This week the editors discuss Debra Erickson’s article about the just war tradition after 9/11.
Mark Tooley & Marc LiVecche & Mark MeltonOctober 8, 2021
In her 2003 book Just War Against Terror, Jean Bethke Elshtain argued for a new paradigm for a just war: the fight against global terrorism, particularly terrorism perpetrated by followers of militant Islam. Twenty years after 9/11, this claim is due for revisiting.
Debra EricksonOctober 6, 2021
Paul D. Miller speaks with Mark Melton about the current situation in Afghanistan as well as what might happen in…
Paul D. Miller & Mark MeltonOctober 5, 2021
China is brimming with optimism about the Taliban in Afghanistan. But a bombing that killed scores of people, including 13 American troops, outside the Kabul airport on August 26 has led many to distrust the Islamic group’s promise to not let anyone use the land-locked country’s soil to target another.
Jianli YangSeptember 16, 2021
Commentary surrounding the 20th anniversary of 9-11 coalesced into broad themes of sorrow and rage. Both emotions were appropriate to the day.
Marc LiVeccheSeptember 13, 2021
In this week’s episode, the editors discuss 9/11.
Mark Tooley & Marc LiVecche & Mark MeltonSeptember 10, 2021
One adjective that should never be used to describe the US retreat from Afghanistan is “surprising.” In fact, what happened in Kabul in 2021 was the natural next step on the inward-turning path Americans began walking in 2009.
Alan DowdSeptember 10, 2021
With the West on the run, increased activity by terrorists, and the Taliban inexorably exerting control across the country, we need to be aware of what is happening to real people, right now in Afghanistan.
Eric PattersonSeptember 9, 2021
Let’s take a look at the players, the victims, the outbidding cycle, and why ISIS-K is likely to ramp up the violence in Afghanistan. All of this suggests much more violence that will target Christians and Shia Muslims, as well as more oppression of highly (Western) educated people, women, and others who may not bend to the new social order.
Eric PattersonSeptember 2, 2021