RealClearWorld Week of December 9, 2024 Archives

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Monday, December 9
Assad’s Downfall — The Winners and Losers
Jamie Dettmer Politico EU
America Is Not Prepared for Syria After Assad
Daniel DePetris Spectator World
Khamenei Loses Everything
Eliot A. Cohen The Atlantic
Anticipating Trump’s Foreign Policy
Joseph S. Nye Jr. Project Syndicate
America Is Back Thanks to Trump
Miranda Devine New York Post
Europe’s Next Top Diplomat Is Ready To Be Undiplomatic
Lau and Hartog Politico EU
The Economy is Putin’s Greatest Weakness
Bunzel and Ribakova Foreign Affairs
The Ukraine War Requires a Negotiated Settlement
Benjamin Sanders TEC
China’s Turn to Fascist Rule
Michael Beckley The Globalist
Vietnam Quiet, Firm and Resilient in the South China Sea
James Borton Asia Times
Why the Syrian Army Collapsed So Quickly
Julian McBride 19FortyFive
Why the Media Keep Underestimating Israel
Michael Murphy Spiked
The EU Is Beset by Pesky Notions of Free Speech
Paul du Quenoy Tablet
The Immigrants Who Saved the Election
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Courage.Media
Notre Dame Proves the West Can Build if It Wants To
Mary Harrington UnHerd


Tuesday, December 10
Assad’s Fall Has Humiliated Washington
Eli Lake The Free Press
The Middle East’s Dangerous New Normal
Suzanne Maloney Foreign Affairs
Trump’s New World Order
Tom McTague UnHerd
Russia, Iran, and Hamas Made a Bad Bet
Hal Brands Bloomberg
America’s Axis of Misery
Matthew Petti The American Conservative
A Defeat for Russia — And No ‘Win’ for the U.S.
Anatol Lieven Responsible Statecraft
Four Scenarios for Ukraine Under Trump 2.0
Todor Tagarev ECFR
Obstacles Galore to a Ukraine Deal
Stephen Bryen Asia Times
Syrian Rebel Leader: A Message for Iran, Trump, and Israel
Nic Robertson CNN
Syria, a Petrie Dish of Rapine and Warring Baronies
Kevin Myers Brussels Signal
Beijing Shifts Stance on Economy
Jacky Wong Wall Street Journal
The Unlikelihood of an Asian NATO
Anchal Vohra Politico EU
Why Americans Fear for Britain
Roger Kimball Spectator World
Latin America Is About To Become a Priority for U.S.
Brian Winter Foreign Affairs
Iranian Women Speak
Henry T. Edmondson III Law & Liberty


Wednesday, December 11
The U.S. Should Prepare for More Syria-Like Tumult
Lawrence J. Haas TNI
Syria Has Exposed Russia’s Frailty
Ian Garner UnHerd
Putin Isn’t Done Yet With the Middle East
Sergey Radchenko Spectator World
Final Death Knell of 1919 Attempts To Build Nations
Conrad Black Brussels Signal
The Weakness of Israel’s Approach to War
George Friedman Geopolitical Futures
Competitive Strategies to Pivot North Korea
Greg R. Lawson RealClearWorld
The Philippines Is Rising To Meet the China Threat
Haroro Ingram War on the Rocks
China Edges Closer to Intervention in Myanmar
Euan Graham ASPI Strategist
India Will Carve Its Own Path
Manjari Chatterjee Miller Foreign Affairs
Europe Is Woefully Unprepared for Trump
Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski TAC
Macron Grasps for Magic Formula
Victor Goury-Laffont Politico EU
Ancient Glory vs. Modern Disaster
Hélène de Lauzun The European Conservative
The Global Winds of Censorship
Paul Coleman Spiked
Inside Mexico’s Massive Migrant Crackdown
Marina E. Franco Axios
Stability in the Horn of Africa Is Vital to Global Trade
Motaz Zahran Newsweek


Thursday, December 12
The Eight Great Powers of 2025
Robert Farley 19FortyFive
Foreign Powers Aren’t Waiting for a New Syria
Daniel R. DePetris Newsweek
How Trump Can End the War in Ukraine
Michael McFaul Foreign Affairs
Jolani Has Learnt From History
Michael Evans Spectator World
Assad’s Fall Is a Major Blow to Russia
Andrew Latham RealClearWorld
China Comes Out Swinging as Trump Trade War Looms
Rebecca Feng WSJ
Israel Pulls Itself Together; Iran’s Axis Falls Apart
David Horovitz Times of Israel
What Russia and Iran Have Lost in Syria
Alex Kliment GZero Media
China Vows Bigger Fiscal Spending to Boost Consumption
Staff Bloomberg
Don’t Leave Syria to Erdogan
Ribal Al-Assad Brussels Signal
Ukraine Faces a Cold, Dark Winter
Oleksandra Matviichuk The Hill
France’s Political Crisis Threatens Military Expenditures
Laura Kayali Politico EU
Italy and Germany Seek a European Defense Industrial Base
Messa & Zeneli TNI
What Can Kemi Badenoch Learn From Margaret Thatcher?
Terrence Casey CapX
South Korea Plunging Toward an Even Deeper Crisis
Kenji Yoshida Asia Times


Friday, December 13
Iran Desperately Searching for a New Proxy
Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth The Hill
Syria Has Spooked MBS
Malise Ruthven UnHerd
How Putin Will Make Assad Pay for His Exile
Mark Galeotti Spectator World
Democrats Need a Foreign Policy That Can Work
Ben Rhodes Foreign Affairs
Could Trump Herald a New Era of Peace?
Rizwan Mohammad and Raheel Raza RCW
Trump Team Weighs Options To Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program
Ward & Norman WSJ
Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Won’t Work on Iran This Time
James Durso The Hill
The New Middle East Chessboard
C. Perez-Shakdam S. Stepanenko Jerusalem Post
China Has Cause To Be Terrified of Rebel-Run Syria
Yang Xiaotong Asia Times
The Paris Accords —Unaffordable and Unnecessary
Steven Koonin & Mark Mills RCW
Ex-CCP Officials Funneled Millions to U.S. Universities
Thomas Catenacci WFB
The American University Is Rotting From Within
Joel Kotkin Spiked
Germany’s Scholz Nears His Endgame
Nette Nöstlinger Politico EU
The Explosion of Jew-Hate in Trudeau’s Canada
Terry Glavin The Free Press
Who Needs Human Rights In Africa?
Ebenezer Obadare The National Interest
Saturday, December 14
What Hamas Wrought
Frida Ghitis Politico EU
Syria’s Christians: ‘We Have No Reason To Trust Al-Jolani’
Madeleine Rowley TFP
The Great Potential of the Druze Population
Khalil Ayoub Times of Israel
How Syria Will Shape Europe’s Future
Aris Roussinos UnHerd
Make Iran Pay for Its Murders All Over the Globe
Natalie Sanandaji New York Post
The Dangers of ‘Chicken Kyiv’ Thinking
Ostap Kryvdyk CEPA
The Elite Crackdown on Ukraine Dissent
Eldar Mamedov Responsible Statecraft
Taiwan and Mahan: What Determines Seapower?
Spencer-Churchill & Filip TNI
Corruption in China’s Military To Continue
Liao Ming-hui Taipei Times
India’s Spending on Defense to Deter China
Beaver and Lapporte RealClearWorld
Trump’s BRICS Salvo an Exercise in Dollar Destruction
Richard Heydarian Asia Times
Prices Won’t Stop Falling In China
Hannah Miao Wall Street Journal
How Long Will Macron’s Latest Prime Minister Last?
Gavin Mortimer Spectator World
South Korean Parliament Impeaches President Yoon
Lee Seung-ku Asia Times
R.I.P. Lee Edwards, Champion of Hope and Freedom
Tim Goeglein The Federalist


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