The 1947 decision to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey to secure the eastern Mediterranean from Soviet influence reflects a more unified era in American politics, when the need to counter external threats was acknowledged by both Democrats and Republicans
Richard Allen HydeApril 21, 2026
The international system we know today was not inevitable but the product of a handful of decisive choices made by Harry Truman in 1946
Francis P. SempaMarch 30, 2026
Thatcher embraced the “Iron Lady” label because she recognized the necessity of moral clarity over equivocation in confronting the evils of communism and socialism
Elizabeth Edwards SpaldingFebruary 6, 2026
Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Carter, foresaw the downfall of the Soviet Union when others couldn’t because he understood that Moscow always lacked moral legitimacy among the peoples of Eastern Europe
Sean DurnsJanuary 20, 2026
The 70th anniversary of National Review is a good time to reflect on one of the conservative magazine’s most important and influential writer—James Burnham
Francis P. SempaDecember 11, 2025
This autumn marks the 40th anniversary of Rocky IV, a film that captured the spirit of America’s struggle against communist materialism like no other
Eric PattersonSeptember 30, 2025
In Cold War literature, Forsyth was a sort of Homer of popular but sophisticated thrillers that demonstrated what made and sustained the West.
Mark TooleyJuly 28, 2025
The next pope must embody the courage of John Paul II in unequivocally condemning the aggression and human rights violations of China, Russia, and Hamas
Sean Patrick CalabriaMay 2, 2025
The recent release of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI competitor to rival America’s own large language models (LLMs), has shocked many. But what does it mean for long-term Sino-US competition?
Joseph O. ChapaFebruary 3, 2025