Walter Russell Mead discusses Iran-backed attacks on global commerce, whether America is a gerontocracy, how oil is saving Joe Biden’s hide, and why Anglo-American power is the big story of world history on his podcast, What Really Matters.
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi inspect a guard of honor on October 29, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)