To stem the growth of Christianity in China, the CCP is making it illegal for parents to pass on their faith to their children

Alongside their military and economic ties, Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea share an ideological hostility toward religious liberty for Christians who refuse to subordinate their faith to the state.

Whether Nigerian Christian clergy believe their country is facing a targeted campaign of anti-Christian violence depends largely on whether they come from the Middle Belt, where the worst massacres have taken place

The release of Pastor Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church in Beijing, is a success story for American negotiations with China, and one that can be replicated by following the same playbook

The US should offer Nigerian security forces counterterrorism training, intelligence sharing, and advanced equipment to enhance Abuja’s ability to combat extremism on its own soil

Though the threat from ISIS has abated, Iran-backed Shiite militias continue to terrorize the Christian minority in Iraq. The US must push Baghdad to protect the few Christians left in Iraq.

Despite recent successes in stopping anti-Christian violence in West Africa, there remains significant work to be done on U.S.-Nigeria cooperation on combatting the persecution of Christians

With the growth of Christianity in China, the CCP no longer seeks to suppress religion but instead co-opt it to support Xi Jinping’s authoritarian agenda

As in the Cold War with the Soviet Union and in 2014 with Cuba, Washington and the Vatican can play complementary diplomatic roles vis-à-vis China to relieve the persecution faced by Chinese Catholics.

The inextricable links between Christianity and the rise of liberal democracy are undeniable—therefore, as the United States seeks to promote Western values abroad, it must defend Christians.