Soft Power

The Christian Realist Case for Humanitarian Aid

Ultimately, when it comes to government-administered international humanitarian aid, Americans must ask themselves: what is the point of U.S. global hegemony if not to make the world a better place?

A New World Order… of Baseball?

Though the Olympics and FIFA World Cup dominate international sports diplomacy, the World Baseball Classic showcases the soft power of America’s pastime across a surprisingly aligned set of nations.

International Adoption Trends Epitomize America’s Declining Soft Power

American adoptions of foreign-born children have declined by 94% since 2004, weakening the US’s cultural and familial connections with nations around the world

Remembering Joseph Nye

Joseph Nye, who recently passed away at 88, will be remembered as a giant in the theory and practice of international relations

‘Just Statecraft’ Links Just War Theory to Grand Strategy

The new term ‘just statecraft’ is complementary to the broader Just War Theory framework by linking it to broader elements of national strategy

Civilizational Ethics Precede National Self-Interest

Calls for America to behave more self-interestedly belie that the definition of national self-interest always depends on a nation’s conception of the Good

Securing a Core Group of Near East Allies to Counter Iran

The United States must cement a core group of allies in the Middle East as the basis for stability in a long-unstable region

The Olympics of Ideology and the Opening Ceremony

There was nothing benign about the parody of DaVinci’s “The Last Supper” in the Olympics opening ceremony

ALEXANDER DUGIN: Critique, Confrontation, and Chrysalis

Alexander Dugin is a serious scholar, a genuine intellectual, and a provocative social scientist who may be not unworthily pronounced the most formidable theoretical opponent of Western liberalism since Lenin.

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