The politics of fear: How Putin intimidates Europe • Selling out Ukraine one Euro at a time

On 3 October 2025, I warned That We Must "Prepare for War" • Two months later, the NATO Secretary General, the UK's Chief of Defence Staff, and the new head of MI6 each delivered the same stark warning

When conspiracy theorists make foreign Policy • Our national security strategy, writes Anne Applebaum, is a suicide note. She's right.

The President is Losing his Marbles • It's time for the 25th Amendment—even if it puts JD Vance in office.

The Intifada, Globalized • The massacre on Bondi Beach won't be the last.

The Hannukah Massacre • Can the Killing on an Australian Beach Help Stop a Wave of Antisemitism?

Dec 14: E-Stories • InUkraine CombatSitRep BehindLines Russia-China InEurope AcrossPondBeyond

Transparency is Censorship • The EU fined X for transparency violations. Guess what happened next.

Africa’s Collapse Is a Threat to America and Israel • Radical Islamist networks — fed by a loose global coalition — have turned the Sahel, the Maghreb, and the Horn of Africa into human abattoirs

Washington’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy Will Be as Successful as China’s

Zelenskyy presses U.S. for stonger security guarantees • “There have to be security guarantees in place of such a quality and level that Putin knows, if he tries again, the reaction will be devastating,” NATO’s Mark Rutte said today.

America’s New World • The National Security Strategy serves no one's interests but Putin's. And Xi's.

Economic Statecraft on Chaos Mode • Trump’s reversal on Nvidia chip sales to China exposes a deeper rot: U.S. export control policy is running on vibes and private interests.

The Bonfire of the Sanities • What went wrong with America?

Trump’s Caribbean Snuff Film Studio • Murder for theater puts stain on our flag

Trump Has Turned the U.S. Into Moscow’s Newest Satellite State

Notes on the News • Letters to--and from--our readers

Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again' • Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.

The Mood in London • Dan's in the UK, where the mood is gloomy, Brexit's a disaster, and everything's dim and shabby. He loves it anyway.

A strategy written in contempt • Americans will pay the bill for Trump's new National Security Strategy

Europe is under siege • Menaced by Russia and China, abandoned by America.

Can we agree Russia is an adversary? • Increasingly, the answer seems to be "no."

The fake patriots of the European right • Trump and Putin’s fifth column

America has identified its greatest enemy: Western Europe • Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?

The View from France • Watching the 10 o'clock news in Paris as the US betrays its allies.

Notes on the News • Israel needs to hurry. Pete Hegseth and a furious Vietnam veteran. Bessent erases Article V. Why Belgium won't release the frozen Russian assets. And more.

Indecent Proposals • When foreign policy becomes a business

NEWS: Trump officials discussed illegal “boat strikes” years ago • White House aides in the first administration wanted to know if airstrikes against unarmed civilians would be legal.

Hegseth's "Kill Everybody" Drug Strike Order and the Duty to Refuse That Didn’t Happen. A Deeper Look Analysis.

Hegseth’s Order Was Unlawful Before the Missile Even Left the Rail • And Parnas’ Framing Obscures Why

Vicarious Glory: Why Russians Endure and How the West Can Outlast Them • A psychological roadmap for victory in Ukraine and beyond

The West’s Double Fear: Putin Outside, Voters Inside • A Democracy That Fears and Distrusts Its People Cannot Survive

"The Order Was to Kill Everybody." • Pete Hegseth's murders. And our War Crimes President.

Are you really surprised that Steve Witkoff is a dumb crook? • Already back in August, I warned you that the dodgy estate dude was incompetent, out of control, and in love with Putin. And that his (illegal) antics would cost Ukrainian lives.

GLOBAL EYES • NOVEMBER 25-NOVEMBER 29, DIMWIT DEAL EDITION.

Ukraine is Free of Yermak • Good. Very Good.

The New Appeasement • Today's inaction makes Chamberlain look decisive

🌍🌏 GLOBAL EYES 👁️🌎 • 🦃🇺🇸 HAPPY THANKSGIVING EDITION: NOVEMBER 24-NOVEMBER 28

The Sum of All Fears • Do Not Punish Everyone for One Man's Cowardly Act

It's time to call this World War III • If we don't wake up, we will lose.

On the Internet No One Knows You’re a “MAGA patriot” in Lagos • On X's new location feature...

The Collapse of our Information Immune System • Disinformation, manipulated perceptions, democratic fragility: What do Ukraine, MAGA accounts on X, and arguments about AI doom have in common?

Rumors of War • Nov. 24, 2025

Russian Unreality and American Weakness • Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history

X Just Accidentally Exposed A Vast Covert Influence Network Targeting Americans • How a new X feature led to the most sweeping public exposure of covert foreign activity on a major platform since 2016.

Weekend Update #160: The US Becomes A Mouthpiece To Pass On Putin's Demands • Vance To The Fore; The 28 Points—Is It More Interesting Who Backed Them?

While America Eyes a War in Venezuela, Russia Continues its Escalation Against NATO • Russia Carries Out Hamas-Style Exercises Near NATO Borders

THE INVISIBLE FRONT • A conversation with Alex Finley

The Peace that Guarantees War • The Trump-Putin plan for Ukraine is not a peace deal. It is a blueprint for a catastrophe greater than any of us have known.

🌍🌎🌏👁️ GLOBAL EYES • NOVEMBER 6-NOVEMBER 21