RealClearWorld Week of February 2, 2026 Archives

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Monday, February 2
The Middle East’s Westphalian Moment?
Ali Murat Kursun War on the Rocks
A Misreading of the Iranian Opposition
Ali Safavi The National Interest
Kicking and Screaming Against America and Israel
Reuel Marc Gerecht WFB
The Myth of an Emerging Islamic NATO
Imran Khurshid Asia Times
U.S. Needs Strong, Not Weak, Partners
Kristen Ziccarelli RealClearWorld
The Monroe Doctrine’s Trump Corollary
Francis Sempa Modern Age Journal
‘Board of Peace’: No Mechanism for Real Peace
Charbel A. Antoun The Hill
Trump Sets Course for Regime Change in Cuba
Joseph Addington TAC
From Barbary Pirates to Venezuela
John Yoo Civitas Outlook
What the U.S.’s Strategies Mean for the Indo-Pacific
Jihoon Yu ASPI Strategist
Xi the Destroyer
Jonathan A. Czin and John Culver Foreign Affairs
Meloni Cuts Macron out of Engine of Europe
James Crisp et al. The Telegraph
Macron Enters His Lame Duck Era
Giorgio Leali and Victor Goury-Laffont Politico EU
The Scramble for the Arctic
Steven Wills CEPA
Trump Advisers Refine Their Africa Strategy
Shelby Talcott & Yinka Adegoke Semafor


Tuesday, February 3
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


Wednesday, February 4
There Is Only One Sphere of Influence
Michael Beckley Foreign Affairs
‘Might Makes Right’ Is Wrong in Today’s World Order
Altschuler & Wippman The Hill
Iran Risks Trump’s Ire
Barak Ravid Axios
What Trump Wants From Iran Talks
Bilal Y. Saab Chatham House
Is Putin Ready for Peace?
Jamie Dettmer Politico EU
For Zelensky, Is Losing the War Better Than Losing the Peace?
Ted Snider TAC
Russia’s Return to Vassalship
Matthew Zalewski War on the Rocks
Xi’s Military Purge Is Not Really About Corruption
Kerry Brown Asia Times
Why the Cuban Regime Is ‘Sweating’
Virginia Allen The Daily Signal
There’s Still No Plan for Venezuela
Mark Hertling The Bulwark
The U.S. Cannot Nation-Build in Venezuela
Carl J. Schramm RealClearWorld
What Edward Said Teaches Us About Gaza
Alaa Alqaisi The Nation
The Struggle Over Panama Canal Control
John Feng and Micah McCartney Newsweek
‘Decolonization’ Is Over
Felice Basbøll Compact
Haiti Is on Borrowed Time
Riley Callanan GZero Media


Thursday, February 5
Oman’s Mediation Matters More Than Ever
Alex Vatanka The National Interest
Iran's Plans To Go to War With the U.S. – and Win
Akhtar Makoii The Telegraph
Iran’s Future Demands a Clean Break
Tim Mehdi Ghaemi RealClearWorld
Saudi Arabia Does Not Believe Iran
Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez Times of Israel
Xi’s Control Rises—and so Do the Region’s Risks
Joe Keary ASPI Strategist
The New Face of Economic War With China
Welter and McWeeney War on the Rocks
U.S. and China Face a Messy Economic Divorce
Lingling Wei & Jeanne Whalen WSJ
New START Renewal Must Have China at the Table
Brian Simboli Asia Times
Marine Le Pen’s Trial: And Now, What To Expect?
Hélène de Lauzun TEC
Anatomy of a Global Political Revolution
Mark Leonard ECFR
Crafting a Functioning Middle Powers Group
Gabriel Elefteriu Brussels Signal
How Ukraine Plans To Defend Itself After the War
Veronika Melkozerova Politico EU
The U.S. Couldn’t Prop Up the Kurds Forever
Rosemary Kelanic RealClearWorld
Why Syria Needs Federalism
Lora Karch The National Interest
Waltz, Brownback Praise Action in Nigeria
Susan Crabtree RealClearPolitics


Friday, February 6
Iran, U.S. Hold Talks in Oman
Aya Iskandarani AFP
The Islamic Republic of Iran Is Still Living on Borrowed Time
Ilan Berman TNI
Takeaways From the Ukraine Peace Talks
Anastasiia Malenko Wall Street Journal
Trump Didn’t Destroy the ‘Rules-Based International Order’
Ted G. Carpenter TAC
The Useful Illusion of a ‘Rules-Based Order’ Is Ending
Brahma Chellaney The Hill
A Plan for Canada To Join the United States
John Dominguez RealClearWorld
China’s Stealthier Geoeconomics
Vladimir Shopov European Council on Foreign Relations
Europe’s Next Hegemon
Liana Fix Foreign Affairs
The Japanese PM America Has Been Waiting For
Grant Newsham Asia Times
Restoring U.S. Influence in Latin America
Robert O'Brien Washington Examiner
A Deal That Cuba (and Trump) Cannot Refuse?
Lee Schlenker Responsible Statecraft
Cuban Opposition Leaders on Dialogue With the US
Carla Gloria Colomé El Pais
How To Topple the British Prime Minister in 5 Easy Steps
Dan Bloom Politico EU
Business Is Thinking Seriously About Reform
Gawain Towler CapX
DIA Considered Lab Leak Scenario in March 2020
Lewis Kamb U.S. Right to Know
Saturday, February 7
Trump’s Iran Tightrope
Lawrence Haas National Security Journal
Public Anger Runs Deep in Iran After Protest Crackdown
Henry Austin NBC News
Helping Iran Would Not Lead the US Into a New Quagmire
Janatan Sayeh TNI
The Eight Great Powers of 2026
Robert Farley 19FortyFive
The World’s Middle Powers Are Teaming Up
Luhnow Mackrael & Benoit WSJ
Hamas Turns Palestinian Death Into a Political Strategy
Salem Alketbi JPost
South Africa Rejects Israeli Assistance to Support Hamas
David May RCW
Japan's Takaichi Win Expected As Campaign Enters Final Day
Tobias Harris AT
Only a Strong U.S.-Japan Alliance Can Stop It
Samir Puri The Hill
Saudi Arabia and the UAE Feud: Others Are Likely To Pay
The Guardian
Pakistan’s Illusion of Compliance
Marcus Andreopoulos Geopolitical Monitor
Sudan’s Civil War Is a Regional Security Stress Test
James Foggo TNI
Don't Fear the End of START
Mike Watson Washington Free Beacon
Big Business Is Souring on South Africa
Alexandra Wexler Wall Street Journal
The Future Surveillance Dystopia
Josh Ferme Courage.Media
Another Trump Win in Western Hemisphere
Washington Examiner
The American Manifesto
John Waters & Adam Ellwanger RealClearPolitics


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