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NATO Unraveling? Pros, Cons, and How to Fix It
NATO has never been closer to dissolution. But is it actually that close? Should we really care? And what must happen to turn our freeloading "allies…
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War Update: Russia Helps Iran, PLUS The Week's Most-Read Articles
Rod D. Martin & Stefania Cox discuss Gen. Dan Caine's statement that Russia is helping Iran: how far does that go, what is the threat, what is the…
May 1
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Deep Dive: Trump’s Plan to Sideline the IMF and Enforce Dollar Dominance
The IMF is learning the same lesson as NATO: Trump is done letting multilateral institutions dilute American power. It may be the biggest shift since…
Apr 29
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Trump's Iran Strategy & a New Middle East Order
Rod D. Martin and Kevin Freeman discuss why Iran was an imminent threat, Trump's endgame, the prospects for a free Iran and its effect on the broader…
Apr 21
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Trade Over Aid: Trump’s Next Foreign Policy Reset
First Trump blew up the Deep State's foreign-aid racket. Now he’s replacing permanent aid dependency with a doctrine built on growth, trade, and…
Apr 21
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Trump Ends Foreign "Forever Aid"
Rod D. Martin & Chris Beers discuss Trump's radical makeover of U.S. foreign assistance, an initiative called "Trade Over Aid" to end dependency and…
Apr 20
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Hungary and Europe
Brilliant geopolitical mind and refugee from Hungarian Communism George Friedman looks at Orbán's loss, Magyar's victory, and what it means for Europe…
Apr 17
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Indonesia Chooses a Side
Trump’s new defense deal with Jakarta, pillar of the Non-Aligned Movement, is big news. It's also part of a larger strategy to tighten American control…
Apr 16
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Did Ukraine Attempt to Funnel $200 Million in U.S. Aid Back to Biden-Harris in 2024?
Tulsi Gabbard uncovers Ukrainian government messages discussing the plot, which were intercepted by the Biden Administration but (conveniently) never…
Apr 15
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Trump’s Hormuz Trap Snaps Shut
Iran thought it could extort the world. Instead, Trump is turning a closed Strait into leverage, rising U.S. energy exports, and a global reordering.
Apr 13
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Chinese Weapons Failed in Venezuela and Iran. Now Beijing Faces the Consequences.
Battlefield humiliation did more than embarrass the CCP. It exposed the rot in Beijing’s military model, badly set back its bid to become a major arms…
Apr 10
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Dollar Dominance Is Here to Stay
Try as they might, no existing or likely rival can replace the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, because its supremacy rests on structural…
Apr 9
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