Author: Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.

Was it a brilliant operation by Chinese intelligence or trivial gamesmanship that spun out of control?

Before going off half-cocked, we ought to ask how Beijing thinks it benefits.

It won’t succeed if Putin thinks stalling is better for his health than a ceasefire.

Tehran’s leaders want to decide the 2028 election, making him Carter and Nixon at the same time.

I joke with Russiagate diehards that their theory only explains 50% of Trump’s Russia actions.

Too big to fail and too big to bail out leaves a future Le Pen regime only one option.

Nukes are the big difference between today and 1914 or 1939. Would the U.S. President ever use them?

A hopeful could break out of the pack, by breaking the 2016-20 conspiracy of silence.

Deterring nuclear war wasn’t a one-day job. The answer to AI risk isn’t suddenly on the table.

The outlook is hazy 15 years down the road, not only for oil prices but for Venezuela’s stability.

Politicians spent trillions on climate without any effect on heat waves and fires.