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Pedro Ordein

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The Houthis don’t need better missiles. They have Western hesitation

The Houthis don’t need better missiles. They have Western hesitation

The Houthis may be discovering something more valuable than another missile or drone: hesitation. Is the current combination of U.S. restraint, an...

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Pedro Ordein

Don’t just freeze Iran’s money. Start threatening to spend it

Don’t just freeze Iran’s money. Start threatening to spend it

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders in New York to discuss the next phase of the conflict with Iran and the shape of a...

21.09.2026 2

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Pedro Ordein

Trump, don’t just seize Iran’s billions. Weaponize them

Iran’s frozen assets offer President Donald Trump something more valuable than money. Stay informed.Stay ahead. Join Washington Examiner for...

09.09.2026 9

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Pedro Ordein

Trump is right about Greenland. He’s dead wrong about how to get it

President Donald Trump is right that Greenland is strategically vital. He is wrong that the United States needs to own it. Greenland matters for...

26.08.2026 10

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Pedro Ordein

Who authorized Enchanted Rock? The $6 billion question that brought down Puerto Rico’s power deal

Puerto Rico needed electricity. That urgency was real. Years of generation shortages and repeated blackouts made additional power a public priority....

19.08.2026 10

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Pedro Ordein

Forget ‘justice’: The cold math of how the Ukraine war actually ends

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began this war. But assigning responsibility for how the war started is different from determining how it can end....

17.08.2026 10

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Pedro Ordein

China doesn’t need to sink our aircraft carriers to defeat America

The greatest strategic competitions in history have rarely been decided by a single battle. Rome did not become an empire because it won one campaign....

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Pedro Ordein