Cold War

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.

Mar 20 • Rod D. Martin

SPECIAL REPORT: U.S. & Israel RELENTLESS Strikes on Iran Regime as Revolution Nears

The latest from Iran and what it means for Reza Pahlavi and a free Iran, for the Middle East, for oil prices, for China, for the rest of the world, and…

Mar 16 • Rod D. Martin

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Insiders: Beijing Fears Iran Strikes Will Spark Uprising in China

CCP officials are scrambling to ensure loyalty, ideological alignment amid Iran strikes, a former Chinese official said.

Mar 10 • Guest Author

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 • Rod D. Martin and Guest Author

The New China-U.S. Nuclear Arms Race

The New START Treaty has expired, & the last limits on U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons are gone. But China has never submitted to any limit. And now…

Feb 12 • Rod D. Martin and Guest Author

Remembering Ronald Reagan

The 20th Century's Greatest President Was Unwilling to Play for Less Than Total Victory.

Feb 6 • Rod D. Martin

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…

Jan 22 • 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.

Jan 11 • 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…

Nov 15, 2025 • 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…

Nov 12, 2025 • 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…

Oct 23, 2025 • 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…

Oct 11, 2025 • Rod D. Martin and Frank J. Gaffney

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