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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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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
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Who or What Will Finally End Hamas?
The subtext of every negotiation over the future of Gaza is that almost every Arab regime privately wants the U.S. or Israel to eliminate Hamas.
Oct 23, 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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One Shot, 100 Kills! The New U.S. Weapon That ‘Fries’ Drone Swarms In Seconds
How do you destroy thousands of cheap incoming drones with multi-million dollar missiles? You don't, at least not for long. Here's the solution.
Jul 16, 2025
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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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Military Starship: How SpaceX Is About to Make America Globally Dominant
Starship makes possible a world where the U.S. can deploy an entire armored division anywhere on Earth in under an hour, and supply it entirely from…
Mar 3, 2025
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Martin on Geopolitics: "Securing America with Frank Gaffney"
From Africa to China to Ukraine and the U.S., a global tour of the world's most pressing geopolitical and security issues (many of which you may never…
Feb 25, 2025
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Rod D. Martin
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Frank J. Gaffney
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Turkey’s Neo-Ottoman Agenda in Africa
Ankara means to become a leading power. Its long-term strategy is starting to bear fruit, at the very moment that France, Russia, and China are reeling.
Feb 17, 2025
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Game Over for France in Africa
The end of France's neocolonial empire and widespread loss of influence implicates more than just Paris.
Jan 16, 2025
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Rod on Russia's Syrian Debacle
More than half a century of Russia's foreign policy initiatives, and all of Russia's ability to project power beyond its borders, just evaporated. Rod…
Dec 19, 2024
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Rod D. Martin
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