Jeremi Suri

Jeremi Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University's Department of History and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

Articles by Jeremi Suri
Donald Trump and Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020.

Biden and Trump’s Debate Could Make Foreign-Policy History
Argument
Jeremi Suri
An Afghan Pashtun tribal elder speaks to an interpreter.
An Afghan Pashtun tribal elder speaks to an interpreter.

Why Afghanistan’s Tribes Beat the United States
Review
Jeremi Suri
U.S. President Barack Obama meets in the Situation Room with his national security advisors to discuss strategy in Syria of the White House Aug. 31, 2013 in Washington.
U.S. President Barack Obama meets in the Situation Room with his national security advisors to discuss strategy in Syria of the White House Aug. 31, 2013 in Washington.

Foreign-Policy Pragmatism Is Back. So Are Its Flaws.
Review
Jeremi Suri
Donald Trump and Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on Sept. 29, 2020.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on Sept. 29, 2020.

Get Ready for a November Foreign-Policy Surprise
Election 2020
Jeremi Suri
Spectators sit on top of a pillar at the World War II Memorial in the National Mall as fireworks explode in Washington, D.C., on July 4.
Spectators sit on top of a pillar at the World War II Memorial in the National Mall as fireworks explode in Washington, D.C., on July 4.

What American Century?
Argument
Jeremi Suri
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton discusses the "current threats to national security" during a forum moderated by Peter Feaver, the director of Duke's American Grand Strategy, at the Page Auditorium on the campus of Duke University on Feb. 17, 2020 in Durham, North Carolina.
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton discusses the "current threats to national security" during a forum moderated by Peter Feaver, the director of Duke's American Grand Strategy, at the Page Auditorium on the campus of Duke University on Feb. 17, 2020 in Durham, North Carolina.

Bolton Is the Villain of His Own Memoir
Review
Jeremi Suri
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with U.S. under secretary for political affairs William Burns ahead of their meeting in Damascus on Feb 17, 2010. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with U.S. under secretary for political affairs William Burns ahead of their meeting in Damascus on Feb 17, 2010. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)

The Long Rise and Sudden Fall of American Diplomacy
Argument
Jeremi Suri
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer answer questions following an announced end to the partial government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 25. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer answer questions following an announced end to the partial government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 25. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Start the North Korea Hearings. And the Saudi Arabia Hearings. And the China Hearings…
Argument
Jeremi Suri
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort (R) arrives at the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse for an arraignment hearing as a protester holds up a sign March 8, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort (R) arrives at the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse for an arraignment hearing as a protester holds up a sign March 8, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Foreign Collusion Is as American as Apple Pie
Argument
Jeremi Suri
President Barack Obama meets with Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough and speechwriter Ben Rhodes on Air Force One on June 4, 2009 on route to Cairo, Egypt. (Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)
President Barack Obama meets with Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough and speechwriter Ben Rhodes on Air Force One on June 4, 2009 on route to Cairo, Egypt. (Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)

Ben Rhodes Led From Behind in Life
Argument
Jeremi Suri
Donald Trump arrives for the morning working session on the second day of the G20 economic summit on July 8, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Donald Trump arrives for the morning working session on the second day of the G20 economic summit on July 8, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Trump’s Kaiser Wilhelm Approach to Diplomacy
Argument
Jeremi Suri
A copy of the original Versailles Peace Treaty of Peace signed on June 28, 1919. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Foreign Policy Illustration)
A copy of the original Versailles Peace Treaty of Peace signed on June 28, 1919. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Foreign Policy Illustration)

Trump’s Terrifying Treaty of Versailles Precedent
Argument
Jeremi Suri
U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump. (AFP/Getty Images and Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump. (AFP/Getty Images and Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Here’s Hoping Trump-Kim Isn’t Like Kennedy-Khrushchev
Argument
Jeremi Suri
A South Korean government official checks the direct communications hotline to talk with the North Korean side at the border village of Panmunjom on Jan. 3, in Panmunjom, South Korea. (South Korean Unification Ministry via Getty Images)
A South Korean government official checks the direct communications hotline to talk with the North Korean side at the border village of Panmunjom on Jan. 3, in Panmunjom, South Korea. (South Korean Unification Ministry via Getty Images)

What’s a Nuclear Hotline Good For Anyway?
Argument
Jeremi Suri
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