Russia-Ukraine War (2022)

The Russian Prince-Turned-Priest of Western Pennsylvania

Russian national identity should be defined by Russia’s rich spiritual heritage, as exemplified by Prince Demetrius Gallitzin, and not by Russia’s long history of military conquests

Putin’s Attempts to Ban ‘Satanism’ Are Just Another Means of Crushing Internal Dissent

Recent Russian parliamentary sessions devoted to ‘combatting Satan’ are really just disguised exercises in smearing political opponents and Ukrainians as agents of irredeemable supernatural evil.

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

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

Why Putin Will Never Give Up Kyiv, with or without a Trump-Brokered Deal

Putin invaded Ukraine not out of any material reason like economic interest or force projection, but of the spiritual conviction that Russia cannot be whole without Kyiv

The Ball is in Putin’s Court – Will He Accept Trump’s Peace or Continue the War?

Trump wants to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible and on his terms. Will Putin accept an American-brokered peace or continue fighting?