By Philip C. Johnson January 21, 2026 - Tel Aviv In the third week of January 2026—amid mounting signs of internal strain within Iran’s regime and the formal launch of Phase 2 of the Israel–Gaza ceasefire on January 14—I traveled to Israel to speak directly with those who have shaped, and continue to shape, the … Continue reading Insights from Amos Yadlin: Navigating Israel’s Security Crossroads in January 2026
By Philip C. Johnson January 18, 2026 For the past month, I’ve been in Krakow, Poland, immersed in the somber task of teaching groups of students about the Holocaust—its unimaginable horrors and the direct links to the rising anti-Semitism and anti-Western sentiment that are growing more and more in our world today. Standing amid the … Continue reading Echoes of Never Again: Leaving Krakow’s Lessons for Israel’s Frontline Amid Iran’s Massacre and Looming Retaliation
By Philip C. Johnson January 10, 2026 As of today, Iran is staring down its most explosive internal crisis since the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom uprising. Nationwide anti-regime protests kicked off on December 28, 2025, fueled by brutal inflation (over 42%), food prices rocketing up 72%, and the rial's catastrophic collapse (now trading … Continue reading Iran’s Regime on the Ropes—Is There a Connection with Recent U.S. Actions in Venezuela?
By Philip C. Johnson December 31, 2025 It’s that time again. The time when I look back on the year that was and try to make some sense of it. From the halls of Washington to the battlefields of Eastern Europe and the Middle East, 2025 was marked by bold policy overhauls, tragic … Continue reading 2025: The Year They Killed Charlie Kirk, Denied Islamist Terror, and AI Got Scary Smart
By Philip C. Johnson December 1, 2025 I was born three months before November 22, 1963, when JFK was killed and the modern conspiracy theory was born. Growing up, I devoured The Bermuda Triangle and studied blurry Bigfoot photos, always half-convinced the government was hiding something. To me, conspiracies aren’t fringe—they’re DNA-deep, a reflex against … Continue reading Candace Owens: French Death Squads, Charlie Kirk and December Doom
By Philip C. Johnson November 20, 2025 I’ve already written about this, but I’ve also created a 4 minute video to illustrate that happened on November 13, 2015. Too many people have memory-holed this event. And as a byproduct, may very well not track similar things that are going on in our own nation today. … Continue reading ISIS Attack on Paris: Looking Back 10 Years On
By Philip C. JohnsonNovember 1, 2025 Outside the Le Carillon, bar and café at 18 Rue Alibert in Paris's 10th arrondissement. Eleven people were killed here. I was in Paris on November 13, 2015, waiting for a student group that would not arrive the next day—for obvious reasons. The 13th had felt ordinary; I walked … Continue reading 10 Years After the ISIS Paris Attacks: Arthur Dénouveaux’s Bataclan Survival Story
By Philip C. Johnson – October 25, 2025 The past September and October have been a whirlwind for Global Next, launching new programs across Europe while anchoring young lives to biblical truth amid a fractured world. From Edinburgh’s ancient stones to Rome’s pilgrim-packed streets, we’ve chased courage, confronted darkness, and celebrated full-circle grace. It began … Continue reading Weeks of Shadow-Jumping: Global Next’s Fall Marathon
By Philip C. Johnson, writing from Rome, Italy October 15, 2025—The world held its breath as the Peace 2025 Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, birthed a ceasefire heralded as a "historic dawn" by U.S. President Donald Trump. With signatures from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, … Continue reading Israel-Gaza: The Fragile Dawn of Peace 2025:
By Philip C. Johnson October 9, 2025 Dateline: Rome – It's 9:12 PM CET here in the Eternal City on October 9, 2025, just two days past the second anniversary of October 7, 2023. I’m sitting near the usual chaos at the Spanish Steps, but my thoughts are a few thousand miles to the east … Continue reading Peace at Last? The Israel-Gaza War Ends—Two Years After the Nightmare Began
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