politics
    Trump just congratulated Turkey’s president on his dictatorial power grabTrump just congratulated Turkey’s president on his dictatorial power grab
    World Politics

    Erdoğan can largely ignore parliament and the courts as he solidifies his hold on the country.

    By Yochi Dreazen
    Politics
    Trump aide admits there actually isn’t a “Trump doctrine”Trump aide admits there actually isn’t a “Trump doctrine”
    Politics

    It took less than three months for some Trump aides to figure that out.

    By Yochi Dreazen