Robert Nicholson

Robert Nicholson is Editor-at Large of Providence, co-founder and board member of Save Armenia, founder of The Philos Project, and co-founder of Passages Israel. Robert also serves on the advisory board of In Defense of Christians and The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation (thinc). A formerly enlisted Marine and Tikvah Fellow, he holds a BA in Hebrew Studies from Binghamton University, and a JD and MA in Middle Eastern History from Syracuse University. His written work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Telegraph, New York Post, Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, Newsweek, First Things, The Hill, and National Interest.

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The Two Ways to Win in Iran

The lesson of 21st-century warfare is not that American power is ineffective. It’s that military success and political victory are not the same thing.

Ep. 105 | Will the Iran War Prove Prudent or a Waste of Political Capital?

While Iran’s theocratic regime should be overturned, will Operation Epic Fury ultimately bring this goal closer to fruition or exhaust the patience of the American electorate with wars in the Middle East?

Israel’s Forgotten Christians

Fixated on clerics and conflict zones, mainstream media overlook the real story of Christians in the Holy Land.

A Nation Changed by Catastrophe

With the return of the last hostage from Gaza, Israel reckons with a profound psychological and spiritual shift whose consequences will not be confined to the Jewish state.

What a Bollywood Blockbuster Says about the Rise of Hindu Power

“Dhurandhar” highlights India’s changing attitudes towards Pakistan, America, and the world—and its own destiny as a great power.

The Venezuela Precedent

The operation against Maduro serves US interests, but raises urgent questions about executive power and congressional authority.

Victory, Defeat, and God’s Providence in Gaza

International politics remains a contest of power—but power isn’t the last word.

Ep. 102 | After Two Years of War, a Chance for Peace?

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.

Ep. 101 | So Reinhold Niebuhr and John Wesley Walk into a Bar…

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

Ep. 100 | Recovering ‘Hebraic Mortar’ to Patch Crumbling Foundations

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?