RealClearWorld February 3, 2026 Archives

RealClearWorld AM Update

Geography Is Still Destiny

Hal Brands Bloomberg

Trump Tries Gunboat Diplomacy With Iran

Barak Ravid & Marc Caputo Axios

The Islamic Republic’s Founding Myth

Azadeh Moaveni Time

Trump Is Sleepwalking Into War With a Iran

Imran Khalid Newsweek

Trump's Iran Policy: Confusion is the Design

Pesach Wolicki Jerusalem Post

Israel More Doubtful About Saudi Accord After Shifts

Ethan Bronner Bloomberg

Russia Can’t ‘Win’ the Ukraine War

Steve Balestrieri 19FortyFive

The Paradox of Wartime Commerce

Mariya Grinberg Foreign Affairs

Trump Signs His Own India Trade Deal

Holly Ellyatt CNBC

Eroding China’s Oil Price Advantage

Fabio Ashtar Telarico Geopolitical Monitor

The Angst Over Russia Shipping

Ian Proud Responsible Statecraft

Rutte Is Wrong About European Defense

Ruiz Devesa & Alessandri Politico EU

How Hate-Speech Laws Destroy the West

Sven R. Larson The European Conservative

Salvaging a New START

Jennifer Kavanagh The American Conservative

The Clash of Civilizations at 30

Graham McAleer Civitas Outlook

RealClearWorld PM Update

U.S. Downs Iranian Drone Approaching Carrier

Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart Reuters

Trump’s Nuclear Brinkmanship Is Forcing Iran’s Hand

Barney Henderson Newsweek

How a U.S.–Iran Clash Could Spiral Out of Control

Sina Azodi The National Interest

A Ceasefire in Name Only

Mohammed R. Mhawish The Nation

More Links Zhang Youxia’s Purge to 2027 Preparations

K. Tristan Tang China Brief

Trump’s Dollar Downer Buoying Xi’s Global Yuan Ambitions

Nigel Green Asia Times

Why Dollar Dominance Is Likely to Continue

Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde AEI

RealClearWorld Research & Analysis

The New Scramble for Africa

Joel Kotkin

RealClearWorld Podcasts

China’s Spies

School of War