Dumb Dictatorships and the Assassinations of Orlando Letelier and Jamal Khashoggi
Yesterday was a glorious DC autumn afternoon for walking down Embassy Row on Massachusetts Avenue, which includes many statues of…
Mark TooleyOctober 17, 2018
Protestant Rectitude & Secretary Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s Protestant rectitude informs his sense of America’s dutiful vocation in the world premised on: “Liberty, equality, and human dignity.”
Mark TooleyNovember 29, 2017
A Disjointed Approach to Human Rights: Where Is The Strategy?
As President Trump seeks to reel back the role of the US in the world and disengage with multilateral initiatives that don’t fit his strong “America first” ideology, a coherent approach to foreign policy and human rights needs to be reestablished.
Matthew AllenJuly 21, 2017
A Faith Vocation: Skills and Opportunities for Peacemaking
For young American Christians aspiring to a vocation intersecting faith and public life, a career in peacemaking and statecraft can afford the opportunity to positively influence US national attitudes in this area, if such aspirations are paired with proper training and certain cardinal virtues.
Wayne A. SchroederJuly 12, 2017
Moral Triage
Nations are inclined to raise their moral voices, even if the impact on other nations is limited. They should use their moral voices much more sparingly. In short, moral triage is called for.
Amitai EtzioniJune 27, 2017
What You Should Know About U.S. Ambassadors
Dana Shell Smith, the U.S. ambassador to Qatar, announced on Twitter that she was leaving her post. Here is what you should know about U.S. ambassadors and their roles.
Joe CarterJune 21, 2017
Paradigm Lost: Review of Haass’ A World in Disarray
With his novel concept of sovereign obligation in A World in Disarray, Richard Haass makes an important advance in the search for peace in a disoriented world. But its advances fall short, unable to grasp the essential moral quality of world order.
Matt GobushJune 12, 2017
Obama’s First Months as Commander in Chief and On the World Stage: A Retrospective As We Assess Trump’s Early Foreign Policy
As we assess Trump’s early foreign policy moves and first international tour, it helps to look back upon Obama’s. Here, then, are passages from A Perilous Path.
Anne R. PierceJune 5, 2017
Trump’s Plan to Cut Foreign Aid Will Hurt America’s Interests
For America, a foreign policy defined purely by self-interest and without foreign aid has the effect of undermining America’s interests.
Alan DowdMay 22, 2017
