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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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The Map Is Closing Around China
Australia’s purchase of Japanese frigates reveals Trump’s emerging Indo-Pacific security architecture. The trap is already snapping shut, just as Trump…
May 13
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Moral Realism: Rebalancing America's Military Alliances & Trade Relationships
Rod Martin & Eric Metaxas discuss a "moral realist" approach to American foreign policy, the Iran crisis, the cartels, Israel, and what's wrong with…
Mar 30
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Ignored Orders and Growing Resistance in Chinese Military After Purge of Top Generals
Insiders say the widespread internal resistance and command dysfunction are an unprecedented rejection of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authority. That's…
Feb 4
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Panamanian Supreme Court Boots China From the Canal
Donald Trump spent the last year dismantling the CCP's encroachment in the Caribbean, especially its control of both ends of the Panama Canal. Panama's…
Feb 3
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Xi’s Purge Isn’t “Anti-Corruption.” It’s a Power Struggle — and It Could Be a Prelude to War.
China’s top general may have been the last man standing between Xi Jinping and an invasion of Taiwan. Now he’s gone.
Jan 28
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Niall Ferguson: How Trump Won Davos
I have never before seen a single individual so completely dominate this vast bazaar of the powerful, the wealthy, the famous, and the self-important.
Jan 24
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Venezuela and Trump's Grand Strategy
Rod Martin & Frank Gaffney discuss the unfolding global ramifications of Trump's remarkable Venezuela operation: Iran, Cuba, Greenland, China, Russia…
Jan 12
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Frank J. Gaffney
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Webinar: The "Donroe Doctrine" In Practice: Venezuela's Liberation
Rod Martin & Frank Gaffney discuss the unfolding global ramifications of Trump's remarkable Venezuela operation: Iran, Cuba, Greenland, China, Russia…
Jan 7
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Rod D. Martin
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The Global Fallout From Venezuela - Rod In-Depth with Eric Metaxas
Rod Martin & Eric Metaxas on the global effects of Donald Trump's lightning strike against Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, from Greenland to…
Jan 6
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Control the Hemisphere, Contain China: Inside America’s Two-Front Strategy
Donald Trump's reinvigorated Monroe Doctrine isn't a distraction from his efforts to contain China: it's their foundation.
Nov 18, 2025
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Why Is the U.S. Sending an Entire Carrier Strike Group to Venezuela?
Officially it’s about drug traffickers. In reality, Trump is encircling a Marxist dictatorship and Chinese-Russian base — and reasserting American power…
Oct 29, 2025
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