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Walter Russell Mead

ARTICLES BY WALTER RUSSELL MEAD

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers an address during the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (AFP)

Inside US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Asia visit

3 min read . 02 Jun 2026

Arab & Muslim Allies Stunned As Trump’s Israel Push Catches Them Off Guard? Watch Reactions

Peace may not be at hand in Iran

3 min read . 26 May 2026

The frenetic nature of Trump tariff policy angers foreign governments and throws sand in the gears of commerce. (AFP)

Trump is surprisingly good for the world

3 min read . 23 Dec 2025

Trump’s Europe policy shows every quality except restraint.

Trump seeks to remake the world

3 min read . 01 Jul 2025

Kashmir terror attack sparks India-Pakistan tensions, raising war risk between nuclear powers amid complex regional dynamics. (Image: PTI)

On track for cold war with China

3 min read . 29 Apr 2025

From China’s perspective, American power is in rapid retreat. (Image: Reuters)

Trump doesn’t faze Xi Jinping

3 min read . 18 Mar 2025

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Photo: AFP

Trump’s Russia policy isn’t all that new

3 min read . 25 Feb 2025

Europe has been passive in the face of Houthi interference with Red Sea commerce.

Nations prepare for a post-European world

3 min read . 07 Jan 2025

An Israeli military vehicle parked between Syria and the Golan Heights, Dec. 23. Photo: ronen zvulun/Reuters

The Obama era is finally history in the Middle East

3 min read . 24 Dec 2024

It was to Tawang that the current Dalai Lama came as a refugee in 1959.

US-India relations from 15,000 feet

4 min read . 26 Nov 2024

To make matters worse, Europe will be the biggest loser from Donald Trump’s return to the White House. (Image: Reuters)

Maybe Europe needs Trump

1 min read . 19 Nov 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu pleased both his American and Gulf Arab allies by refraining from attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites and oil refineries. (Image: AP)

How would the US handle a nuclear Iran?

3 min read . 29 Oct 2024

Most Western observers now believe Mr. Putin’s hold on his country is rock solid. (Image: AFP)

Putin’s rising price for peace in Ukraine

3 min read . 22 Oct 2024

The People’s Republic of China is caught in a trap of its own making. (Image: Pixabay)

China falls into its own trap

4 min read . 15 Oct 2024

A Presidential Debate Heard ’Round the World

A presidential debate heard ’round the world

3 min read . 02 Jul 2024

Giorgia Meloni was the winner of last week’s Group of Seven meeting.

U.S. foreign policy wanders aimlessly

3 min read . 18 Jun 2024

Firefighters put out a fire an apartment building damaged in the Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (AP/PTI)

AI and the art of war in Ukraine

3 min read . 04 Jun 2024

Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak speaks during a pertu rally at the Amersham and Chiltern Rugby club, in Amersham as part of the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo: POOL/AFP)

England’s spring of discontent

3 min read . 28 May 2024

A newly recruited soldier of the 3rd assault brigade trains, in Kyiv, Ukraine. A divisive mobilisation law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive. (Photo: AP)

America hits the global snooze button

3 min read . 21 May 2024

From Libya to South Africa, Mr. Vladimir Putin is capitalizing on American and Western mistakes to acquire lucrative mineral resources, complicate Western security planning, and enhance the Kremlin’s ability to evade sanctions. (Reuters)

Why Putin seeks to dominate Africa

3 min read . 14 May 2024