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China Holds the Rare Earths. Trump Holds the Chokepoints. Canada Holds Squat.
Scott Bessent's “Economic D-Day” is crushing Tehran, exposing Beijing's dependence on American-controlled chokepoints, and showing Ottawa what happens…
Aug 31
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Trump's New Anaconda Plan Is Bigger Than Iran
From Hormuz to Seoul, Trump is turning geography, energy, trade, and defense into a single system of American leverage — strangling Iran, strengthening…
Aug 26
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U.S. and Asian Allies Deepen Defense Ties Against China
Across Asia, democracies have accelerated their own defense buildups, while Washington has simultaneously deepened its bilateral commitments across the…
Aug 17
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Beyond Coal? India, Indonesia, and Vietnam Didn’t Get the Memo
Michael Bloomberg is giving climate groups $1 billion to "end global coal power." Strangely enough, they haven't been to Delhi. Or Jakarta. Or Saigon…
Aug 15
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Gaza, Iran, and Seeing the Whole Board
There's a lot more going on than you're seeing. Here's the big picture.
Aug 1
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A New Financial World Order
Energy dominance, stablecoins, and bank deregulation. Welcome to the age of hyper-dollarization: Bretton Woods 3.0.
Jul 2
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Are You Tired of Winning Yet?
Trump scores huge wins, with the biggest trade deal in history and a Lebanon-Israeli peace. And it only gets better from there.
Jun 27
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The Slow Strangulation of Russia, and China's Great Reversal
Rod Martin & Frank Gaffney discuss Russia's increasingly dire straits, what a durable peace can look like, whether Putin can survive…
May 30
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New Member Benefit? The Half-Full Report - May 29, 2026
I'm filling in for a friend's column this week. Read it, and let me know if you think we should make a weekly roundup like this a regular feature at…
May 29
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Trump’s Russia Trap Is Snapping Shut
Putin’s oil empire is burning, his Shadow Fleet is hunted, Ukraine is retaking ground, and China is choosing American energy over rescuing its “ally…
May 23
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China’s Economy Is Cracking. The "Experts" Still Don’t See Why.
Wall Street missed Beijing’s ugly April data because it still doesn’t understand China's Great Reversal: tariffs, energy, dollar power, and the map…
May 20
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Quick Thoughts: Summit Wins, Xi’s Thucydides Trap, and China's Great Reversal
The Enemedia heard a threat. But in fact, Xi may be realizing China’s best hope is détente: the map is closing in, America is awake, and the old bluff…
May 16
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