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Exploding The Idea That Trump’s Wars Can Handle China – OpEd

It was astounding to learn from the TV show of the former Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-FL) that an overall theme

06.03.2026 6

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Military Action Without Urgency Or Legitimate Purposes – OpEd

President Donald Trump had time to lecture Congress for more than an hour and a half during a rambling State

03.03.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

How U.S. Unpredictability Is Forcing Long‑Overdue Autonomy – OpEd

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently attended the Munich Security conference—more politely (than J.D. Vance at last year’s conference)...

28.02.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

From Good Neighbor To Bad Cop – OpEd

Donald Trump’s new national security strategy placed greater emphasis on the homeland (unneeded and even ominous for the health of

15.02.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

The Economic Origins Of Cryptocurrencies – OpEd

By Deborah Palma The launch of Bitcoin in 2009 represents one of the most disruptive phenomena in financial history, establishing

11.02.2026 6

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Iran And The Art Of The Retread – OpEd

The upcoming negotiations between the United States and Iran may be the only way to avoid military conflict between the

11.02.2026 4

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Trump Can Probably Kiss A Future Nobel Peace Prize Goodbye – OpEd

Although he covets the Nobel Peace Prize itself, President Donald Trump, in his second administration, has dialed up government aggression

28.01.2026 8

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

‘Might Makes Right’ Will Not Be Effective, Even In The Western Hemisphere – OpEd

“The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must” is a quote that has come down

21.01.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

McKinley’s Ghost – OpEd

Nigeria, Venezuela, Syria, Greenland, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Canada, and even Russia. President Donald Trump has attacked or threatened to attack

14.01.2026 20

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Does Ousting Maduro Mean Regime Change Or Something Else? – OpEd

The justifications for President Donald Trump’s military policies toward Venezuela have ranged from stopping narco-terrorism, to reducing oil...

04.01.2026 8

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Texas: On Its Way To Ending Property Tax? – OpEd

By Christopher E. Baecker and Crystal Keen Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his reelection bid in November by saying he wants to

31.12.2025 4

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

The US Should Butt Out Of The Ukraine-Russia Conflict – OpEd

Recent peace talks between the United States and Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago went very well, according to President Donald Trump. The

31.12.2025 8

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Low Growth, High Taxes, And No Control – OpEd

By Gerard Lyons One word describes this Budget: bad, but it can be used three times, bad, bad, bad. Bad

04.12.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Trump Threatens Mark Kelly For Reiterating The Military’s Obligation To The Constitution – OpEd

The Trump administration recently threatened to return retired Navy captain, former astronaut, and now Senator Mark Kelly to active duty and...

04.12.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Illegal And Ineffective: The Constitutional Peril Of Trump’s Anti-Drug Military Ops – OpEd

As President Donald Trump continues to blast small boats allegedly transporting drugs in the Southern Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, more

22.11.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Trump’s Focus On The Western Hemisphere Is Astute, But The Policy Needs Adjusting – OpEd

In its global strategy, the Trump administration should be praised for emphasizing areas closer to the United States—that is, the

05.11.2025 9

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

The Only Sure Lawbreaker Involving The Alleged Caribbean Drug Boats Is Trump – OpEd

President Donald Trump’s bombing of 10 boats allegedly carrying illegal drugs in the Caribbean was as lawless as it was

27.10.2025 9

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

The Draft National Defense Strategy Is A Mixed Bag – OpEd

President Donald Trump and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth recently made headlines for assembling all the military brass from around the

08.10.2025 4

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

More Dangerous Domestic Use Of US Military Is Coming – OpEd

A recently leaked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo suggests that top Trump administration officials want to use the U.S. military

12.09.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

France’s Fiasco – OpEd

By Jake Scott France’s government imploded on Monday, September 8, 2025, when Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a climactic confidence...

10.09.2025 9

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Ivan Eland

A Return To Realism – OpEd

If Russian President Vladimir Putin is not just “playing” the West by hinting at a settlement with Ukraine while grabbing

10.09.2025 9

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

End the Gaza War Now

30.07.2025 7

The National Interest

Ivan Eland

China Is Not A Miracle About To Be Performed – OpEd

By Jonathan Power The Nobel-prize winning economist, Robert Fogel, believes that China will grow at an average rate of 8%

03.07.2025 8

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

At Their Own Peril, Americans Are Fuzzy On History – OpEd

The nation’s observed birthday—July 4th—always brings forth what passes for modern day “patriotism”: prominent displays of the flag...

03.07.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Is Israel Really Making Itself Any Safer?

18.06.2025 10

The National Interest

Ivan Eland

Trump Aims to Be An Authoritarian: How Did We Get Here? – OpEd

President Trump has justifiable criticism for expanding executive power to dangerous levels. In his second term and after only 100

08.06.2025 20

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Trump Is Balancing US Policy Toward Israel—And That’s Good – OpEd

President Donald Trump’s snubbing of Israel during his recent trip to the Middle East is an indicator that a more

01.06.2025 30

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Hegseth Security Breach Could Have Had Grave Consequences – OpEd

The Trump administration’s response to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s taking detailed information from the Central Command’s...

07.05.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Japan—Not Just Europe—Should Spend More on Defense

01.05.2025 6

The National Interest

Ivan Eland

No Joke: US Considering Nuclear Power For Saudi Arabia In Grand Bargain – OpEd

The Trump administration is reportedly pursuing a deal with Saudi Arabia that would be a pathway to developing a commercial...

23.04.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Trump Administration Exaggerates Its Powers In Foreign Policy – OpEd

Despicable is the Trump administration’s refusal to ask Nayib Bukele, the authoritarian president of El Salvador, for the return of

19.04.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Trump Can Create A Concert Of Great Powers – OpEd

In President Donald Trump’s first term, he ran a less aggressive foreign policy than he seems to be doing now,

09.04.2025 7

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Trump Needs Real Budget Slashing, Not Musk’s DOGE Smoke And Mirrors – OpEd

Because the United States has a debt of almost $37 trillion, with government interest payments exceeding the massive amount spent on

05.04.2025 6

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Trump Is Well-Positioned To Shake Up The World Balance Of Power – OpEd

One issue that President Trump has been especially well-positioned to make progress on is ending the war between Ukraine and

05.03.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Canada’s Ailing National Healthcare Is Not A Model For America – OpEd

By Nikolai G. Wenzel Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began a US-Canada economic summit designed to improve

18.02.2025 8

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Donald Trump’s Tariffs: Bad Economics And Maybe Illegal, Too – OpEd

Amid the flurry of unconstitutional or illegal executive orders from President Donald Trump—for example, the freezing of congressionally...

18.02.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Donald Trump’s Tariffs: Bad Economics And Maybe Illegal, Too

16.02.2025 8

The National Interest

Ivan Eland

Government Can Be Downsized Without Destroying The Constitution – OpEd

Even a somewhat informed observer might wonder why President Donald Trump and the Republicans, who control all three branches of

13.02.2025 5

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Is Trump Really Going To Practice Military Restraint? – OpEd

The three popular pillars of Donald Trump’s electoral success have been grievances about immigrants, unfair trade practices by other countries,

22.01.2025 5

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Reevaluating Jimmy Carter’s Presidency – OpEd

The consensus among historians, journalists, and analysts has long been that President Jimmy Carter’s four-year presidency was a low point in a...

07.01.2025 10

Eurasia Review

Ivan Eland

Reevaluating Jimmy Carter’s Presidency

05.01.2025 10

The National Interest

Ivan Eland