Though surveillance and espionage are necessary elements of national security, without moral guidance on the ends of statecraft they can become ends in themselves

At first, revolutionary ideologies excuse violence as a sad necessity, before ultimately sacralizing revolutionary violence as an end unto itself

The Vatican has long sought to work through it’s unique diplomatic niche to ease geopolitical tensions where other actors cannot or will not

Today, King Charles III will deliver his first throne speech in Canada, a gesture which underscores the role of ritual and symbolism in the preservation of Canadian national identity