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From Hormuz to Diego Garcia: The return of geopolitics

From Hormuz to Diego Garcia: The return of geopolitics

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts,...

01.04.2026 4

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Are Chinese drone operators buried under the rubble in Iran?

Are Chinese drone operators buried under the rubble in Iran?

The Islamic Republic of Iran is getting by with a little help from its friends. Moscow has played a significant role in boosting Tehran. But so too...

27.03.2026 10

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China prepares for submarine warfare against America

China prepares for submarine warfare against America

China is preparing for war. The evidence is abundant, from building underground hospitals to hoarding grain and fuel, hardening air bases in the...

25.03.2026 8

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How China turned red

“In history,” the late historian Paul Johnson memorably observed, “there are no inevitabilities.” Johnson’s adage holds true with the...

13.03.2026 10

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Let them eat steak

Our troops fighting overseas and risking their lives are being fed too well. That is the message that some Democrats are fielding ahead of the midterm...

11.03.2026 10

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Why Iran is attacking its Arab neighbors

Iran is once again attacking its neighbors. In recent days, Tehran has launched drones and missile attacks at Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi...

11.03.2026 10

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A different war in the Middle East

“Just when I thought I was out,” Al Pacino’s Michael Corleone says in The Godfather Part III, “they pull me back in.” For the United States...

02.03.2026 10

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The Islamic Republic had its chance

The U.S. military and its ally Israel have struck the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Trump administration’s decision to attack followed weeks of...

28.02.2026 10

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Mexico shows the futility and danger of gun control

Mexico is awash in violence. And the country’s stringent gun control laws aren’t helping. On Feb. 22, the Mexican military carried out an...

24.02.2026 9

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NATO 3.0 is here, and that’s a good thing

Big changes are coming to America’s relationship with Europe. This was the subtext of remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top Trump...

18.02.2026 9

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Jimmy Lai’s fate is a warning for Taiwan

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by the city’s Chinese Communist Party rulers. Lai is Hong Kong’s most...

13.02.2026 100

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Cuba is the big loser in Maduro’s capture

06.01.2026 10

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Mossad man

19.12.2025 30

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Communism’s wealthy backers: Champagne socialist wishes and caviar radical dreams

05.12.2025 10

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Russia and China dream up a new World War II history

04.09.2025 8

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Australia attacks show Iran’s global antisemitic agenda

27.08.2025 9

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US decision to use nuclear weapons ended World War II

08.08.2025 9

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The fallout from Iranian nuclear facilities strikes

25.07.2025 10

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Spain is cozying up to the CCP, and America must respond

16.07.2025 10

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Banning the Muslim Brotherhood 

11.07.2025 9

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Trump gives Khamenei a chance

01.07.2025 10

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The bell tolls for the ayatollahs

20.06.2025 7

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Trump must now get tough with Putin

14.03.2025 10

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Family Lore: Review of ‘Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy’ by Jeffrey Boutwell

14.03.2025 10

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The true contradictions of Charles Baudelaire

14.03.2025 10

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Caspar David Friedrich in America

14.03.2025 10

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The dangerous world of the Wagner Group

14.03.2025 10

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The Trump impoundment reckoning has only been delayed

31.01.2025 20

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A union of Karens

31.01.2025 10

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The dilemma of Severance

31.01.2025 10

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Another book about my grandfather Whittaker Chambers puts politics before historical accuracy

31.01.2025 10

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Robert D. Kaplan’s new book darkly games out how peace and freedom can lose

31.01.2025 10

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America needs a whole-of-government response to China

28.01.2025 10

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Xi’s ominous warning to Trump

10.01.2025 9

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The welcome end of net zero

JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in the United States, announced it is abandoning the U.N. Net-Zero Banking Alliance on Tuesday, joining the...

08.01.2025 8

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Time to get tough on the Pentagon’s top ranks

There is no more unreformable bureaucracy in Washington than the Pentagon. There is also no more bureaucracy in need of urgent reform. The problem?...

08.01.2025 8

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Hamas played the press in Gaza

Many legacy media outlets have been publishing inaccurate casualty figures for Palestinians in the conflict in Gaza, and they have only themselves...

08.01.2025 10

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The US must restore maximum pressure against Iran

Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, is making rapid progress on its nuclear program. President-elect Donald Trump must thwart...

07.01.2025 10

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How Congress can fix the cracks in America’s financial foundation

You may not feel the financial tremors, but cracks are forming in the foundation of the world’s economies, which are built on the U.S. dollar — the...

06.01.2025 10

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The Pentagon’s acquisition process is broken

The Pentagon’s acquisition process is broken, and the nation may be running out of time to fix it.  Former Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI)...

06.01.2025 10

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