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Swimming with Sharks
The author attends a highbrow security conference- and reads the tea leaves. Heads up- this article is by far my longest yet. Ah,...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 202513 min read


Mr Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!
Samuel reviews a film about Ronald Reagan Last month, my family and I sat down at the local cinema to enjoy the film Reagan , a biopic...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20253 min read


You Can't Handle the Truth
With exaggerated partisan attacks relating to foreign policy now at an all-time high, we all must take a step back and examine the facts...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


A Summer Bookworm
I make a slight detour from geopolitics to review some books with a historical flair I read over the Summer. The time has now come to...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


Hostage Diplomacy
Washington and Moscow hatch a deal to swap each other's prisoners- over the heads of the countries actually holding the Russian ones On...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20255 min read


Persian Delight
The Iranian people vote for a reform-minded president. Question is- will Iran's deep state allow him to actually implement reforms? For...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


Après moi, le Déluge
Like its neighbor across the English Channel, France is stumbling into a mess just in time for the Olympics For my second installment...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


More than a Flesh Wound
Forget ruling the waves- Britain has, like Monty Python's Black Knight, become a shell of its former self. If you can remember all the...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20253 min read


Mexican Standoff
Voters South of the Border Plunge the Nation into Uncertainty In the end, it wasn’t even close. South of the border, in that nation...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


Georgian Nightmare
The country of Georgia has certainly been on my mind lately in the most troubling way When you hear the word Georgia, what comes to...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20255 min read


The Kids are not Alright
The Disturbing Truth behind the Recent Campus Unrest On April 17, 2024, hundreds of students at Columbia University in New York, an...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


Leap of Faith
A Deeply Religious House Speaker Chooses a Side in the Battle for the Soul of Republican Foreign Policy On Saturday, April 20, the...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


Anxiety on the High Seas
China goes full Schoolyard Bully against a smaller neighbor Over the weekend, as millions of Americans were enjoying the NCAA Men’s and...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20255 min read


The Ambassadors
Ukraine and Israel take their wars to the American front Last month, I was fortunate enough to receive invitations to listen to the...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


A Lost Generation? Not Quite.
Young Americans have lost interest in world affairs. With the right methods, they can regain it. Last year, the Chicago Council on...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20255 min read


Achhh, Scheiße!
Discussing classified information over a hotel phone line is always ill-advised They’re back! Unfortunately, less than two months...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


Why I have Ignored the Middle East
This essay is my first deep dive into the mess in the Middle East. And for now, my last. October 7, 2023 was a day that changed Israel-...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20255 min read


Vlad's Long Lecture
My reflections on Tucker Carlson's interview with Vladimir Putin Photo Credit- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation On February 6, 2024,...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20254 min read


A Chinese Loyalist Steps on a Banana Peel
A brief update on the latest events coming out of the People's Republic of China I realize by now I have given a disproportionate...

Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20253 min read


The Lament of an Antiquated Conservative
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Samuel Waitt
Mar 26, 20251 min read
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