North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Losing Taiwan Would End US Hegemony – Losing Eastern Ukraine Would Not

While our European allies remain important, the U.S. must refocus on deterring China given the CCP’s efforts to reshape the global economy in its favor, including Europe

Religious Liberty, Putin, and Lukashenko 

A recent crackdown on religious liberty in Belarus offers a reminder of why freedom of religion so often comes into conflict with authoritarianism

A Dangerous Discourse Endangers Syria’s Christians

Perpetuating the narrative that Bashar al-Assad was a great protector of Christians instead of a violent dictator who protected only his loyal supporters serves only to further endanger Middle Eastern Christians

America Must Not Legally Recognize Russia’s Annexation of Eastern Ukraine

The United States never legally recognized the Soviet occupation of the Baltics, and neither should America recognize Russia’s annexation of eastern Ukraine

Quitting on Ukraine Means the Unraveling of the U.S.-Led Global Order

The end of a free Ukraine portends only the further weakening of America’s system of global alliances

A Preliminary Prescription for Russo-Ukrainian Peace

In imagining how Russia and Ukraine could ever build peace, it is helpful to begin from the perspective of Russia’s famous author-physician: Anton Chekhov

The Death of Deterrence

If the West allows the credible threat of deterrence to die with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, only more violence will ensue in the long run

A Match Made in… Pyongyang? 

Putin’s visit to North Korea marks a significant escalation of Cold War 2.0

NATO’s Future is Churchillian, Not Wilsonian

The future of NATO must be defined by Churchillian realism and not Wilsonian idealism