Daniel Davis

Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, U.S. Army (ret.)

Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis, ret. is a Senior Fellow and military expert at Defense Priorities specializing in American foreign policy, Middle East policy, Asia policy, grand strategy, international relations, international security, counterinsurgency, military analysis and land power. Davis was originally designated as a deputy to Tulsi Gabbard in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence until the appointment was blocked in the US Senate.

Davis retired from the U.S. Army after 21 years of active service. He was deployed into combat zones four times, beginning with Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and then to Iraq in 2009 and Afghanistan twice (2005, 2011). He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor at the Battle of 73 Easting in 1991, and awarded a Bronze Star Medal in Afghanistan in 2011. He is the author of The Eleventh Hour in 2020 America.

Davis gained national notoriety in 2012 when he returned from the Afghan war and published a report detailing how senior U.S. military and civilian leaders told the American public and Congress the Afghan war was going well while, in reality, it was headed to defeat. Events since confirmed his analysis was correct.

His work on defense, foreign affairs, and social issues have been published in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Newsweek, CNN, Fox News, The Guardian, TIME magazine, Politico, and other publications. Davis was also the recipient of the 2012 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-telling. He is a frequent guest on Fox News, Fox Business News, NBC News, BBC, CNN, and other television networks.