David Rundell

Jan 14, 2025 | newsweek.com | Michael Gfoeller |David Rundell

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Please answer one simple question. Which of the following does the United States currently possess? (A) An adequate intelligence service. (B) An adequate diplomatic corps. (C) An adequate military. (D) None of the above. If you answered none of the above, you understand the problem. For the first time in a generation the United States faces a serious great power competitor.

Dec 16, 2024 | unherd.com | David Rundell

EuropeKyivNatoNuclearPutinRussiaUKUkraineWar The collapse of Assad’s regime in Syria has not changed the balance of power in the war between Russia and Ukraine. There is no doubt that the Ukraine war, after the deaths of hundreds of thousands, will end through negotiations, much as it could have ended two years ago. The difference is that Ukraine will probably now lose not only Crimea, but also much of the Donbas region.

Dec 5, 2024 | newsweek.com | Michael Gfoeller |David Rundell

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! The journalist Irving Kristol once remarked that a neoconservative is "a liberal who was mugged by reality." Like many early neocons, Kristol was a Marxist who became disillusioned with both the anti-democratic nature of Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union and the unanticipated consequences of liberal social policies in the United States.

Nov 4, 2024 | newsweek.com | Colin H. Kahl |Michael O'Hanlon |Michael Gfoeller |David Rundell

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Times are tough for traditional manufacturing in the United States, especially heavy industry like steel. During an election year, there is not a breathing politician who is going to argue to reduce import tariffs or welcome foreign investors. "American-owned and American-operated" is a winning political slogan. The problem is, it's not always the most practical, economic, realistic, or best long-term strategy.

Nov 1, 2024 | newsweek.com | Colin H. Kahl |Michael O'Hanlon |Michael Gfoeller |David Rundell

CLOSE X By Retta Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! In July 2023, I got some really annoying news. My doctor said, "your glucose numbers are now consistent with diabetes". I didn't even know what that meant, I just knew this was going to be suuuuper frustrating. One, I didn't even really know what diabetes was. I remember a friend in second grade had diabetes and during the school day, she always had to have a chocolate bar or juice.