James Diddams is the Managing Editor of Providence: A Journal of Christianity & American Foreign Policy. His writing has been featured in Christianity Today, First Things, Providence, Mere Orthodoxy, Law & Liberty, The American Conservative and the Acton Institute’s Religion and Liberty Online. He graduated from Wheaton College (IL) and his website is jamesdiddams.org.
Has the United States been prioritizing everywhere but the Western Hemisphere? In this episode of the Provcast, Latin America expert Eric Farnsworth makes the case that we should take diplomatic engagement within our own backyard more seriously
Eric Farnsworth & Robert Nicholson & James DiddamsSeptember 2, 2025
Besides being beautiful and honing military readiness, demonstrations like the Blue Angels also function as a potent form of psychological warfare
James DiddamsAugust 19, 2025
The Providence editors discuss the meaning of “Western Civilization” and the legacy of Hiroshima, 80 years later
Marc LiVecche & James Diddams & Mark Tooley & Robert NicholsonJuly 29, 2025
James Diddams and Robert Nicholson interview Redeemer University’s Robert Joustra on the role of the apocalypse and the eschaton in fiction as well as international relations
James Diddams & Robert Nicholson & Robert JoustraJuly 21, 2025
The Provcast team interview Rich Ghazal, Executive Director of In Defense of Christians, to discuss the question of Christian persecution as it relates to US foreign policy
Marc LiVecche & Mark Tooley & James Diddams & Robert Nicholson & Richard GhazalJune 25, 2025
Neither regime change nor allowing Iran to acquire a nuke are realistic options. Instead, America must have the strategic resolve to strike Iran if necessary and the patience to await a grassroots uprising.
James DiddamsJune 19, 2025
Dr. Farhad Rezaei joins the Provcast to discuss the hard questions around the Israel-Iran conflict, including escalation, American involvement, and regime change
Farhad Rezaei & Marc LiVecche & Mark Tooley & James DiddamsJune 19, 2025
Providence Editor James Diddams and Hamilton Center Fellow Jozef Kosc at the University of Florida discuss the diverse and often non-Islamic sources of Iran’s revolutionary ideology
James Diddams & Jozef Andrew KoscJune 10, 2025
Providence Editor James Diddams is joined by Bill Drexel to discuss his article “How Competing Hindu Theologies Drove India’s Nuclear Decision Making—In Opposite Directions.”
Bill Drexel & James DiddamsMay 22, 2025
Editors James Diddams, Marc LiVecche, Mark Tooley and Robert Nicholson discuss Pope Francis’ legacy, Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East, and the idea of “spheres of influence” in US grand strategy
James Diddams & Robert Nicholson & Marc LiVecche & Mark TooleyMay 16, 2025