RealClearWorld Week of March 16, 2026 Archives

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Monday, March 16

Trump, Iran, and Israel: The Wars Behind the War

Cédric Debernard Geo. Monitor

Iran Won’t Back Down Easily

Jack Watling The Guardian

The ‘Mashhad Strategy’ Will Not Save the Islamic Republic

Michael Rubin MEF

Takeaways From France’s Local Elections

Marion Solletty Politico EU

Hungarian Opposition Suddenly Looks Shaky

Michal Karnowski Brussels Signal

Universities Need Free Speech, Not Another Crackdown

Joanna Williams Spiked

Adam Smith’s 'The Wealth of Nations' Turns 250

Graham McAleer Civitas Outlook

Tuesday, March 17

What Is Actually Happening in Iran Is Not Being Reported

VDH The Daily Signal

If the U.S. Is Winning, Why Ask NATO for Help?

The Guardian

The Hormuz Crisis; More Than Oil

Ralph Schoellhammer Brussels Signal

Russia is the Winner in the Iran War

Joshua Keating Vox

The Battle for Our Hemisphere

Robert Carmona-Borjas Washington Examiner

Japan’s Pacific Defense Push

Allen Zhang The National Interest

The Terror Threat Americans Aren’t Supposed To Discuss

John R. Lott Jr. RCP

Wednesday, March 18

Iran Must Choose Between Negotiation and Destruction

Akhtar Makoii Telegraph

The Third Gulf War Shakes West Asia

Jose Miguel Alonso-Trabanco Geopolitical Monitor

Iran’s Declining Ability to Fight Hormuz Battle

Michael Rubin Washington Examiner

Iran’s ‘Forward Defence’ Became a Strategic Boomerang

Sanam Vakil Chatham

This Is How Brexit Dies

Ross Clark Spectator

The Cuban Mirage: A Revolution Exposed

Daniel J. Mahoney American Mind

Wake-Up Call for a Sleeping Giant

Sean Durns Washington Free Beacon

Thursday, March 19

Iran War Enters Possible New Phase

Stewart Ali Banco & Slattery Reuters

How To Credibly Define Victory in the Middle East War

Jonathan Roll RCDefense

The Stunning Failure of Iranian Deterrence

Grajewski and Panda Foreign Affairs

China’s Silence on Iran Reveals Its True Priorities

Yang Xiaotong Aljazeera

Macron’s Nuclear Guarantee for Europe

Nick Witney ECFR

France Struggles To Find Political Equilibrium

Mujtaba Rahman Politico EU

Trump Assassination Plot Still Shrouded in Mystery

Hudson Crozier The Daily Caller