David Rothkopf

Chief Global Affairs Columnist

David Rothkopf is the Daily Beast's Chief Global Affairs Columnist. He appears weekly on The Daily Beast Podcast with Joanna Coles. Rothkopf is and is CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The DSR Network. He is the regular host of Deep State Radio, available on YouTube and podcast providers. Rothkopf was editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, and was a Clinton administration appointee, as well as founder and CEO of Potomac Advisors. He is the author of ten books including Running the World, Superclass, Power, Inc., National Insecurity, Traitor, and American Resistance. His newsletter "Need to Know" is available at davidrothkopf.substack.com.

A photo illustration of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in reference to David Low's WW2 cartoon Rendezvous.

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How Trump Just Exposed America’s True Enemy Within: Himself

Insider threat? Meet the guy doing deals with the worst of enemies.

David Rothkopf

A photo illustration of Xi and Trump.

How Trump Just Showed Us Who’s Really on Top

Don’t tell Natalie, but unrequited love is in the air at the White House.

David Rothkopf

Donald Trump photo illustratio

How Trump, 80, Just Put His Sweaty Desperation on Show

You can’t teach an old president new tricks. And he’ll certainly never learn...

David Rothkopf

Donald Trump

This Is The Sinister Warning About What Comes After Trump

The world is in for a right-wing wave.

David Rothkopf

Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth

There’s Nothing Slick About Trump’s Venezuela Oil Grab

It is not a deal but a crime, and not one that will benefit the U.S. in the near or medium term. It may never benefit us at all.

David Rothkopf