Foreign Affairs
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Evolving Toward Africa
We Westerners know how modernization works. Light dawns in the north and west and spreads Reason and…
The Papal View from the Global South
This Economy Kills: Pope Francis on Capitalism and Social Justiceby andrea tornielli and giacomo galeazzi, trans. by…
Struggle Against the Gods
Because of my legal work on behalf of groups persecuted by the Chinese government, I have been…
How Many Foreigners Is an American Worth?
How do, or how should, Christian Americans answer the question of the moment: “Does the welfare of…
The Bishop and the Nazis
Count Clemens August von Galen, a member of an old aristocratic family, was consecrated Bishop of Münster…
The Erosion of Catholic Sacramental Discipline in Germany
On February 1, 2017, the German Bishops’ Conference published a press release announcing their new document, “The…
Mourning the Russian Revolution
A hundred years ago this month, the Russian Revolution commenced, producing some of the most terrifying crimes…
A Modest Defense of the “Liberal World Order”
Some preliminaries: I quite agree that the United Nations is a sad, and sometimes malicious, joke. I…
The Statue of Wokeness
President Trump’s executive order limiting immigration from seven majority-Muslim counties reveals a chaotic, cynical administration—and a hysterical,…
City of Conquest and Crossroads
Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the Worldby thomas f. maddenviking, 400 pages, $32.00 Thomas…
My Orange Juice Came from Brazil
A couple of weeks ago when I was having breakfast, I noticed that my “not from concentrate”…
More Fascinating than Fiction
Netflix announced its series The Crown as a “biopic” unprecedented in quality and cost—and that was not…
A “Merciless Assault on Human Dignity”
The archbishop of Toronto is given to deprecating himself as “just a simple country cardinal.” In my…
Russia, Trump, and the Problem of Values
Donald Trump’s friendliness toward Russia has the potential to reshape global politics. The prospect of a closer…
Suffering and Silence
I hope that Martin Scorcese’s Silence, premiering this week, will accurately capture the genius of Shusako Endo’s…
