War

And for All Those in Authority

From Normandy to the raid on bin Laden, America’s leaders have turned to prayer—seeking strength from a power greater than their own

Mr. Vance’s Hungarian Shame

Viktor Orbán has been ousted from power in Hungary, yet the question remains: why did Vice President Vance campaign so aggressively for a leader so transparently aligned with Russia and at odds with American interests?

As WWI Fades from Memory, its Lessons Are Relevant as Ever

More than a century after its end, the memory of World War I remains haunting. But as Odd Arne Westad argues in his book, “The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History”, the real problem is that it isn’t haunting us enough.

Americans have Become Desensitized to the Bloody Reality of War

Through a combination of technological precision, geographic removal, and a limited segment of the population engaged in military service, most Americans have become highly insulated from the tragic realities of war

Review of “If Russia Wins: A Scenario”

A new book explores the distressingly plausible scenario of Ukraine being forced into an unfavorable truce with Russia—a possibility that should unsettle so-called “realists” skeptical of supporting Ukraine.

Ukraine Proves Itself a Valuable Ally Against Iran

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing US-Israeli campaign against Iran are not separate conflicts but two theaters in a broader civilizational war between the West and the authoritarian Axis of Resistance

Reflections on Munich: The Good, the Bad, and the Utterly Urgent

Although Marco Rubio was applauded on both sides of the Atlantic for his Munich speech, conspicuously absent was any reference to the greatest threat to Europe: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Four Years of War in Ukraine

A newly released documentary “2000 Meters to Andriivka” about Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive displays the senseless brutality of Russia’s invasion, where the scale of destruction is so immense as to deny either side any meaningful victory

Putin Demands Believers in Ukraine Pray His Way

The image of Russia as a bastion of conservative Christianity against a decadent West exists purely to legitimize Putin’s repression of any Christian communities beyond his control