In the book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a great statue with feet of clay represents the fragility of not only the Babylonian empire, but of all empires and international systems—a reality Christians must live with this side of the eschaton

The US, like the British Empire at its height, needs allies to counter threats from around the world

Setting aside damage caused by Trump’s attempts to coerce Denmark into surrendering Greenland, one bright side has been a newly heightened awareness of the arctic for NATO security

The future of the American political order hinges on whether one or both parties slips into nihilistic pursuit of power or if they retain an adherence to natural law as articulated by C.S. Lewis and other greats of the Western tradition

Is the US sleepwalking into WWIII? Robert Nicholson interviews Georgetown professor Paul Miller on the growing global cascade of crises that warrant a robust American response internationally

The United States never legally recognized the Soviet occupation of the Baltics, and neither should America recognize Russia’s annexation of eastern Ukraine

In imagining how Russia and Ukraine could ever build peace, it is helpful to begin from the perspective of Russia’s famous author-physician: Anton Chekhov

As a transactionalist, Trump must recognize that America’s global system of alliances benefits the US, and his presidential legacy, as much as it does the rest of the world

The idea of a unified Eurasian continent dominating the world goes back over a century, but in 2024 China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have made it almost a reality