Brian Stewart - Quillette

A New Phase in the War

The notion that Ukraine is a hopeless cause has been dramatically refuted by the audacious incursion into the Kursk Oblast.

Brian Stewart

24 Aug 2024 · 7 min read

United States President Joe Biden applauds while standing in front of a sign calling for the release of Evan Gershkovich

A Devil of a Deal

Putin will rejoice at this prisoner exchange, secure in the knowledge that hostage-taking has not yet reached the point of diminishing returns.

Brian Stewart

2 Aug 2024 · 6 min read

Police snipers on a roof during Donald Trump’s campaign event in Pennsylvania on 13 July 2024.

A Wretched Situation

The failure of the Secret Service to provide adequate protection to a standard-bearer for one of the major parties is the latest example of American breakdown.

Brian Stewart

16 Jul 2024 · 6 min read

Julian Assange looks out the window of an aeroplane. You can see his reflection mirrored in the window.

The Travesty of the Assange Plea Deal

The complacency of American liberalism has been demonstrated yet again in its inability, or unwillingness, to guard the national interest.

Brian Stewart

28 Jun 2024 · 7 min read

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

Vapid Antiwar-ism

Since 7 October, Nicholas Kristof has produced a torrent of outraged testimony that betrays a refusal to grapple with the world as it is.

Brian Stewart

13 Jun 2024 · 9 min read

Unilateral Illiberalism

Tucker Carlson’s fawning interview with Vladimir Putin shows that he will never pose a threat to despotism.

Brian Stewart

7 Mar 2024 · 8 min read

Broken Covenant

Will Democrats abandon Biden over Israel?

Brian Stewart

28 Feb 2024 · 7 min read

A Revolution on Race?

With ‘The End of Race Politics,’ Coleman Hughes enters the ranks of the most mature and sophisticated analysts of the all-American skin game.

Brian Stewart

21 Feb 2024 · 8 min read

Kissinger’s Folly

In its cold materialist outlook, Realism fails to recognize that every nation has a unique set of interests shaped by its own history, geography, and beliefs.

Brian Stewart

13 Dec 2023 · 16 min read

An End to the Mirage

Republicans and Democrats have both learned the wrong lessons from Iraq.

Brian Stewart

23 Nov 2023 · 9 min read

Shadows No More

A new book examines Israel’s mounting campaign to check Iran.

Brian Stewart

25 Oct 2023 · 7 min read

Israel’s New Reality

In these dire circumstances, deterrence will only be restored with overwhelming force.

Brian Stewart

12 Oct 2023 · 6 min read

A Country in the Making

Sean Penn’s surprising new documentary explores “extreme history” in war-torn Ukraine.

Brian Stewart

29 Sep 2023 · 6 min read

Chronicle of a War, 20 Years On

The case for removing the worst of the Arab prison states looks more justifiable than ever, even as the blunders involved in its execution look even more unpardonable.

Brian Stewart

19 Mar 2023 · 17 min read

Will It Be Different This Time?

It is starting to look like a question of when, not if, the Islamic Republic of Iran will fall.

Brian Stewart

19 Nov 2022 · 9 min read