Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s Protestant rectitude informs his sense of America’s dutiful vocation in the world premised on: “Liberty, equality, and human dignity.”

In light of its actions in 2016, there should be no question as to whether Vladimir Putin’s Russia is or can be a friend.

The idealists desire a global government; the realists see the problem of power. Niebuhr explains, critiques, and offers wisdom for an international body.

This article about the contrasting attitudes of the Church during World War I and II was originally published in Christianity…

For a century American foreign policy has often purportedly seesawed between cold focus on American interests through realpolitik or high-minded advocacy of democracy and human rights.

It’s been widely noted that the U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian airbase seem at odds with Donald Trump’s electioneering opposition to American intervention. But there should be little surprise.

100 years ago, America entered the Great War so that the world might be made safe for democracy

Woodrow Wilson’s war speech contains many distinctive assertions illustrating how Americans then, before and now view their nation, the world, and war.

The Great War, which America entered a century ago this month, offers lessons for us today on democracy, trade, and arms races.