RealClearWorld February 16, 2026 Archives

RealClearWorld AM Update

Munich Security Conference and Europe’s Future

George Friedman Geo. Futures

Autonomy, Anxiety, and the Twilight of Transatlantic Order

Richard Fontaine WOTR

Rubio’s Spoonful of Sugar Helps Hard Medicine Go Down

Eldar Mamedov RS

Rubio Reassures Europe — but Only if They Change Course

Zachary Cohen CNN

Britain’s Two-Tier Justice Problem

Laurie Wastell The American Conservative

Ukraine’s War of Endurance

Michael Kofman Foreign Affairs

When Trump’s Bluff Meets Reality on Iran

Leon Hadar Asia Times

The Unique Resilience of Iran’s Theocracy

Max J. Prowant Law & Liberty

China’s Green Energy Advantage Unravels

J.T. Young RealClearWorld

Why a Resurgent Japan Is Good for Asia

Ben Bland Chatham House

Europe’s Growing Fight Over Israeli Goods

Caolán Magee Aljazeera

Qatar’s Latest Influence Efforts in U.S. Higher Education

Jordan Cope JPost

In Pakistan, BLA Is Much Worse Than a Separatist Movement

Joe Buccino RCW

Saudi Arabia vs. the UAE: The Other Gulf Crisis

Mohammed Ayoob National Interest

Millions Face Starvation in Congo

Nicholas Bariyo Wall Street Journal

RealClearWorld PM Update

The West vs the West at Munich

Bronwen Maddox Chatham House

Can the U.S. Repeat Its Venezuela Success in Iran?

Daniel McCarthy New York Post

Iran Launches Navy Drills To ‘Control’ Strait of Hormuz

Akhtar Makoii The Telegraph

Why Russia Can’t Win in the War in Ukraine

Reuben Johnson 19FortyFive

Carney Seeks an Anti-Trump Trade Alliance

Lanktree Zi-Ann Lum & Stone Politico EU

Is Canada Turning Into a Chinese Proxy?

John Loftus Daily Caller

Cuba’s Alliances Are Crumbling in Trump’s World

Macarena Vidal Liy El Pais

RealClearWorld Podcasts

The 2026 Samizdat Prize: Charlie Kirk, Graham Linehan, Alan Dershowitz

RCP

Saudi Arabia's Coalition Against Israel

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