War

Episode 90 | Is There a Trump Doctrine? And What Just Happened in Ukraine

Editors Marc LiVecche, Mark Tooley and Robert Nicholson discuss Trump’s May Middle East trip and Ukraine’s recent drone attacks on Russia’s strategic bombers

The False Dichotomy Between Supporting Ukraine and Taiwan

Despite arguments that the US must prioritize Taiwan over Ukraine, the truth is that if the latter falls, the former will soon be next

Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb Was Smart, Not Reckless

Ukraine will do what any sovereign nation will do.

The Limits of Conscientious Objection in Wartime Ukraine

Recent court rulings in Ukraine show the limits of conscientious objection during existential threats to the nation

A Shepherd of Ghosts

Retired chaplain Timothy Mallard reflects on the exorcizing the ghosts of war through liturgy, sacrament, and prayer on Memorial Day

John C. Calhoun, Ayatollah Khamenei, and the Geopolitics of Middle Powers

Present-day Iran and antebellum America share surprising similarities in their strategic approaches to resisting the influence of the superpowers of their day, Britain for the antebellum US and America for Iran

Episode 87 | Of American Popes and American Power in a Multipolar Age

Editors James Diddams, Marc LiVecche, Mark Tooley and Robert Nicholson discuss Pope Francis’ legacy, Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East, and the idea of “spheres of influence” in US grand strategy

Ignoring America’s Greatest Victory?

May 8 is the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender to the Allies, but America is hardly commemorating its greatest victory. Why?

80 Years After VE Day, We Remember That Victory Is Rooted in Virtue

The victory in Europe was made possible by character, resolve, and capability of the Allied warrior. Such virtues were needed then. They are needed still.