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The Trump-MBS Summit: Another Huge Trump Foreign Policy Win
A former National Security Council Chief of Staff on the reset in U.S.-Saudi ties, pairing strategic military deals with economic investment to counter…
Nov 22, 2025
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Fred Fleitz
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Open Borders, Closed Churches, Lost Liberty: How Islamist Immigration Is Remaking the West
Rod Martin and Erick Stakelbeck on Muslim migration vs. Western civilization — from Nuremberg to New York — and the hard choices required to keep our…
Nov 19, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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Trump's Tectonic Shift in the Middle East is a Nightmare for Putin and Xi
The Gaza deal is disastrous for the West’s enemies, particularly Iran, Russia and China.
Oct 17, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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Explaining Trump's Genius in the Middle East
Trump’s unorthodox mix of pressure, power, and pragmatism shattered old diplomatic molds — delivering a rare moment of calm to the world’s most…
Oct 15, 2025
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Guest Author
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Trump's Trade Triumphs & the Coming Iranian Revolution: Rod with Eric Metaxas
Rod & Eric discuss why Trump is achieving the very things everyone said would fail, the Iranian opposition and its chances, PLUS the imperialist nature…
Aug 1, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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Eric Metaxas
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The EU Trade Deal: Are You Tired of Winning Yet?
Trump scores the biggest trade deal of them all, fresh off huge wins with China and Japan, plus NATO's commitment to a 250% defense spending increase.
Jul 28, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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Is Peace Really Possible With the Muslim World, and More - My Conversation With Frank Gaffney
Frank & Rod discuss Trump's Middle East gambit, paying off the national debt, why Elon's new third party defeats his own worthy purposes, and why the…
Jul 14, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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Frank J. Gaffney
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EXTRA: Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Threat Is Much Ado About Nothing
Could the price of oil spike? Yes. Could the U.S. 5th Fleet sink the entire Iranian Navy in a day? Also yes.
Jun 23, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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Craig Bergman
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Trump's Iran Strike: No, He Didn't Just Start World War III
Full analysis: of the strike, of the lead-up, and of why Trump's attack will not become a regional, much less general war.
Jun 22, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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The Iran War, & the China Trade Surrender - My Conversation With Frank Gaffney
Israel begins the systematic dismantling of Iran's nuclear program (and air defenses), while Donald Trump scores a stunning victory in the trade war…
Jun 17, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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Frank J. Gaffney
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🚨BREAKING: Israel-Iran Hot War, U.S.-China Trade War. What It All Means🚨
Israel's decapitation strike against Iran's leadership and nuclear site, PLUS Trump's massive trade victory with China. Quick analysis: what's happening…
Jun 13, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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Commerce Not Chaos: The Emerging Trump Doctrine
Deep Dive: Trump believes nations don’t need to agree on theology, ideology, or even morality to coexist or thrive together. They just need to need each…
May 20, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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