Foreign Policy

Trump’s Opportunity to Stabilize the Near East & Crush Antisemitism at Home

President Trump’s new administration has an historic opportunity to resolve the conflicts plaguing the Near East while combatting antisemitism domestically

Misunderstanding Escalation Dynamics with Russia

In the Russo-Ukrainian War, only one side’s actions are labeled as escalatory, and it’s never those of the aggressor.

America Protected the Kingdom of Hawai’i from France and Britain – Now We Must Protect Southeast Asia from China

America’s positive relationship with the Kingdom of Hawai’i in the face of French and British aggression is instructive for how to approach Asian nations threatened by China today

Trump’s National Security Team Should Have Adversaries Worried

The selections of Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Waltz for top national security jobs show Trump is serious about fixing the messy global security situation he has inherited from Biden

Britain Imperils Key American Airbase in Indian Ocean

The UK’s new Labour government is already sacrificing Western security interests for the sake of eliminating any last vestiges of the British Empire

Atrocities Make Military Intervention a Right and a Duty

Nations are sovereign, but that sovereignty does not override the essential human dignity of all persons which, when horribly violated, necessitates an international response

Civilizational Ethics Precede National Self-Interest

Calls for America to behave more self-interestedly belie that the definition of national self-interest always depends on a nation’s conception of the Good

Defeating Russia in Ukraine is Costly, but a False Peace Would Be Costlier

The short-term cost of defeating Russia in Ukraine will be far less than the long-term price of an increasingly emboldened axis of Russia, China, and Iran

On Ukraine, J.D. Vance Should Heed His Fellow Catholics 

JD Vance’s approach to Ukraine seems closer to the isolationist realism of the MAGA establishment than the moral realism characteristic of the Catholic international relations tradition

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