Just War

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Combat Ethics, Warrior Ethos, and Moral Injury

If just war tradition requires particular kinds of warriors to fight just wars justly, we owe those particular kinds of warriors particularly kinds of things

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Where Will Leo XIV Stand on War?

The late Pope Francis failed to represent the best of his tradition’s teaching on war and martial responsibility. It is crucial that Leo XIV rectifies this.

Is Just Statecraft Useful for Statecraft?

The intellectual formation of statesmen should focus less on theory and more on practice

‘Just Statecraft’ Links Just War Theory to Grand Strategy

The new term ‘just statecraft’ is complementary to the broader Just War Theory framework by linking it to broader elements of national strategy

Just Statecraft: A Proposal

Introducing “just statecraft,” a new term designed to provoke discussion on the nature of responsible national leadership with reference to principles of just war and just peace

Was St. Paul a Christian Realist?

Romans 13 is often thought of as a key passage in political theology, but how should it be applied to international relations?

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A Good Week for Israel (Or: How to Think About the Death of the Wicked)

Israel has struck down a number of high-profile enemies this week. What should Christians think about targeted killing and the deaths of our enemies?

What “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” Gets Right and Wrong About Killing

The major difference between Guy Ritchie’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare(MUW) and the historical operation that the film depicts is the…

Starship Troopers: Heinlein’s Classic Realism

The novel Starship Troopers (1959) remains a classic of realist political philosophy in the democratic tradition