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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 | 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…

by | Feb 23, 2026

The left in America is celebrating the Supreme Court’s ruling in Learning Resources, Inc., Et Al. v. Trump, which held…

by | Feb 18, 2026

On President’s Day, the American Conservative, a journal founded by Patrick J. Buchanan, one of the all too few remaining Richard…

by | Feb 14, 2026

Two historical scenarios suggested by two keen observers of global politics highlight the need for the United States to revive…

by | Feb 9, 2026

Government bureaucracies change very slowly. There is a tendency among governments — call it bureaucratic inertia — to keep doing…

by | Feb 3, 2026

Dispatches from the Late Republic: The Culture, Politics, and Prophets of American Greatness, Decline, and Rebirth By Michael Anton Encounter…

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