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Trump Doctrine is the Nixon Doctrine 2.0
Whether by design or happenstance, President Donald Trump's national security policy resembles the national security policy pursued by President...
07/16/25Read it on RealClearWorldWhat the 2026 Midterm Results Mean for U.S. Strategic Competition with Rivals
... what do the midterms mean for U.S. strategic competition with its top geopolitical nemeses like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea?...
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What the 2026 Midterm Results Mean for U.S. Strategic Competition with Rivals
The U.S. midterm elections on November 3, 2026, produced a Red Wipeout. The Democratic Party not only seized a decisive control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress—the best results they have had since 2008—but also achieved stunning victories in traditionally red-states where Donald Trump also won by double-digit margins in 2024 like Texas, South Carolina, Mississippi, Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas.
On top of a seismic shift to the Democrats from a coalition of electorates who strongly supported Trump and the Republicans in 2024, the voters voiced a stinging repudiation of the drawn-out war in Iran and the consequential affordability crisis. The results may potentially shatter the president’s political grip over Washington and limit his seemingly unrestrained power in policies like trade, immigration, and the economy.
Trump’s Last Two Years Will Be Dominated by Foreign Policy
That is the norm for most U.S. presidents since William McKinley, and especially since the 22nd Amendment imposed a two-term limit on our chief...
1d agoRead it on AllOTSEGOMarco Rubio and the Responsibilities and Requirements of Power
Rubio stressed its requirements: The ancient Greeks, he said, “understood that statecraft requires prudence and diplomacy, but they also understood...
1d agoRead it on ProvidenceThe Six Strategic Mistakes That Led to U, S, Defeat in Afghanistan
Bottom lines up front The most systematic failure in Afghanistan was trying to build something new—a new nation, army, economy, and political...
3d agoRead it on Atlantic CouncilTrump Must End the War Today and Fire All Top Officials Connected to It
The president has to replace his inner circle with new appointees who can out maneuver the blob and give the people what they voted for...
3d agoRead it on Responsible Statecraft
A Geopolitical Perspective on American Exceptionalism
Explore how America's geographic situation has shaped its foreign policy and affected its view of democracy throughout history....
5d agoRead it on OrbisThe True Meaning of Power
What the Godfather of Realism Can Teach Trump...
5d agoRead it on Foreign AffairsLiddell Hart - Now More Than Ever
Hart was not a man stuck in the past....
1w agoRead it on CDR Salamander
After the Midterms, the Right Strategy Against Iran
By Lance Gordon • RealClearDefense
The Color Revolution Came Home
By Emzari Gelashvili • RealClearDefense
When Access Becomes the Fight
By Richard Byno • RealClearDefense
What the 2026 Midterm Results Mean for U.S. Strategic Competition with Rivals
By Dean Chen • RealClearDefense
Measurable by Design: Project Meridian
By Alex Willard • RealClearDefense
New USAF Force Design Bets on Technology
By Stephen Losey, Air & Space Forces
DoD Pushes $450M in Loans To Bolster U.S. Space Companies
By Hitchens, BrDefense
The U.S. Navy Needs a New Battlecruiser. Will It Get One?
By Sadler & Ouellette, NatInt
U.S. Army Rehearses Rapid HIMARS Rocket Launcher Deployment
By Global Defense N.
Coding Commander's Intent into Unmanned Systems
By Thomas Baumstark, Proceedings