The populist and the hawk split the New Right architecture over the deployment of American power against Iran and the radical left.

A growing divide within the contemporary American right is reshaping the contours of US foreign policy, particularly on Iran and Israel. This divide is not merely tactical but reflects competing strategic visions: a populistnationalist current skeptical of global entanglements and a more traditional hawkish internationalism committed to sustaining American primacy.

Recent public remarks by Vice President JD Vance illustrate the emergence of the former tendency. In a wide ranging interview on the Joe Rogan Experience, Vance articulated a critique of longstanding Republican foreign policy orthodoxies. He framed US engagement in the Middle East primarily through the lens of domestic economic stability, emphasizing the need to prevent energy shocks and avoid protracted military........

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