This week the editors discuss Debra Erickson’s article about why the Russia-Ukraine War is not World War III, an exchange about pacifism and the just war tradition, and a 75-year-old article about Easter and the resurrection.
Mark Tooley & Marc LiVecche & Mark MeltonApril 15, 2022
In the Free World’s multifaceted response to Putin’s war, a blueprint for a global alliance of democracies is emerging.
Alan DowdApril 14, 2022
I appreciate Michael McKoy’s recent “What Does Pacifism Have to Say About Ukraine?” But I remain unimpressed by the pacifist view.
Marc LiVeccheApril 12, 2022
Pacifism argues that the only means of breaking the cycles of violence is to recognize the short-term and long-term devastation of war, examine the decisions and dynamics that perpetuate these cycles, and make the tough decisions necessary to reject violence and ensure peace.
Michael McKoyApril 12, 2022
Should Washington become a party to a peace settlement for the Russia-Ukraine War, it should be prepared to defend Ukraine against inevitable Kremlin pressure to forcibly repatriate Russian prisoners of war.
Mark R. ElliottApril 11, 2022
As the Russia-Ukraine War continues, is World War III inevitable—or has a new kind of world war already begun?
Debra EricksonApril 11, 2022
John F. Kennedy never flinched, but he showed his mettle during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was his finest hour. Will this one be ours?
Robert MorrisonApril 8, 2022
From this moral realism, it is justified to strive for a balance of power to realize a little more justice or a little less injustice.
Simon PolinderApril 8, 2022
Xi understands well that if Putin’s regime falls, China will lose an important bulwark.
Jianli Yang & Lianchao HanApril 7, 2022
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