RealClearWorld Week of January 5, 2026 Archives

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Monday, January 5

A U.S. Venezuela Victory May Help China Gain an Edge

Hal Brands Bloomberg

The Strategic Necessity of Taking Out Maduro

Cynical Publius American Greatness

Middle East’s New Year; Unhappy and Fractured as Ever

Bill Emmott Asia Times

Why These Iranian Protests Are Different

Behnam Ben Taleblu The Free Press

Danish PM: NATO Is Done if Trump Invades Greenland

Seb Starcevic Politico EU

The U.S.-Europe Alliance Remains a Pillar of Greatness

Kaush Arha TNI

Merz’s Fantasy of Leading Europe

Richard J. Schenk The European Conservative

Tuesday, January 6

The Beginning of a New Western Hemisphere

Eric Farnsworth The National Interest

Trump’s Strikes on Venezuela Will Not Embolden China

David Sacks CFR

The Shockwaves of Venezuela

Will Freeman Foreign Affairs

Europe Whistles Past the VenezuelanGraveyard

Eldar Mamedov Res. Statecraft

Germany Is Giving Eco-Terrorists an Easy Ride

Katja Hoyer UnHerd

Workforce Systems That Endure Today

Murray & desRosiers RealClearPennsylvania

Samizdat Prize Will Honor Champions of Free Speech Courage

Frank Filocomo PD

Wednesday, January 7

Rubio Details Plan for a Post-Maduro Future

Nik Popli & Brian Bennett Time

Trump's 'America First' Stance Tested in Venezuela

Gary Abernathy Substack

The Emerging World Order Looks Like the Old One

Nicholas Creel Newsweek

The European Moment

Robert Ellis The National Interest

How Trump Gets Greenland in 4 Easy Steps

Sheftalovich and Jack Politico EU

China Eyes Beyond Taiwan

Hal Brands Bloomberg

Iran Leaders Warn Protesters and Foreign Foes

Aljazeera

Thursday, January 8

The “Donroe Doctrine” In Action

J. Michael Waller American Mind

'Donroe Doctrine' Sets U.S. On Great-Power Collision Course

Zachary Basu Axios

Could Iran Protests Be a Tipping Point

Haley Ott CBS News

Protests Won’t Bring Down The Iranian Regime

Borzou Daragahi Substack

The Coalition of Wishful Thinking

Tim Black Spiked

Why Kazakhstan May Be Vladimir Putin’s Next Target

Adam Dixon National Interest

Rising UAE-Saudi Arabia Tensions Laid Bare in Yemen

Zac Weisz GZero Media