Christian Realism is the constant expectation of unintended consequences.

Israel’s strike against Iran proves that the Western love of life is not our weakness, but our strength. And a means toward responsible statecraft.

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

The term “just statecraft” is a novel but needed term that acknowledges the just war framework’s usefulness, not just for foreign policy but all areas of grand strategy

Carter and Reagan were both providential instruments, their destinies linked to each other and to the nation.

America can’t foresee future catastrophes, but we can hedge against them in ways we can control.

The idea of a unified Eurasian continent dominating the world goes back over a century, but in 2024 China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have made it almost a reality

Following its many intelligence and special operations successes, Israel has grown over-reliant on special-operations tools in ways counter-productive to achieving an enduring strategic victory

Ben Buchanan’s “The Hacker and the State” (2020) is an instructive introduction to cyberwarfare, yet his characterization of cyber tactics as ineffective at signaling a nation’s intent and resolve is unpersuasive