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The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump Considers Restarting War, Says Iran Ceasefire on Life Support
by Kyle Anzalone | May 15, 2026 | Blog, The Kyle Anzalone Show
A president says he has “the best plan ever,” insists Iran is “defeated militarily,” and talks like one more strike package can end the problem. We slow that down and look at the actual mechanics of a modern Iran war: depleted standoff munitions, limited Patriot and...
Plunder, War Profiteering, and Spirit Airlines
by Charles Goyette | May 15, 2026 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
You don’t even have to turn on the financial news. You can tell whether oil prices will be up or down in the morning by simply reading the president’s midnight social media posts. If he announces confidence in the ceasefire with Iran, oil will be down in the morning....
The Kyle Anzalone Show with Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski: A Ceasefire With Ships Getting Shot At Isn’t a Ceasefire, It’s a Pressure Campaign
by Kyle Anzalone | May 14, 2026 | Blog, The Kyle Anzalone Show
A “ceasefire” that still includes ships getting shot at isn’t a ceasefire, it’s a pressure campaign with a short fuse. Kyle sits down with Lieutenant Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski to make sense of the newest swings in the Iran conflict, from limited strikes and fast...
The Kyle Anzalone Show with Dan McKnight: America’s Dangerous Path
by Kyle Anzalone | May 14, 2026 | Blog, The Kyle Anzalone Show
The story we’re being sold about the Iran war is simple: it’s limited, it’s working, and it’s almost over. The reality sounds a lot more dangerous when you slow down and ask the questions leaders keep skipping: What’s the strategy? What’s the end state? And why is the...
Saudi Arabia Suggests Arab States Develop Non-Aggression Pact with Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | May 14, 2026 | News
Diplomats speaking with the Financial Times said Saudi Arabia has been discussing developing a non-aggression pact among Gulf Arab states and Iran. Two Western diplomats told FT that the framework for the pact would resemble the 1970s Helsinki Process. The 1975...
Xi Warns Trump of ‘Clashes and Conflict’ Over Taiwan
by Kyle Anzalone | May 14, 2026 | News
During a meeting with President Donald Trump in China on Thursday, President Xi Jinping warned of the possibility of war over Taiwan. According to a recounting of the meeting between the two leaders, Xi said that if the Taiwan issue is handled correctly, then the...
Iran Seizes Ship Near UAE
by Kyle Anzalone | May 14, 2026 | News
Iranian forces boarded a ship near the UAE. The vessel potentially contained a cache of weapons. On Thursday, armed men boarded a ship near the United Arab Emirates, and it sailed to Iranian waters. The vessel has been identified as the Honduras-flagged Hui Chuan....
Ep 082 “The CG Mailbag: Question Time”
by Bill Buppert | May 14, 2026 | Chasing Ghosts Podcast
It's been quite some time since I have responded to "mail" so I have curated five questions to address:. What should the USAF do now? Is fraud a form of irregular warfare? What should the DoW do with 1.5 trillion dollars? References: Unauthorized History of the...
Trump Visits Beijing In a World Washington No Longer Controls
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | May 14, 2026 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
When President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing yesterday for his summit with Xi Jinping, much of the American foreign policy establishment framed the meeting through the familiar lens of “great power competition.” Analysts will scrutinize every handshake, communiqué,...





















