If the West allows the credible threat of deterrence to die with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, only more violence will ensue in the long run

Elbridge Colby’s lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. Elbridge Colby discusses China, realist foreign policy goals, and the just…

Rebeccah Heinrichs’ lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. Rebeccah Heinrichs discusses nuclear deterrence, the law of armed conflict, and…

America never recognized the USSR’s occupation of the Baltics, but didn’t let it derail our diplomacy. This should be our approach with Ukraine and Crimea.

In 1983, Just War scholar William O’Brien wrote: “The greatest threats to the free world do not arise from the…

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.

A Critical Review of The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict by Elbridge Colby, Yale University Press, 2021. 

Director: Thomas M. Wright Featuring: Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Jada Alberts, Steve Mouzakis Rated R for language and disturbing content…

Putin has failed to meet his objectives, but Ukraine has a difficult rebuilding process ahead, even with expected international support.