RealClearWorld Week of July 13, 2026 Archives

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Monday, July 13
Five Pillars of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Francis P. Sempa RealClearWorld
U.S. and Iran Overplay Their Hands
The Guardian
The Iranian Regime Continues To Sow Chaos
The Telegraph
America and Iran’s Strange Moment of Opportunity
Ali Vaez Foreign Affairs
In Iran, Pezeshkian Will Be the Scapegoat
Kayhan Valadbaygi Aljazeera
Continued Danger of a Wider War in Ukraine
Hill & Snider The Realist Review
Leaving NATO Stronger As Putin Eyes an Attack
Mike Watson WFB
China’s Chokehold
Michael McNair Commonplace
A Major Move by India
George Friedman Geopolitical Futures
I Was Detained by the IDF
Rep. Ro Khanna
The Missing History of the ‘Nakba’
Geoffrey Clarfield American Spectator
Rahm Emanuel Just Told Israelis Some Tough Truths
Anthony L. Fisher MS Now
The Democrats’ Post-Netanyahu Illusion
Benyamin Moalem Times of Israel
Le Pen Back in the Race: A Daring Bet
Hélène de Lauzun The European Conservative
America’s World Cup Spectacle Smashes Expectations
Herb Scribner Axios


Tuesday, July 14
America’s Allies Are Stronger, Its Rivals Weaker
VDH American Greatness
How China Is Winning Friends and Influencing People
Lee & Olander Foreign Affairs
The Accidental Superintendent
Jacob Childress RealClearWorld
Iran’s Theory of Victory
Pnina Shuker and Andrew Milburn War on the Rocks
You Can’t Negotiate With Iran
Jason Brodsky Spectator
U.S. Cannot Bomb Open the Strait
Andrew Latham 19FortyFive
Mr. Al-Zaidi Goes to Washington
David Schenker The National Interest
Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Bridget Toomey and Behnam Ben Taleblu RCW
China’s Graduate Glut
Alastair McCready The Guardian
Dwindling U.S. Firepower Doesn’t Shrink China’s Taiwan Trap
Gabriel Honrada AT
How to Accelerate the Military Supply Chain in PA
Brandon Daniels RCPennsylvania
China Versus U.S. in the AI Race
Mark A. Jamison The American Conservative
Ukraine’s Explosive Global Reach
David Kirichenko CEPA
EU Buys Record Amount of Russian Gas
Hans van Leeuwen The Telegraph
Has Reform UK’s Support Hit a Ceiling?
Peter Franklin UnHerd


Wednesday, July 15
A War With No Ending In Sight
Robert Farley 19FortyFive
Iran's Hormuz Attacks Must End the 'Phony Peace'
Rich Lowry New York Post
It’s Time To Walk Away From the Iran War
Adam Gallagher RealClearWorld
A Globalized World Is Controlled by Its Chokepoints
Srdja Trifkovic Chronicles
The Abraham Accords Cannot Bring Peace
Abdelrahim Shalaby Responsible Statecraft
Europe Struggles To Quit Its Addiction to Russian Energy
Washington Post
How to Push Russia to Negotiate on Ukraine
John McLaughlin The National Interest
China’s Economy Grows at Weakest Pace Since 2022
Katrina Northrop WSJ
Beijing’s Risky Bet Against the West
Fardella and Radchenko Foreign Affairs
Whither ASEAN?
John Hemmings Asia Times
Why Yemen’s Long ‘No War, No Peace’ Deadlock May Be Ending
Aljazeera
Cuba Moves Toward Market Socialism
Marc Frank The Nation
U.S. Hits Cuba With Further Crippling Sanctions
Nora Gamez Torres Miami Herald
Inside the Mind of an Online Extremist
Steven Stalinsky RealClearWorld
Satire in the Age of Cancel Culture
Sabine Beppler-Spahl The European Conservative


Thursday, July 16
The Tragedy of “Westalgia”
Mark Leonard European Council on Foreign Relations
It’s Time To Call Europe’s Bluff
Anthony J. Constantini The American Conservative
The Coming Clash Between China and Europe
Thorsten Benner Foreign Affairs
China’s Record Consumer Defaults Undermine Push To Boost Spending
Reuters
Russia’s Empire Is Starting To Fall
Kira Rudik Newsweek
Iran Risks Throwing Away Their Advantage
Lazar Berman Times of Israel
How Mainstream Democrats Turned Against Israel
Andrew Prokop Vox
The European Dilemma
Robert Ellis Substack
Europe Edges Toward U.S.-Style Boat Strikes
Greg Miller Washington Post
The Translator of Escalation: Lindsey Graham’s Legacy
Charbel A. Antoun The Hill
Russia’s Next Annexation: South Ossetia
Keti Korkiya The National Interest
Canada Leaves It Border Vulnerable
Chad Wolf Fox News
Cubans’ Ability To Endure Reaches a Limit
Patrick Oppmann CNN
We Are the Luckiest Jews Who Have Ever Lived
Ben Freeman Tablet
The Death of History
Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin The Free Press


Friday, July 17
Trump’s Tightening Squeeze on Iran
Benoit Faucon et al. Wall Street Journal
A War Neither America Nor Iran Can Win
Sanam Vakil Time
Putin Loses Confidence in His Military
Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth The Hill
Russia Can Remain in the War Longer Than Ukraine
Leonid Ragozin TAC
The Best Deal Nobody Wanted to Make
Jacob Childress RealClearWorld
Has Zelensky Created a New Rival in Ukraine?
Mansur Mirovalev Aljazeera
Russia, Ukraine, and the Question: How?
J.T. Young Substack
Taiwan Is No Berlin – It’s More Important
Kyle Balzer The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
How One Leak Is Tearing Iran Apart From the Inside
Emzari Gelashvili DC Examiner
Can the Navy Truly Sustain a Long War With Iran?
Michael Vlahos Res. Statecraft
Arab Writers Criticized Arab Delegation to Supreme Leader’s Funeral
MEMRI
The Illusion of Representation in Syria’s New Parliament
Ahmad Sharawi RCW
A Dangerous Game in the Arctic
Heather A. Conley Foreign Affairs
Tone Policing Nigel Farage Will Only Backfire
Patrick West Spectator
The Battle Over the European Parliament’s Senior Posts
Max Griera Politico EU
Breakaway Catholic Sect in Kansas Remains Defiant
Gowen & Faiola Wash.Post
Canada’s Wildfire Drive Poor Air Quality in Northeast U.S.
Dakota Smith CNN
Saturday, July 18
Trump Bombs Key Ports and Bridges in Iran
Roland Oliphant & Sophia Yan Telegraph
The World's Greatest Danger is Trump, Not Iran
Simon Tisdall The Guardian
Iran Must Never Have a Nuclear Weapon
Stephen D. Cook RealClearDefense
Iran’s Hardliners Warn of a ‘Coup’
Mostafa Salem CNN
‘Mr Brexit’ vs. the ‘King of the North’
James Heale Spectator
Why Ideology Is the Wrong Lens for Understanding China
Joaquim Sá Couto TEC
The European Right Is Turning On Ukraine
William Nattrass UnHerd
Is Israel Actually More Isolated Than Ever?
Goldberg & Zakheim RealClearPolitics
Will Mahmoud Abbas Actually Let Palestinians Vote?
Dana Ben-Shimon JPost
Turkey Could Become Europe’s New Energy Gatekeeper
Ibrahim & Arayssi TNI
Iran War Reshapes Afghanistan and Pakistan
Arash Beidollahkhani Geo.Monitor
Defense Officials Looking at Cuba Military Options
James LaPorta et al. CBS News
Welcome to Venezuela, American Protectorate
Daniel DePetris Washington Examiner
Trump Rips Canada As Wildfire Smoke Spreads
Kevin Breuninger CNBC
How the U.S. Lost the World Cup—and Won Over the World
Clegg & Robinson WSJ



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