Wars always take much less time to start than you think they will, and last much longer than you thought they...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/16/the_iran_stalemate_1183156.html https://niallferguson.substack.com/p/the-iran-stalemate 1001183156 AM Update Sat, 16 May 2026 07:55:21 -0500 05/16/2026/07/55/21

Like Russia before it, Iran is learning that using the prospect of an oil crisis as a threat no longer works after the crisis...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/16/does_iran_hold_all_the_cards_in_the_strait_of_hormuz_1183155.html https://nationalinterest.org/feature/does-iran-hold-all-the-cards-in-the-strait-of-hormuz 1001183155 AM Update Sat, 16 May 2026 07:55:21 -0500 05/16/2026/07/55/21

Missions in 15 countries are using recruiting nationals for a martyrdom campaign. Why aren't host states seeing this for what it is?

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Iran's attacks on the Gulf have convinced Abu Dhabi that accommodation with Tehran has failed. Leaving OPEC reflects the UAE's turn towards strategic autonomy, harder...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/16/the_postwar_uae_and_the_remaking_of_gulf_politics_1183149.html https://ecfr.eu/article/the-postwar-uae-and-the-remaking-of-gulf-politics/ 1001183149 AM Update Sat, 16 May 2026 07:55:21 -0500 05/16/2026/07/55/21

As President Donald Trump intensifies pressure against Cuba, Havana's hopes that the White House's Iran war...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/16/cuba_braces_as_trump_doubles_down_1183152.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/cuba-braces-as-trump-doubles-down-despite-iran-war-woes/ar-AA23kXTP 1001183152 AM Update Sat, 16 May 2026 07:55:21 -0500 05/16/2026/07/55/21

More than two months after President Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Iran, taken in the shadow of his military intervention in Venezuela, the...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/16/venezuela_is_proving_a_rare_successful_intervention_1183139.html https://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2026/05/16/venezuela_is_proving_a_rare_successful_intervention_1183136.html 1001183139 AM Update https://assets.realclear.com/images/71/717362_5_.jpeg https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/16/venezuela_is_proving_a_rare_successful_intervention_1183139.html Sat, 16 May 2026 07:55:21 -0500 05/16/2026/07/55/21

If the US conservatives want to see like-minded governments in Europe, they should stop talking about them.

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Far from celebrating the prospect of getting what they...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/16/reforms_radical_agenda_give_the_voters_what_they_want_1183150.html https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/reforms-radical-agenda-give-the-voters-what-they-want/ 1001183150 AM Update Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:46:53 -0500 03/25/2019/05/46/53

Amid the shambolic fracas in the British government and Parliament over how and when Brexit should take place, it's important to step back and remember the why.

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THERESA May must announce today that she will stand down as soon as her Brexit deal is approved and Britain is out of the EU. The Sun says this with regret, ­having supported her...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2019/03/25/to_deliver_brexit_may_must_resign_197205.html https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8710473/theresa-may-resign-brexit-deal/ 100207222 Editorials Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:46:39 -0500 03/25/2019/05/46/39

As Putin marks 20 years in power, he knows how much the world needs his country

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Since 1973 the U.S. economy has been at the mercy of tightly held oil producers masquerading as Middle Eastern sovereign states. Operating together as the Organization of...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2019/03/25/cutting_opec_down_to_size_197208.html https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/13/editorial-congress-must-pass-the-bipartisan-nopec-/ 100207225 Editorials Wed, 06 Mar 2019 06:45:30 -0600 03/06/2019/06/45/30

The high road was Mr. Trudeau's straightest route to re-election. If he and his senior officials have detoured from it, they may have put their futures in jeopardy

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Decision-makers in both New Delhi and Islamabad must remain acutely aware of the potential consequences of miscalculation — and their friends, allies and partners must...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2019/03/06/reasons_for_relief_in_south_asia_196879.html https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/03/04/editorials/reasons-relief-south-asia/#.XH-_4y2ZNPM 100206900 Editorials Wed, 06 Mar 2019 06:45:27 -0600 03/06/2019/06/45/27

Charm will not extricate Canada's Justin Trudeau from a spreading political mess. Only honest answers will.

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Europe is starting to realise that decisive action is needed against Tehran's destabilising influence

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Thousands took to the streets to protest the country's ailing and aging leader, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who wants a fifth term.

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No approach to solving global issues can be effective unless there is genuine American participation; sadly, that is missing under the Trump administration

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We urge Netanyahu to refrain from attacking IsraelâÂ?Â?s legal authorities.

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President Trump's trip to Beijing is the first state visit to China by the sitting president since November 2017 - nearly a decade ago.

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The People's Republic of China was founded in opposition to empire.

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On Saturday, May 9, Red Square was the scene of the traditional Victory Day parade to mark the most important date in recent Russian history.

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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting's decision to quit the cabinet nudges the governing Labour Party toward uncharted territory.

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Real question isn't whether Qatar is friend or foe, but rather if the US is actually getting what it's paying for

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With Mexico under pressure from Trump to tackle drug trafficking groups, analysts say 'it's the most tense situation since the...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/14/us-mexico_pushed_to_breaking_point_over_cartels_1182839.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/cartel-corruption-claims-push-us-mexico-relations-to-breaking-point 1001182839 PM Update Fri, 15 May 2026 13:10:09 -0500 05/15/2026/13/10/09

Donald Trump flew to Beijing this week, and when he sits down with China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday morning he will want three things: a tariff truce that...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/13/the_three_things_trump_wants_from_his_china_trip_1182509.html https://spectator.com/article/will-trump-and-xi-give-each-other-what-they-want/?rcp=true&set_edition=en 1001182509 PM Update Fri, 15 May 2026 13:10:09 -0500 05/15/2026/13/10/09

Every South Asian nation has staked its future on playing both superpower sides, but Beijing summit may force painful choices

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A standard talking point of the American MAGA right is that European nations have become free riders on U.S. taxpayers.

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Since David Cameron stepped down on 13 July 2016, Britain has had five prime ministers. Only one was directly installed by a general election. The other four came to...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/13/starmers_downfall_mirrors_johnsons_1182508.html https://unherd.com/newsroom/starmers-downfall-mirrors-of-johnsons/?edition=us 1001182508 PM Update Fri, 15 May 2026 00:18:10 -0500 05/15/2026/00/18/10

One of the strangest habits in modern war analysis is how quickly survival gets confused with victory.

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China's latest Five-Year Plan signals that it has become more pessimistic about the global environment, seeing it as uncertain and unstable....]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/05/16/decoding_chinas_15th_five-year_plan_1183144.html https://www.fpri.org/article/2026/05/decoding-chinas-15th-five-year-plan/ 1001183144 Research & Analysis Sat, 16 May 2026 04:09:57 -0500 05/16/2026/04/09/57 ]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/04/02/why_go_to_the_moon_1174266.html https://www.csis.org/programs/aerospace-security-project/projects/why-go-moon 1001174266 Research & Analysis Thu, 14 May 2026 15:09:53 -0500 05/14/2026/15/09/53

The sudden eruption of war in the Mideast Gulf has created dramatic new risks for global energy security.

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Tom Watson has stood down as Labour MP for West Bromwich East and as the party's deputy leader, in a symbolic blow to Labour's Corbynsceptics and a double coup for...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2019/11/07/tom_watson039s_exit_is_a_double_victory_for_jeremy_corbyn_200833.html https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/11/tom-watsons-exit-double-victory-jeremy-corbyn 100210838 Hidden https://assets.realclear.com/images/46/460899_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2019/11/07/tom_watson039s_exit_is_a_double_victory_for_jeremy_corbyn_200833.html Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:20:50 -0600 11/06/2019/23/20/50

The Palestinian president's call for general elections appears to have gained traction in Palestine, but many obstacles remain.

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Election in Umbria delivers major blow to Italy's governing coalition.

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Anyone following the ongoing controversies over Afghanistan's recent presidential election will understandably have a sense of déjà vu. Nearly a month after...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2019/10/28/another_election_another_debacle_in_afghanistan_200642.html https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/28292/another-election-another-debacle-in-afghanistan 100210647 Hidden https://assets.realclear.com/images/49/492541_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2019/10/28/another_election_another_debacle_in_afghanistan_200642.html Mon, 28 Oct 2019 05:46:19 -0500 10/28/2019/05/46/19

Argentina's Mauricio Macri has conceded defeat in Sunday's presidential elections, ushering in a return to power for the populist Peronist party that has...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2019/10/28/peronists_return_to_power_in_argentina_200643.html https://www.ft.com/content/db72b3de-f921-11e9-98fd-4d6c20050229?segmentId=63bac0e6-3d28-36b1-7417-423982f60790 100210648 Hidden https://assets.realclear.com/images/49/492542_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2019/10/28/peronists_return_to_power_in_argentina_200643.html Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:26:02 -0500 08/14/2017/16/26/02

While other states have survived and even prospered by a ruthless realpolitik of sorts, America, because it was born as a geographic bounty and also as an...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2017/08/14/america039s_darwinian_nationalism_187302.html http://www.nationalinterest.org/feature/americas-darwinian-nationalism-21889?page=show 100197356 Hidden https://assets.realclear.com/images/42/425465_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2017/08/14/america039s_darwinian_nationalism_187302.html Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:43:02 -0500 07/24/2017/07/43/02

Facing further decline in German visitors due to political tensions, Turkey's tourism industry has already begun courting Middle Eastern and Balkan markets. Diego Cupolo...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2017/07/24/as_german_spat_deepens_turkey_draw_tourists_from_elsewhere_186763.html http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2017/07/24/as_german_spat_deepens_turkey_draws_tourists_from_elsewhere_112460.html 100196819 Hidden https://assets.realclear.com/images/42/422616_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2017/07/24/as_german_spat_deepens_turkey_draw_tourists_from_elsewhere_186763.html Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:43:00 -0500 07/24/2017/07/43/00

Japan and Germany have signed an agreement on the joint development of new defense technology, the eighth such bilateral pact that Tokyo has signed with foreign nations...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2017/07/24/japan_inks_defense_deal_with_germany_amid_china_threat_186764.html http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2017/07/24/japan_inks_defense_deal_with_germany_amid_china_threat_112459.html 100196820 Hidden Fri, 14 Jul 2017 06:12:46 -0500 07/14/2017/06/12/46

Ministers endorse action plan for 'regional economic area' and back Transport Community Treaty.

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UK position papers call for departure from EU court and nuclear treaty as officials prepare for second round of Brexit talks.

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The social sciences are the most vulnerable to state interventions in authoritarian regimes as "ideologically significant" disciplines, expected to support...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2017/07/13/russia_is_cracking_down_on_the_social_sciences_186492.html http://russialist.org/why-russian-officials-want-to-control-the-social-sciences-in-authoritarian-regimes-the-social-sciences-are-the-most-vulnerable-to-state-interventions/ 100196549 Hidden http://images.realclear.com/381923_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2017/07/13/russia_is_cracking_down_on_the_social_sciences_186492.html Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:47:11 -0500 07/13/2017/12/47/11

"Floccinaucinihilipilification," said Jacob Rees-Mogg in 2012. And the nation swooned.

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The United States finds itself in a paradoxical situation. By any standard of national capacity, we are in a position to achieve our objectives and to...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2015/01/29/global_challenges_and_us_strategy_164529.html http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Kissinger_01-29-15.pdf 100174771 Statement & Speeches Wed, 19 Nov 2014 08:43:36 -0600 11/19/2014/08/43/36 ]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2014/11/19/the_risk_of_great-power_conflict_162943.html http://www.the-american-interest.com/2014/11/16/the-risk-of-nation-state-conflict/ 100173201 Statement & Speeches http://images.realclear.com/226477_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2014/11/19/the_risk_of_great-power_conflict_162943.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:14:46 -0500 08/22/2011/06/14/46

Last year, over 800,000 Chinese and 2 million Americans traveled between our countries to live, work, study and explore new places. On a personal note, I've seen...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/08/22/on_us-china_relations_126878.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/21/remarks-vice-president-sichuan-university 100137471 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/99197_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/08/22/on_us-china_relations_126878.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:16:32 -0500 08/22/2011/06/16/32

100137472 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/99198_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/08/22/britain_will_stand_with_free_libya_126879.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:40:41 -0500 08/22/2011/08/40/41

The United States has been inspired by the Syrian peoples' pursuit of a peaceful transition to democracy. They have braved ferocious brutality at the hands of their...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/08/22/time_for_assad_to_go_126880.html http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2011/08/22/time_for_assad_to_go_99633.html 100137473 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/99088_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/08/22/time_for_assad_to_go_126880.html Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:30:48 -0500 08/02/2011/05/30/48

The formula of this triangle - security, economy and society - is the source of our national strength, our national confidence to successfully withstand new...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/08/02/securing_israel_126201.html http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/PMSpeaks/speechmbl250711.htm 100136799 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/96442_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/08/02/securing_israel_126201.html Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:24:32 -0500 07/28/2011/06/24/32

Thank you very much, Mr. Chipman, and thanks to all of you for being here today. I also wish to acknowledge and thank Mr. Ronnie Chan, chairman of the Asia Society,...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/28/a_vision_of_prosperity_in_asia-pacific_125979.html http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2011/07/26/a_vision_of_prosperity_in_asia-pacific_99604.html 100136578 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/95547_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/28/a_vision_of_prosperity_in_asia-pacific_125979.html Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:54:06 -0500 07/25/2011/06/54/06

It is nearly two days since Norway was hit by the worst atrocity it has seen since the Second World War. On Utøya, and in Oslo.

It seems like an...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/25/norways_national_tragedy_125926.html http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/Whats-new/Speeches-and-articles/statsministeren/statsminister_jens_stoltenberg/2011/address-by-prime-minister-in-oslo-cathed.html?id=651789 100136525 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/95331_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/25/norways_national_tragedy_125926.html Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:55:28 -0500 07/21/2011/04/55/28

The revelations of the Cloyne report have brought the Government, Irish Catholics and the Vatican to an...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/21/a_deep_rift_between_ireland_and_the_vatican_125801.html http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Government_Press_Office/Taoiseach\'s_Speeches_20111/Statement_by_the_Taoiseach_on_the_D%C3%A1il_Motion_on_the_report_of_the_Commission_of_Investigation_into_the_Catholic_Diocese_of_Cloyne,_in_D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann,_.h 100136401 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/92048_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/21/a_deep_rift_between_ireland_and_the_vatican_125801.html Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:35:05 -0500 07/21/2011/06/35/05

Anna Centenary LibraryChennai, India

I want to thank Chief Librarian Naresh for welcoming me to this absolutely extraordinarily impressive facility, and for...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/21/a_vision_for_the_us_and_india_125809.html http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2011/07/21/a_vision_for_the_us_and_india_99600.html 100136409 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/94864_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/21/a_vision_for_the_us_and_india_125809.html Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:30:13 -0500 07/13/2011/05/30/13

Almost two years ago, President Hu and President Obama made a wise decision to advance and sustain military-to-military relations between China and the United States....]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/13/us-china_relations_will_define_the_world_125518.html http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?ID=1624 100136120 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/93763_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/13/us-china_relations_will_define_the_world_125518.html Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:56:10 -0500 07/11/2011/05/56/10

We have had a long debate about climate change in this country.

Most...]]> https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/11/australia_will_tackle_the_carbon_challenge_125441.html http://www.pm.gov.au/press-office/transcript-address-nation 100136043 Statement & Speeches http://images.rcw.realclearpolitics.com/93422_5_.jpg https://www.realclearworld.com/2011/07/11/australia_will_tackle_the_carbon_challenge_125441.html