Mark Tooley

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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Marksism | Episode 1: R.R. Reno, Nuclear Weapons, and More
Marksism | Ep. 1: R.R. Reno, Nuclear Weapons, and More

In the first episode of what will be a weekly series, the three Providence editors—Mark Tooley (editor), Mark Melton (managing…

America’s Advantage against China: A Conversation with Matt Kroenig
America’s Advantage against China: A Conversation with Matt Kroenig

Mark Tooley interviews Matt Kroenig, and they discuss his latest book, The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy versus Autocracy…

Defending the Founding

Mark Tooley speaks with Robert Reilly, author of America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding. Reilly argues that America’s…

America’s Arabic-Language Media in the Middle East: A Conversation with Alberto M. Fernandez

In lieu of Providence’s regular social hour talk, Editor Mark Tooley spoke via Skype with Amb. Alberto M. Fernandez, president…