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Putin doesn’t want peace. Witkoff and Kushner’s visit will only enable his propaganda

Putin doesn’t want peace. Witkoff and Kushner’s visit will only enable his propaganda

President Donald Trump’s diplomatic envoys deserve praise for working to secure a peace deal that ends the war in Ukraine. But by again meeting with...

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Trump’s Falkland Islands controversy is much ado about nothing

Trump’s Falkland Islands controversy is much ado about nothing

The renewed controversy over the United Kingdom’s Falkland Islands territory is a tempest in a teapot. The Falkland Islands are well-defended, and...

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Germany incentivizes Russian terrorism with pathetic drone attack response

Germany incentivizes Russian terrorism with pathetic drone attack response

Germany has incentivized future Russian attacks against NATO in its recent weak response to a Russian terrorist attack. The attack involved an...

01.09.2026 3

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Greece and Israel boost deterrence of Turkish imperialism

Greece and Israel boost deterrence of Turkish imperialism

Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has become a very complicated American ally in recent years. On the positive side of the ledger, Ankara...

01.09.2026 3

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The Department of War targets the First Amendment (again)

The Department of War targets the First Amendment (again)

The Department of War launched a new attack on the First Amendment this weekend. It did so by asserting that the Washington Post had committed a...

31.08.2026 2

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The NATO code to deter Russia: 82-173-6-16-11

The NATO code to deter Russia: 82-173-6-16-11

Desperate to end Western support for Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is escalating his threats against NATO. Because Putin pays little heed...

28.08.2026 6

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China smells Trump’s weakness on sanctions and allies

China smells Trump’s weakness on sanctions and allies

China has forcefully rebuked U.S. sanctions targeting small Chinese companies that trade with Iran. Amid President Donald Trump’s reluctance to...

27.08.2026 8

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Russia sowed the British wind, now it is reaping the whirlwind

Russia sowed the British wind, now it is reaping the whirlwind

When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his war on Ukraine in February 2022, he laid the foundation for what would become the bloodiest and...

25.08.2026 7

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The stalemate increasingly suits Trump over Iran

The stalemate increasingly suits Trump over Iran

Albeit frustrated that Iran hasn’t negotiated an end to the war, President Donald Trump increasingly believes that the United States has assumed the...

25.08.2026 20

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European tourists are worse than American tourists

One of Europe’s most tedious habits is its reflexive sense of superiority over Americans. Europeans consider themselves more intelligent than...

21.08.2026 8

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Trump is blinded by his personal relationship with Kim Jong Un

President Donald Trump sent a dangerous message by scaling down U.S. military exercises with South Korea. Trump observed on Wednesday, “I felt —...

20.08.2026 10

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China will make US allies feel Pacific aircraft carrier’s absence

Undermining the confidence of American allies, China will take advantage of the USS George Washington aircraft carrier’s redeployment from the...

18.08.2026 9

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Why Iran is so desperate to assassinate Donald Trump

In his September 2023 address to the United Nations General Assembly, the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned that “the blood of the...

14.08.2026 6

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NATO and Japan should warn Russia over threat to seize vessels

Albeit belatedly and at insufficient scale, European navies are increasingly seizing Russian tankers that are transporting arms and oil in breach of...

13.08.2026 9

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Fearing anti-war election embarrassment, Russia bans only opposition party

The Russian Supreme Court has banned the country’s only true opposition party from standing in the Duma parliamentary elections. The ruling against...

11.08.2026 10

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Will Ukraine retaliate against North Korea outside of the war zone?

North Korea has previously sent approximately 15,000 troops to join Russia’s war against Ukraine. That’s not all. North Korea has also provided...

10.08.2026 10

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Trump-class battleships would help China turn the Pacific into an American graveyard

President Donald Trump’s impulse is to believe that bigger is always better. Still, U.S. military procurement must be laser-focused on the...

07.08.2026 10

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Pentagon should investigate Adm. Bill Owens’s China collusion

As Natalie Winters reported this week, numerous very high-ranking retired U.S. military officers engaged with a Chinese Communist Party front...

06.08.2026 10

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Kick Gianni Infantino out of FIFA’s front door

To FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the Trump administration’s credit, the recently concluded soccer World Cup was a huge success. The...

04.08.2026 9

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How Mohammed bin Salman earned Trump’s ear over Netanyahu

It’s increasingly clear that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is the Middle Eastern leader with the most influence over President Donald...

03.08.2026 10

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A multipolar world would be disastrous for international security

Writing in The Guardian this week, Yale Law professors Ash Bâli and Samuel Moyn celebrate what they suggest is the end of the unipolar American-led...

01.08.2026 8

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What Tim Sheehy gets right and wrong about Iran’s threat

25.06.2026 20

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FIFA World Cup water breaks, or how Americans bend the knee to sports broadcasters

16.06.2026 10

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Four years later, is FIFA President Gianni Infantino still a disabled, gay, African migrant worker?

08.06.2026 10

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Why neither Trump nor Iran wants a return to war

02.06.2026 20

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Republicans should reject Trump’s ‘Sun King’ egotism

01.06.2026 20

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Will the EU finally get tough on China’s ‘existential’ trade threat? Doubtful

29.05.2026 10

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British GCHQ spy chief appeases China’s aggression

28.05.2026 10

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Why Rubio’s Armenia trip is so important

27.05.2026 30

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Trump should warn of military response to any Russian attack on US Embassy

26.05.2026 10

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US rightly warns Russia over threats to Latvia

22.05.2026 70

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Capturing Raul Castro would be more difficult than capturing Nicolas Maduro

21.05.2026 10

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With UAE strikes, Iran targets US credibility

19.05.2026 30

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Ratcliffe and Rubio must force Cuba to admit Havana Syndrome truth

15.05.2026 10

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Trump’s state visit is a gold mine for China’s spies

14.05.2026 20

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Keir Starmer dragged toward Downing Street exit

12.05.2026 20

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Indications Trump sees Iran moving toward acceptable deal

11.05.2026 20

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UFO files add credibility to issue while underlining unwarranted secrecy

08.05.2026 20

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As the UK dithers, France slowly increases naval pressure on Iran

07.05.2026 20

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Ukraine plays Putin on disingenuous Victory Day truce

05.05.2026 20

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Trump should pull troops from Italy and Spain, not Germany

04.05.2026 20

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Under siege, Russia cuts military parade and internet

01.05.2026 20

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Trump drops a narco-trafficking nuclear bomb into Mexican politics

30.04.2026 20

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The US should not change its stance on the Falkland Islands

28.04.2026 20

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What the Secret Service did well and not so well

27.04.2026 20

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Starmer and Macron underline European impotence with Hormuz naval plan

24.04.2026 20

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US tempts China by exhausting air defense munitions in Iran war

23.04.2026 30

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The long sail of the USS Gerald R. Ford

16.04.2026 20

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Iran peace deal requires a tight nuclear focus

13.04.2026 20

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Russia pushes the UK navy to breaking point

13.04.2026 20

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