When do nations have not only the option of but the responsibility to intervene in the affairs of other nations?

24 Years after publication, Christian ethicist Mark Amstutz’s textbook “International Ethics” is still a classic.

What the struggle against 20th century totalitarianism can teach Christians about walking in faith today.

Reinhold Niebuhr’s philosophy of Christian realism may hold the keys to addressing polarization in the West.

Though soldiers and military leaders are bound by Just War Tradition (JWT), members of Congress and civilian leaders are not. The passage of HR 1009, is one step toward bridging this gap. 

Foreign policy does not have to be driven by altruism to be moral. Instead, they are the natural product of a mature prudence and prioritization of the national interest.

The Rise of Violent, Revolutionary Ideology in the 20th Century and its Christian Realist Tonic.

Wishful Thinking Idealism, unlike Christian Realism, believes that everyone, even competition, is fundamentally reasonable.

Patriotism is part of our repertoire of civic ideals and identities, as Jean Bethke Elshtain reminded us. While its excesses and perversions are to be lamented, Patriotism rightly perceived yields a concern for the moral tenor of one’s culture.