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By Robert Anthony Aug 19th 2026 I will admit I don’t know the story too intimately, but I learned of a time President Trump was just about bankrupt. He later publicly admitted he was more than a billion dollars in debt and had just piles of financial troubles, all of this before he did that show, The Apprentice. Donald Trump is a very competitive man. Just look at his love for golf. President Trump has had a lifetime to develop an amazing perseverance and determination tha

By David Silver May 13th 2026 There is a well known joke here in Israel that when we agree to a cease-fire with our enemies that is forced upon us, generally by the various presidents of the USA, Israel always 'ceases' and the enemy continues to 'fire.' The not so funny thing about that joke is that it is usually true. Surprisingly, after the cease-fire between the US, Iran and unwillingly, Israel, Iran has not directly fired at Israel, but no doubt Iran is encouraging Hezbol

By Robert Anthony Apr 7 th , 2026 Nations go to war only after all else fails. After years and even decades of diplomacy, negotiations, and often compromise, at times the chasm that is disagreement grows wide and the parties start to lose hope that bridging it is possible. When hope in finding a solution that can be mutually agreed upon is lost, especially after decades of efforts to span across those differences for a resolution, war becomes inevitable. War does not start

By Robert Anthony March 24, 2026 Let’s imagine that we are all incredibly intelligent. Let’s also pretend that we have very high-level contacts and very, very gifted and capable people who work for us, by the thousands. Now let’s try to imagine that we are in our late seventies and that we have been students of American and geopolitical affairs for some 50-plus years. Let’s throw into the mix that we have had close, intimate friendships with dozens—if not hundreds—of world le

By Robert Anthony and Ivan Koval March 4th 2026 Because so many of you were following the story on our contributing author, Ivan Koval, I thought to tell you what has become of him! It’s a great and amazing story. So, you might remember how Ivan escaped from Ukraine, in a paraglider with a motor on it..? (They call it para-motoring, I guess?). Well, he already had a US Visa because he had come here so many times in the past for business and ministry purposes. So it was