Reaffirming the Importance of the State during COVID-19
The pandemic has only confirmed the importance of states.
Ashley YoungAugust 19, 2020
Ancient Tragedy Returns to Foreign Policy: Review of Brands and Edel’s The Lessons of Tragedy
Did the American people lose their sense of tragedy after the Soviet Union fell, or is something else afoot?
Mike WatsonMay 22, 2019
The Nation-State as Guarantor of the Protestant Religion
The nation-state emerged in Western Europe out of the Wars of Religion as a tool of the Protestant movements.
Mark R. RoyceFebruary 6, 2019
Should Christians Support Deploying Diplomats Instead of Troops?
American Christians should advocate for exhaustive attempts at diplomacy before endorsing US policies that produce further conflict and chaos.
Gregory F. RyanAugust 14, 2018
Lessons from the Past: The Thirty Years’ War, 400 Years Later
Four hundred years ago, the Second Defenestration of Prague occurred when a Protestant mob threw the Austrian emperor’s representatives out of a castle window. The Bohemians then started the Thirty Years’ War, which changed the course of world history and led to today’s nation-state world order.
Justin RoyJune 4, 2018
Past Religious Conflict Still Haunts Middle East
War and religious conflict in the 1600s between Ottomans and Persians still have consequences for politics and beliefs in the Middle East today.
Justin RoySeptember 21, 2017
