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What If Trump Is In No Hurry to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
The real insurer of global trade is the U.S. Navy. The world is about to figure that out to its (and Lloyd’s) dismay.
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India Seizes Shadow Fleet Tankers — and BRICS Begins to Break
In an historic realignment, India quietly tilts toward America — and Moscow, Tehran, and Beijing feel the heat. The consequences could reshape the…
Feb 24
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Rubio: "The Old World Is Gone" - Address to the Munich Security Conference
In Munich, Secretary of State Marco Rubio buries the old order, defines the new era in geopolitics in which American allies must be true partners, not…
Feb 16
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Will China Turn the Moon Into Its Next South China Sea?
Beijing’s playbook for sovereignty is as bold as it is simple: claim big, build fast, dare the world to stop it. Now it means to take that strategy…
Dec 23, 2025
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Thanksgiving and Puritan Geopolitics in the Americas
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay and the little-known colony of Providence Island in the Caribbean were part of a broader Puritan geopolitical strategy to…
Nov 28, 2025
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How Trump Is Quietly Dismantling Russia’s Strategic Perimeter
As Moscow fixates on its Ukrainian quagmire, Trump is rewiring the Caucasus, Central Asia and even China’s incentives — leaving Russia exposed on every…
Nov 15, 2025
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Veterans Day, Armistice Day, St. Martin's Day
Three November 11th traditions remind us that peace is not the mere absence of war, but the presence of men willing to fight for the good.
Nov 11, 2025
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Six Centuries From Agincourt
King Harry and his victory have shaped the Anglo-American character as few things ever have.
Oct 25, 2025
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The Palestinians Are the Colonizers
The historical case for Israel’s legitimacy — and the DARVO that turned Islamist conquerors into "victims".
Aug 30, 2025
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Truman Was Right - The 80th Anniversary of Hiroshima
Whether judging by necessity or Just War Theory, the Allies, however imperfect, were righteous in waging this defensive war and right to use the Atomic…
Aug 6, 2025
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The Christian Worldview of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”
Contrary to its modern detractors, the Declaration of Independence is one of the most Christian documents in human history.
Jul 4, 2025
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Criminalizing Conquest: 80 Years of the UN Charter’s Abolition of Wars of Aggression
The UN turns 80 today. Awful though it may be, its founding marked an astonishing global milestone: the abolition and widespread rejection of wars of…
Jun 26, 2025
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