Trump’s National Defense Strategy: Paleoconservatism Through Force
RCD The Trump administration released its 2026 National Defense Strategy,…
Commentary & Analysis
The Collapse of Iran’s Islamic Regime
Julian Spencer-Churchill, RealClearDefense The Islamic Republic still possesses significant capacity for repression, and according to some media reports, more than thirty-five thousand have…
Trump’s New Start on Nuclear Weapons
The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal The collapse of 1980s treaties shows the limits of arms control.
The Genocides Among Us
Stephen Blank, RealClearDefense On January 27, 1945, the Soviet army liberated Auschwitz. For that reason, January 27 has become International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Yet wherever we…
The End of Atlanticism
Francis P. Sempa, The American Spectator Trump’s realists are reorienting American power from Europe to the Indo-Pacific.
Michael Anton and the Fate of the Republic
Francis P. Sempa, The American Spectator This past September, Michael Anton left his perch as the State Department’s director of…
Why Are U.S. Allies Shelving the Purchase of American Jets and Missiles?
RCD So, as it is not just the cost and effectiveness, why are America’s allies buying elsewhere?
Vladimir Putin Isn’t Winning in Ukraine
The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal The Russian death toll may be as high as 325,000 in four years.
The ‘Deal’ in Iran Is Regime Change
The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal Much has happened since June. The time to barter has passed.
Forget Greenland — Securing Diego Garcia Should Come First
Asia Times U.S. strategic base in Indian Ocean, key for projecting power in Mid East and checking China, is under threat from U.K. weakness