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A Buyer’s Guide to Greenland
Greenland wants but can't afford its independence. But despite lip service to the contrary, Denmark sees no zero strategic logic in enabling Greenlandic…
 • Rod D. Martin and Guest Author
FLASHBACK: Jimmy Carter's Iran
He betrayed one of America's closest allies. He gave us the Ayatollah. We’re still trying to clean up his mess.
 • Guest Author
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…
 • Rod D. Martin
The New Antisemitism
If the presence of leftwing antisemitism is explained in part by identity politics, what explains the return of its cruder rightwing cousin — or at…
 • Guest Author
Putin Wouldn’t Take the Carrot: Now Trump’s Giving Him the Stick
As we predicted, Trump’s response to Putin’s refusal to take a win-win deal including significant U.S. investment is to destroy what’s left of the…
 • Rod D. Martin
The U.S.-China Chess Game, PLUS Israel's Free Market Revolution & Possible Peace
Frank Gaffney & Rod D. Martin dissect Trump's maneuvering with China, in trade, investment, and containment; whether Xi Jinping's toppling could lead to…
 • Rod D. Martin and Frank J. Gaffney
15:57
The Government Shutdown, Israel's Laser Breakthrough, and What It Means For U.S.
Frank Gaffney & Rod D. Martin dissect the government shutdown - who wins, and why this is a Project 2025 dream - PLUS the war in Gaza, Israel's laser…
 • Rod D. Martin and Frank J. Gaffney
27:57
Russia's Oil Empire — and Ability to Pay for the War — Faces Rapid Collapse
Ukrainian drone and missile strikes are systematically destroying the Russian oil machine, without which Putin can't continue the war. Now Trump is…
 • Rod D. Martin
Iron Beam Goes Live: Golden Dome 2.0 & the Obsolescence of Nuclear Weapons
Israel's operational deployment last week of its Iron Beam air & missile defense is the proving ground for the 2.0 version of Trump's Golden Dome. It…
 • Rod D. Martin
Rod on Fox: Trump Revives Reagan’s Playbook Against Russia and China
In just five minutes: Martin Capital founder & CEO Rod Martin discusses how Trump is using Cold War strategy to declaw Russia and China, on "Making…
 • Rod D. Martin
4:40
China’s Nuclear Weapons Buildup Driven by Unrestricted Warfare Doctrine, Experts Say
The CCP's rapid expansion of nuclear capabilities threatens the balance of power and may set off an arms race. It's also demonstrating the immediate…
 • Guest Author and Rod D. Martin
Cuba Now Represents a Growing Threat
Havana is now a critical node in a hostile intelligence network: intercepting U.S. communications, expanding foreign propaganda, and offering Latin…
 • Guest Author
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