Foreign Affairs
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Crisis of Christians in Egypt
On Monday, December 12, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi walked alongside the Coptic Pope Tawadros (Theodore) II…
Chaplains of Death
It’s an appalling document. In a pastoral letter, ten Catholic Bishops of the Canadian Atlantic Episcopal Assembly…
Crèche Clash
Here’s an update on a story I covered in this space two years ago: the Christmas Wars…
China Rising
I just returned from two weeks touring the People’s Republic of China. The Great Wall, 2,200-year-old Terracotta…
Materialist Delusions
“No Need to Fear Russia. The Bear is Broke.” That’s the title of Tim Congdon’s article in…
Requiem for a Despot
Dead at last, dead at last. Fidel Castro has shuffled off this mortal coil, at the age…
The Enduring Allure of Fidel
News of Fidel Castro’s death left me cold. The long-lived, wily, and ruthless dictator had maintained his…
Gloucester Fisherman, American Veteran, Polish Benefactor
Two weeks before Veterans Day, 88-year-old World War II vet Curtis Dagley of Gloucester, Massachusetts was decorated…
Death Rights
Last year, Canada’s Supreme Court unanimously decided that laws criminalizing assisted suicide are unconstitutional and in violation…
Where I Was Wrong Part II: Iraq
Donald Trump didn’t emerge solely from the passions of his enthusiasts. He emerged also from the wreckage…
Russian Orthodoxy’s Aggressive Obsessions
What does the Lord’s injunction to turn the other cheek in Matthew 5:39 require when it comes…
The Realism We Need
Realism is in the air. Not the realism we need—not a clear-eyed appreciation of the dangers facing…
The Vatican, China, and Evangelical Prudence
Recent remarks by the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, have fueled speculation about a possible…
Aleppo and a Layman
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson famously blanked at the mention of Aleppo. New York Times columnist Roger…
Pius XII’s Duel with Hitler
When Mark Riebling’s Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War against Hitler appeared last year, it earned…
