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Russia’s Catastrophic Syrian Defeat

By kicking Putin out of Syria, Sharaa deprives Russia of a 70-year investment in its most important forward base, and cripples its ability to project…

Sep 11 • Rod D. Martin

How Israel is Changing the Map Around Iran

Iran built a “ring of fire” around Israel. Now that’s gone, and an Israeli defense perimeter that long focused on “three circles of hostility” now has a…

Sep 10 • General Yoav Gallant

Putin Is Losing. Iran Is Cornered. China Is Watching.

Rod Martin and Erick Stakelbeck discuss the Russian debacle, how Trump is rebuilding American sea power, growing U.S. energy dominance, and confronting…

Aug 20 • Rod D. Martin

23:29

Iran, the Growing Trump Economic Boom, and "Democratic" Communism

Rod Martin & Frank Gaffney discuss a new Middle East alliance, midterm math and Trump's growing economic boom, PLUS the Democratic Socialists' open…

Aug 13 • Rod D. Martin and Frank J. Gaffney

27:43

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 • Rod D. Martin

Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal Could Remake the Middle East

By tying American-built reactors to the Abraham Accords and a general peace, Trump is enriching U.S. industry, lowering oil prices, isolating Iran, and…

Jul 24 • Rod D. Martin

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Syria: “Unexpected Winner” of Hormuz Blockade

Iran’s disruption of the Strait is boomeranging, as as Gulf States plan to bypass Iran with overland shipping routes. Syria may be the biggest winner.

Jul 14 • Guest Author

Drill, Europe, Drill

The Battle for Hormuz proves Europe can't outsource its energy security, at least not to Russia and the Middle East. Here’s the drilling-and-price-spike…

Mar 30 • Guest Author

The U.S.–Israel Alliance Is a Strategic Bargain

Aid to Israel is not charity. It is one of the most profitable strategic investments the United States has ever made — and a prototype of Trump's vision…

Mar 23 • Rod D. Martin

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 • Fred Fleitz

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 • Guest Author

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 • Rod D. Martin and Guest Author

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