July 07, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jul 7, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, July 7th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. At the NATO summit in Ankara, Luke Nicastro warns that Europe's rearmament pledge is a trap designed to keep American troops on the continent, and argues the case for unilateral U.S. withdrawal is stronger than the tired "freeriding" critique suggests. Eldar Mamedov reads Israel's sudden recognition of the Armenian genocide as an opportunistic maneuver aimed at isolating Turkey, warning that the campaign's real audience is Washington and its endpoint a U.S. confrontation with a NATO ally. and…