Mark Tooley is IRD’s president and editor of IRD’s foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. Prior to joining the IRD in 1994, Mark worked eight years for the Central Intelligence Agency. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and is a native of Arlington, Virginia. He is the author of Taking Back The United Methodist Church, published in 2008; Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century, published in 2012; and The Peace That Almost Was: The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil War, published in 2015.
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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
Christian Realism is the constant expectation of unintended consequences.
Mark TooleyJune 18, 2025
Editors Marc LiVecche, Mark Tooley and Robert Nicholson discuss Trump’s May Middle East trip and Ukraine’s recent drone attacks on Russia’s strategic bombers
Marc LiVecche & Robert Nicholson & Mark TooleyJune 12, 2025
Thoughtful foreign aid doesn’t detract from America. If competently administered, it adds to our national honor, majesty, & glory. It demonstrates that our Gospel-soaked nation is generous, decent, & wise.
Mark TooleyJune 9, 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
May 8 is the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender to the Allies, but America is hardly commemorating its greatest victory. Why?
Mark TooleyMay 9, 2025
Providence editors Mark Tooley, Marc LiVecche, James Diddams, and Robert Nicholson discuss the past and future of Providence as the magazine’s 10th anniversary comes up
Marc LiVecche & James Diddams & Mark Tooley & Robert NicholsonMay 7, 2025
Democracy and America values today in the world seem again at low tide.
Mark TooleyApril 30, 2025
Current U.S. policy of pressure only on Ukraine makes just peace unlikely
Mark TooleyMarch 10, 2025