Afghanistan

The Edifying Audacity of Knox Thames’ “Ending Persecution”

Knox Thames’ “Ending Persecution” is an important addition to the growing body of international religious liberty literature

Learning from Lawrence of Arabia on His 136th Birthday

On the 136th birthday of T.E. Lawrence, American foreign policy has much to learn from one of Britain’s greatest heroes

Germany’s 75 Years of Providential Good Choices

Germany chose malevolence, learned, then chose life.

After the Fall: A Christian’s Confession of His Role in Afghanistan

A strategically and morally incoherent approach to Afghanistan doomed America’s efforts there from the start

Conflicts May be Long, But Are Not “Forever Wars” 

The phrase ‘forever war’ conveys the ahistorical and exaggerated premise that, if a war is long, it is therefore unwinnable and not worth fighting. 

Democracy’s Failure in Pakistan and then Afghanistan

The story of democracy’s failure to take root in Afghanistan is directly related to its failure in Pakistan

Paul Miller Christianity & National Security 2023

Paul Miller’s lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. Paul Miller discusses Afghanistan, Christian realism, and secular realism. The following…

America’s Afghanistan Exit Was Disgraceful – Abandoning Afghan Allies is Worse

Two years after America’s exit from Afghanistan, Afghans who helped us continue to pay for it

Iraq, Afghanistan, and America – 20 Years Later

The systemic problems in nations like Iraq and Afghanistan offer lessons to Americans about our own nation