RealClearWorld Week of February 16, 2026 Archives

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Monday, February 16
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


Tuesday, February 17
The Globalist Delusion
Nadia Schadlow Foreign Affairs
The Counterrevolution to the Post-Cold War Order
Hal Brands Bloomberg
A Separate American Freedom Bloc?
Richard M. Reinsch II Civitas Outlook
China Unfazed as U.S. Rallies Global Critical Minerals Bloc
Jeff Pao Asia Times
Europe Should Declare Its Own Monroe Doctrine
Eric Alter The National Interest
Why a European Army Is Unlikely To Work
Azeem Ibrahim Washington Examiner
U.S. and Japan: A New Conservative Axis
James Carter & Mieko Nakabayashi RCW
Preparing for New Iran War, Israel Seeks To Cripple Hezbollah
Sam Halpern JPost
Can Anyone Govern Britain?
Tim Knox CapX
The Vatican’s Scandalous Silence on Jimmy Lai
Gaetano Masciullo TEC
How Eileen Gu Became Freestyle Skiing’s Biggest Star
Sean Gregory Time
We Should Demand Accountability From Eileen Gu
Helen Raleigh The Federalist
Congress Needs a 9/11 Commission for Deaths in MN
Mark Greenblatt MS Now
Japan Rejects Mass Migration
Josh Ferme Courage.Media
Chevron Is Betting Big on Venezuela’s Heavy Crude
Robert Rapier Oil Price


Wednesday, February 18
U.S.-Iran Talks 2.0: Diplomacy or Déjà Vu?
Abdulla Al Junaid The National Interest
A War Against Iran Could Open Up a Pandora’s Box
Andrew Latham 19FortyFive
The Cost of Not Acting Against Iran
Matt Cookson RealClearWorld
Trump Moves Closer to a Major War With Iran
Barak Ravid Axios
Rubio’s Churchillian Moment in Munich
Mike Gonzalez Washington Examiner
Two Americas on Display in Munich
Tasha Kheiriddin GZero Media
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Global Populism
Kevin Frey MS Now
Why Spain Plays Bait and Switch On Tax Liability
Duggan Flanakin RealClearWorld
The Limits of Realpolitik in Venezuela
Daniel J. Mahoney American Mind
Did Trump Get Venezeula Right?
Stefano Pozzebon CNN
This Is Venezuela’s Moment, Not Ours
Kristina Foltz Newsweek
Italy's Meloni Bets Big on a Referendum
Hannah Roberts Politico EU
Asia After America
Zack Cooper Foreign Affairs
The Rising Risk of China Turning Japanese
Ronny P. Sasmita Asia Times
Cyprus at the Helm of the EU
Nicoletta Kouroushi The European Conservative


Thursday, February 19
Four Scenarios for a War With Iran
Tom O'Connor Newsweek
Iran Is Trying To Survive Trump, Not Win a War
Pesach Wolicki Jerusalem Post
On Foreign Policy, AOC Is Just More of the Same
Eldar Mamedov TAC
Iran and the Symbolism of Prince Reza Pahlavi
Fariba Parsa RealClearWorld
Breaking Tehran’s Grip on Baghdad
Keith Phillips and Stewart Welch War on the Rocks
The Son of the Shah Is Not the Right Man for the Job
Anthony Constantini RCW
Polish Ruling Coalition Party Implodes
Wojciech Kość Politico EU
Is European Populism on a Road to Nowhere?
Gabriel Elefteriu Brussels Signal
NATO’s Deterrence Is Under Pressure
Menkiszak & Prochwicz-Jazowska ECFR
Stop Blaming Trump for the Crisis of the West
Petr Macinka New York Post
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Has Been Arrested
BBC News
Yoon Conviction Stirs Questions of Judicial Overreach
Kenji Yoshida Asia Times
List of Countries Support Trump's Board of Peace
Miranda Jeyaretnam Time
Venezuela Cracked. Will Cuba Follow?
Ian Bremmer GZero Media
Is Rubio Backing Off Cuba Regime Change?
Lee Schlenker & Joseph Brennan RS


Friday, February 20
What Follows If the Iranian Regime Falls
Margherita Stancati & Benoit Faucon WSJ
Iran’s ‘Liberation’ Will Begin as an IRGC Power Struggle
Charbel Antoun TNI
War on Iran Is the Opposite of ‘Realism’
Andrew Day The American Conservative
Israel Is Choosing Calm Over Panic
Herb Keinon Jerusalem Post
Here’s How Iran Sees the U.S.
Ahmad Meidari Newsweek
Iran and the Gulf: Why Hedging Is No Longer Enough
B. Al-Saif & S. Vakil WOTR
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Creates Risks
Joe Varner RealClearWorld
France Strikes To Address Misinfo Weakens Alliance
Eric Frecon and Fitriani ASPI
Takeaways From Trump’s First Gaza Board of Peace Meeting
Tiago Ventura Time
Board of Peace Must Deradicalize Gaza & Disarm Hamas
Dubowitz & Cohen NYP
A Year of Failure To End the War in Ukraine
Steven Pifer The Hill
Russian Inflation May Be Key to Ending the War
Mark Episkopos Res. Statecraft
Cuba’s Woes Threaten the Kremlin’s International
Chaguaceda & Santos CEPA
The Diego Garcia Mistake Donald Trump Must Fix
Michael Rubin 19FortyFive
At the Olympics, More Patriotism & Less Politics, Please.
J.B. Shurk The Federalist
Saturday, February 21
Why the Old Order Is Gone for Good
Kishore Mahbubani Foreign Affairs
What Will Replace the Old Order?
Mike Sabo American Mind
Global Diplomacy in the Year of the Fire Horse
Sharon Pardo Jerusalem Post
Trump’s Legacy-Defining Moment on Iran
Alexander Ward et al. Wall Street Journal
Trump's Range of Iran Options
Barak Ravid & Marc Caputo Axios
Why Arab States Are Terrified of War With Iran
Eldar Mamedov Responsible Statecraft
Russia’s War in Ukraine Doesn’t Look Anything Like Victory
Jack Buckby 1945
Ukraine is America's Biggest Betrayal
Simon Tisdall The Guardian
Trump Sets Fantasy Deadline for End to Ukraine War
Ted Snider TAC
Trump Lashes Out at High Court as Under 'Foreign Influence'
Philip Wegmann RCP
AOC and Progressive Blind Spots on Foreign Policy
Henry Olsen The Liberal Patriot
The Man at the Center of the Board of Peace
Zac Weisz GZero Media
Syria’s Christians May Be Erased
Nuri Kino Newsweek
Trump Is Right to Intervene in the UK’s Chagos Islands Deal
Azeem Ibrahim TNI
Don’t Overlook Sinocentrism
Gilbert Rozman Asia Times
EU: More Economic Stagnation, More Political Ailment
Sven R. Larson TEC
Personal Data Is the New Battleground for Democracy
Frank McCourt Jr. Politico EU
X Appeals EU Censorship Fine
Tyler O'Neil The Daily Signal


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