Marksism – No. 78: Putin Off-Ramp, US Empire, Christian Realism vs. Cynicism and Idealism
This week the editors discuss Alan Dowd’s suggestion for offering Putin an off-ramp, Mike Watson’s article about the value of America’s empire of nations, and Mark Tooley’s comparison of Christian realism with cynicism and idealism.
Mark Tooley & Marc LiVecche & Mark MeltonMarch 11, 2022
Reaffirming the Four Freedoms
President Roosevelt first enunciated the Four Freedoms in an evening session with his speechwriters. He made them the peroration of his message to Congress and wove them into the Atlantic Charter and the United Nations Charter. They have constituted the basis of American foreign policy ever since. Now is the time to reaffirm them.
Richard Allen HydeMarch 11, 2022
“Peace” Activists Sing Putin’s Song
Today, after Russia has completely abjured socialist ideals, leftist “peace” movements promote Russian foreign policy narratives. What, then, motivates them?
Aaron RhodesFebruary 16, 2022
Looking Back at UNESCO’s Original Mission to Promote Peace
“Prevention of war lies primarily in cultivation of the bases of peace.” This sentence taken from the report of the preparatory commission of UNESCO.
Christianity & Crisis MagazineFebruary 7, 2022
NATO Is Still Key to Keeping the Peace in Europe
With Ukraine languishing outside the safety of the NATO alliance, the consensus seems to be that there is little the alliance can do as Putin enforces his latter-day Brezhnev Doctrine. That consensus view is wrong.
Alan DowdJanuary 19, 2022
A New Mennonite Vision: A Review of Melissa Florer-Bixler’s How to Have an Enemy
Melissa Florer-Bixler is angry, and she wants her fellow Mennonites to get angry, too. At least, that is the professed premise of her book, “How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace.”
Debra EricksonOctober 14, 2021
Foreign Policy ProvCast: Ep. 68 | America’s Enemies and Allies in the Middle East
In this episode, Joel Rosenberg talks about his latest book, “Enemies and Allies: An Unforgettable Journey inside the Fast-Moving & Immensely Turbulent Modern Middle East.”
Joel Rosenberg & Mark MeltonSeptember 27, 2021
Turkey’s Taliban Ties Worry Cyprus
“Turkey has nothing that contradicts Taliban’s faith,” said Turkey’s president, a country that is also a NATO member. The comments…
Uzay BulutSeptember 17, 2021
Durban IV Exhibits Split in European Approach to Israel, Combatting Antisemitism
The choice between attending or abstaining from September’s Durban IV conference in New York City—the twentieth anniversary of the anti-racism conference that quickly became a confluence of antisemitism—is the newest episode in Europe’s increasingly divided policy toward the Jewish state and combatting antisemitism.
Kennedy LeeSeptember 15, 2021
