Vladimir Putin’s recent announcement to place his nation’s nuclear deterrent forces on a state of heightened alert invites those of us in the free world—and surely the United States—to revisit the just war assumptions that served as a deterrence during the Cold War.
J. Daryl CharlesMarch 4, 2022
Matthew Kroenig talked about the ethics of nuclear weapons during our annual Christianity and National Security Conference.
Matthew KroenigNovember 30, 2021
While the Trump administration took on China and the Biden administration continued many of those policies, including investments in Pacific allies to deter Chinese abuses, efforts are falling woefully short.
Rebeccah HeinrichsNovember 9, 2021
On October 28, Megan Reiss spoke at the Christianity and National Security Conference about the role of faith and ethics in American foreign policy.
Megan ReissNovember 5, 2021
Just war scholars and Christian ethicists address morality of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Marc LiVecche & Joseph E. CapizziAugust 23, 2021
This week the editors discuss a 1946 debate between H. Richard Niebuhr and others about “Utilitarian Christianity,” and a recent discussion about “Integral Disarmament.”
Mark Tooley & Mark Melton & Marc LiVeccheAugust 6, 2021
Toward the end of World War II, Americans contemplated the possibility of “world government” to prevent another catastrophe, especially after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan.
Christianity & Crisis MagazineJune 21, 2021
President Biden’s decision to fully extend the treaty without condition was mostly met with a figurative sigh of relief from arms control advocates and those who seek a world “free of nuclear weapons.” But Americans should be sober-minded about the real impact of the treaty, and not be lulled into believing New START, or any one treaty, will moderate US adversaries or better position the United States in our competition with either Russia or China.
Rebeccah HeinrichsMarch 19, 2021
In the latest Prov-Happy Hour on November 30, a distinguished panel—featuring Marathon Initiative co-principle Elbridge Colby, Georgetown professor Matthew Kroenig, and…
Marc LiVecche & Rebeccah Heinrichs & Elbridge Colby & Matthew KroenigDecember 1, 2020