International Religious Freedom Policy in a Second Trump Term
Trump’s second term poses a unique opportunity to advance religious liberty abroad
Jeffrey CimminoJanuary 13, 2025
Donald Trump & Bill Clinton: Kindred Presidential Spirits
Donald Trump’s presidential rhetoric, moderation on divisive issues, and foreign policy are all surprisingly reminiscent of one William Jefferson Clinton
Randall FowlerDecember 10, 2024
Trump’s Opportunity to Stabilize the Near East & Crush Antisemitism at Home
President Trump’s new administration has an historic opportunity to resolve the conflicts plaguing the Near East while combatting antisemitism domestically
Luke Moon & Phillip DolitskyDecember 5, 2024
How Obama Failed to Anticipate and Respond to ISIS: Review of Michael Gordon’s “Degrade and Destroy”
In “Degrade and Destroy,” Michael Gordon details the counterterrorism failures of the Obama Administration while foreshadowing the disaster of the Biden Administration
Garrett ExnerNovember 15, 2024
Trump’s National Security Team Should Have Adversaries Worried
The selections of Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Waltz for top national security jobs show Trump is serious about fixing the messy global security situation he has inherited from Biden
Jeffrey CimminoNovember 13, 2024
On Ukraine, J.D. Vance Should Heed His Fellow Catholics
JD Vance’s approach to Ukraine seems closer to the isolationist realism of the MAGA establishment than the moral realism characteristic of the Catholic international relations tradition
Siobhan Heekin-CanedyOctober 2, 2024
Jesus Christ and the Democratic Ethos
Pagan virtues and philosophy, for all the glory of Greece and Rome, could never imagine the radical equality and servant-leadership intrinsic to American democracy
Tim MiloschSeptember 11, 2024
Niall Ferguson Exaggerates America’s Weakness and China’s Strength
Niall Ferguson’s view that America may soon topple like the Soviet Union massively underestimates American resiliency, especially compared to China
Shay KhatiriAugust 26, 2024
Biden’s Failed Strategy in Venezuela and Iran
To understand why Biden’s strategy failed in Venezuela, it is clarifying to consider his similarly ineffective approach to Iran
Ethan GutmanAugust 20, 2024
