RealClearWorld February 9, 2026 Archives

RealClearWorld AM Update

Age of Takaichi Dawns With a Supermajority in Japan

Tobias Harris Asia Times

Japan Is Leaving Its Pacifist Era Behind

Noah Smith Substack

Japan: An Island of Pragmatism in a Sea of Drama

Alina Polyakova CEPA

Beijing’s Growth Model Is Still Broken

Dinny McMahon Foreign Affairs

How Europe Chose Dependence Over Resilience

Javier Benegas TEC

Europe’s Big Week of Crisis Diplomacy

Sebastian Starcevic Politico EU

Welcome to a Global Nuclear Arms Dilemma

Daniel R. DePetris Newsweek

UN Chief: Global Economy Must Move Past GDP

Matthew Taylor The Guardian

Takeaways From Trump’s National Defense Strategy

James Holmes National Interest

Europe Needs an Army

Max Bergmann Foreign Affairs

IDF and Hamas Dig In

Stav Levaton Times of Israel

Iraq Faces Renewed Security Concerns

Seth Frantzman Jerusalem Post

Why Russia Survived After Syria Regime Change

Anna Matveeva Res. Statecraft

The Case for a Realist Georgia Policy

Darren G. Spinck The American Conservative

Africa: Next Frontline in the Global Drug Trade?

Cherkaoui Roudani Geo. Monitor

RealClearWorld PM Update

Takaichi Needs More Than Her Winning Personality

Gearoid Reidy Bloomberg

China’s Belt and Road Meets Its Security Test in Pakistan

Saima Afzal Asia Times

Iran Caught off Guard and off Balance

Micah Halpern Jerusalem Post

Canada Doesn't Need to Win

David Hebert Civitas Outlook

A Global Attack on U.S. Tech Over Free Speech

Scott Greer American Conservative

Poland Is Reshaping NATO’s Eastern Flank

Darius von Guttner ASPI Strategist

Armenia as a Bridge, Not a Battleground

Artin DerSimonian Newsweek