Palestinian Christian Educator Khalil Sakakini and His Dream of a Secular State
A Palestinian Christian educator, Khalil Sakakini (1887 – 1953) advocated for Arab nationalism and secularism in Palestine, even though his fellow Palestinians harassed him for his faith.
Khalil SayeghJune 9, 2020
Europe and the Crisis of American Preeminence: Germany’s Place in the Global Balance of Power
The German question has returned, along with the greatest foreign policy issue facing Americans regarding the European balance of power.
Sumantra MaitraJanuary 17, 2020
What You Should Know about the 2019 Hong Kong Protests
Daily protests in Hong Kong have been going on for more than two months, leading a top Chinese official to declare that the city is experiencing its worst crisis since the former British colony returned to China in 1997.
Joe CarterAugust 12, 2019
Do Power Transitions Always Lead to War? Review of Schake’s Safe Passage
In Safe Passage, Kori Schake details how transitions in geopolitical power lead to violence, except when the United States slowly and peacefully took over the hegemonic role Great Britain played.
Wilson ShirleyJanuary 30, 2019
Kipling’s “The Ballad of East and West” is Hardly Racist
Last month Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If—” was scrubbed from a mural at Manchester University because students believed that Kipling stood “for the opposite of liberation, empowerment, and human rights.” But his “The Ballad of East and West” can hardly be racism.
Paul MarshallAugust 7, 2018
