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Francis P. Sempa

Francis P. Sempa

Francis P. Sempa is the author of “Geopolitics: From the Cold War to the 21st Century” and “America’s Global Role.” His work has appeared in Strategic Review, the Diplomat, Joint Force Quarterly, the Claremont Review of Books, the Asian Review of Books, the South China Morning Post, the National Interest, and other publications.
by | Apr 17, 2026

Perhaps the most important consequence of the Iran War — other than degrading the military capabilities of the Iranian regime…

by | Apr 15, 2026

Appearing on Michael Smerconish’s podcast, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said that he was conflicted about the outcome of…

by | Apr 13, 2026

Historical analogies are never exact, and some can be misleading. With the announcement by President Trump of a naval blockade…

by | Apr 8, 2026

President Donald Trump has once again confounded his many critics by agreeing to a two-week ceasefire in the war against…

by | Mar 30, 2026

Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday announced to the world that God “does not listen to the prayers of those…

by | Mar 25, 2026

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman sounds a lot like Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, a Democrat who served in U.S. the…

by | Mar 18, 2026

Anti-Trump voices on the left, and some anti-war voices on the right, are already calling the Iran War a “quagmire”— after…

by | Mar 13, 2026

The FBI is reportedly investigating a shooting at Old Dominion as an act of terrorism. The shooter was Mohamed Bailor…

by | Mar 8, 2026

Thirty years ago, Harvard Professor Samuel Huntington (who died in 2008) wrote The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of…

by | Feb 28, 2026

“Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will [America’s] heart, her benedictions and…

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