J. Daryl Charles, a contributing editor of Providence, is author of The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Ethics of War, coauthor of The Just War Tradition: An Introduction, and coeditor of America and the Just War Tradition: A History of U.S. Conflicts. He can be contacted at [email protected].
Pope Francis’s comments urging Ukrainian surrender are morally wrong and inconsistent with Catholic teaching
J. Daryl CharlesApril 11, 2024
Supporting Ukraine should not be viewed as charity. Rather, it is the first and most important part of U.S. foreign policy
J. Daryl CharlesFebruary 29, 2024
American military planners have not given the Ukrainians the tools they need to win and win now
J. Daryl CharlesFebruary 12, 2024
The cost of aiding Ukraine may be high, but the cost of not is probably higher
J. Daryl CharlesDecember 13, 2023
J. Daryl Charles’ lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. J. Daryl Charles discusses justice, neighborly love, and great power…
J. Daryl CharlesNovember 16, 2023
The difference between immoral revenge and lawful retribution is in the principle of proportionality
J. Daryl CharlesNovember 14, 2023
The West must realize that more is at stake with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine than just who controls eastern Ukraine
J. Daryl CharlesSeptember 22, 2023
Ukraine’s fate, most assuredly, will determine the West’s – and America’s – authority in the world.
J. Daryl CharlesJune 19, 2023
America and her allies must understand that the War in Ukraine has never been just about Ukraine
J. Daryl CharlesApril 20, 2023
When do nations have not only the option of but the responsibility to intervene in the affairs of other nations?
J. Daryl CharlesApril 13, 2023
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