Greenland matters, but how the United States pursues its interests matters more. Power exercised without restraint weakens alliances and erodes leadership.
By Benjamin Reed
Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, speaks to the media. Rutte assumed office in October 2024. Photo: NATO
Troops on standby, Uvalde acquittal, and Trump pushes his Board of Peace. Here’s your Thursday morning brief for January 22, 2026.
By Guy D. McCardle
US Army soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division train during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center exercise 25-02 in Fairbanks, Alaska, January 23, 2025. Image Credit: DVIDS
The idea that Russia offers a return to tradition has gained traction among Western conservatives. Social data on family stability, violence, and despair tells a more troubling story.
Modern peace is an illusion. History shows stability is built and kept through force, not wishes, and every generation eventually learns that “normal” is fragile.