Brian Stewart

51 Posts

Brian Stewart is a New York-based political writer primarily focused on US foreign and defense policy.

Zelensky looks solemn in front of the Ukraine flag.

Victims of Realism

Brian Stewart 10 Apr 2025 · 6 min read

Fatuous Moral Humility

Brian Stewart 20 Mar 2025 · 5 min read

Composite image of Andrew Hamilton and the offices of the New York Times

Hamilton and the Left

Brian Stewart 6 Mar 2025 · 6 min read

Donald Trump dancing on stage with his fists in the air, a huge American flag in the background.

American Exceptionalism Reconsidered

Brian Stewart 10 Feb 2025 · 7 min read

Putin and Xinping, composite image, in grey suits, with Russian and Chinese flags, colourised.

Tyranny Is Not What It Used to Be

Brian Stewart 16 Dec 2024 · 8 min read

A statue of a horse with a man riding it is climbed by rebels flying a white and green flag.

The Weak Horse

Brian Stewart 3 Dec 2024 · 8 min read

American flags fly in New York, at night. They are lit up.

Twilight of the American Century

Brian Stewart 7 Nov 2024 · 7 min read

Jihadis with blurred faces and masks holding up one finger in front of the ISIS flag.

The Return of the Black Flags

Brian Stewart 10 Oct 2024 · 7 min read

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, dressed in black with a black headcovering and grey beard.

A Measure of Justice in Beirut

Brian Stewart 30 Sep 2024 · 8 min read

A New Phase in the War

Brian Stewart 24 Aug 2024 · 7 min read

A Devil of a Deal

Brian Stewart 2 Aug 2024 · 6 min read

A Wretched Situation

Brian Stewart 16 Jul 2024 · 6 min read

The Travesty of the Assange Plea Deal

Brian Stewart 28 Jun 2024 · 7 min read

Nicholas D. Kristof speaking. World Economic Forum in the background.

Vapid Antiwar-ism

Brian Stewart 13 Jun 2024 · 9 min read

Unilateral Illiberalism

Brian Stewart 7 Mar 2024 · 8 min read

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