Eric Patterson, Ph.D., is President & CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington, DC and scholar-at-large and past dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University. His expertise, informed by time at the US Department of State and in the military, is on just war thinking, the nexus of religion and national security, and Christian Realism. He is the author or editor of 22 books, including Just American Wars, Politics in a Religious World, and Ending Wars Well.
Today, August 23rd, is Black Ribbon day, in remembrance of injustice and to call for our vigilance against similar patterns of state terrorism and ethno-religious oppression
Eric Patterson & Karl AltauAugust 23, 2024
In 1959, Congress designated the third week of July as Captive Nations Week for those suffering under Communism and authoritarianism around the world
Eric PattersonJuly 16, 2024
On June 14, Washington, D.C. will host the annual Roll Call of Nations wreath-laying ceremony, commemorating those who have been the victims of totalitarian oppression.
Eric PattersonJune 13, 2024
On Memorial Day, let’s celebrate our military as an institution Americans can still trust
Eric PattersonMay 27, 2024
Congress’s vote to send military aid to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine proves that American leadership remains strong in 2024
Eric PattersonApril 24, 2024
April 5th is the UN’s International Day of Conscience, but does the world still care about freedom of conscience?
Eric PattersonApril 5, 2024
Biden’s State of the Union lacked the moral clarity on the civilizational struggle the US is in against China and Russia
Eric Patterson & Ken PopeMarch 18, 2024
Eric Patterson’s lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023.
Eric Patterson discusses the just war tradition, the Augustine nature of Christian realism, and international order. The following is a transcript of the event.
Eric PattersonNovember 16, 2023
The July, 2023 coup in Niger has captured global attention as observers note the upward trend in military coups in West Africa
Eric PattersonSeptember 5, 2023
Revolutionary violence is never ethically justified
Eric PattersonSeptember 1, 2023