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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On the second anniversary of the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023, the Provcrew sits down to review Donald Trump’s proposal for ending the war.
Robert Nicholson & Marc LiVecche & Mark TooleyOctober 7, 2025
Can you be a Wesleyan Protestant and a Christian realist? Mark Tooley, an ardent Methodist, and Robert Nicholson discuss this question on the latest Provcast
Robert Nicholson & Mark TooleySeptember 25, 2025
The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk is a wakeup call for Americans of every stripe. What is happening to our society? How can we fix it—and where do we start?
Stuart Halpern & Wilfred McClay & Mark Tooley & Robert NicholsonSeptember 15, 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
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
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
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
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
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