Daniel Wirls wirls@ucsc.edu wirls@ucsc.edu Daniel Wirls’ research interests range across American politics, institutions, public policy, and political history. Most Recent Trump’s Planned Military Buildup is Based on Faulty Claims, not Good Strategy Daniel Wirls Latest Articles 1 American Taxpayers Are Getting Shortchanged. Here’s How to Fix It. by Richard Caroll 2 After Years of De-Risking Talk, Europe Faces a China Test by Martin Banks 3 Putin Is Failing in Ukraine. NATO Could Be His Escape Hatch. by Julian McBride 4 Vietnam’s Bamboo Diplomacy Is Becoming Strategic Autonomy by James Borton 5 Ottawa Must Oppose Every Form of Iranian Authoritarianism by Wayne Easter