International Commentary
President Donald Trump shared early Tuesday his disappointment with Israel for launching missiles at Iran, hours after reaching a temporary ceasefire with Iran. “We basically… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Among U.S. allies in Europe, Poland has been the strongest advocate for expanding European defense forces since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Continuing to… Read More
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Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
InternationalCommentary
During his address at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 31, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth touted Poland, the Baltic States, Israel, and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
NATO plays a crucial role in our nation’s defense—and there’s a strong case to be made for increased defense spending by all NATO allies. Those… Read More
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Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Although last year provided evidence of great improvement, Romania and Bulgaria still need to continue increasing their defense spending to strengthen NATO’s southeastern flank. Both… Read More
SecurityCommentary
With June’s NATO summit likely to call for substantial increases in member defense spending, increased scrutiny awaits those NATO members that still haven’t reached even… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In April, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., vowed to introduce legislation designating the Algeria-backed Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. In doing so, he set a… Read More
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Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
InternationalNews
On April 2, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in parliament that the country will invest €25 billion as part of a 12-year defense strategy… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Since the election of President Donald Trump, Europeans have been vocal in their criticism of nearly every U.S. policy issue, often professing that “transatlantic relations… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Germany has activated its first permanent foreign troop deployment since World War II, establishing a 5,000-strong armored brigade in Lithuania. This decision follows Defense Minister… Read More
InternationalNews
President Donald Trump said he’s getting word that conversations about a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia are “going OK” in Moscow. Trump met with NATO… Read More
Commentary
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
International Commentary
Fable One: Trump is appeasing Russia? Who wiped out the Wagner Group in Syria? Who sold offensive weapons to Ukraine first? Who warned Germany not… Read More
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Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see… Read More
InternationalCommentary
If you follow these things closely, you may have seen a clip of the chairman of the Munich Security Conference breaking down in tears, unable… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Belgium last week to participate in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group—a gathering of officials from countries supporting Ukraine in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Consider these European and American binaries. On Dec. 20, a terrorist, Taleb Al-Abdul Mohsen, rammed his SUV into a Christmas crowd in Magdeburg, Germany. He… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using economic and military coercion to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland during a press conference… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
President-elect Donald Trump will inherit a far more unstable world than the one he left President Joe Biden just four years ago. The war between… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
It was a “grave diplomatic mistake.” These forceful words seem appropriate to rebuff threatening actions taken by American and transatlantic adversaries. The words would fit… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As President Joe Biden’s administration attempts to handcuff President-elect Donald Trump’s ability to secure a just peace through unnecessary escalation in Ukraine, Trump has chosen… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As Americans focus on the presidential election campaign and domestic political uncertainty, China’s large-scale military exercises loom on the horizon after an unusually provocative summer… Read More
PoliticsNews
Machines can’t have the “divine spark” of humans, but Americans can make machines “with our values,” a Heritage Foundation technology expert said last week at… Read More
PoliticsNews
In what was hyped as a make-or-break press conference Thursday evening, President Joe Biden made a reference to “Vice President Trump” right off the bat… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Joe Biden, host of the 75th anniversary NATO Summit in Washington that ends Thursday, last week claimed to ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO is not just timely, but also transformative. Sweden and Finland have set the standard for what it… Read More
InternationalNews
Ukraine has NATO’s full support, President Joe Biden said in remarks on the 75th anniversary of NATO on Tuesday evening. The president announced a “historic… Read More
