Unalienable Rights and Foreign Policy
by Thomas F. FarrA new commission should reaffirm the traditional place of human rights in American policy-making. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousMARIAN CONTROVERSIES In his review of my book, Mary and the Art of Prayer, Nathan Ristuccia (“Our Lady of Everything,” May) acknowledges that certain elements of the medieval devotion to the Virgin Mary have been a stumbling block for modern scholars and Christians alike—particularly her . . . . Continue Reading »
The Theology of Foreign Policy
by Michael DoranOn matters of foreign policy, Americans are divided into two hidden camps. Not Republicans versus Democrats, nor liberals versus conservatives, nor rival schools of foreign policy you read about in college courses. The divide is primarily religious in nature—or perhaps “theological” is the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Theological Roots of Foreign Policy
by Michael DoranListen to Michael Doran deliver the 2018 First Things Lecture in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading »
America's Fighting Faith
by Christopher CaldwellIt is fanaticism, America’s fanaticism, that the historian Walter McDougall blames when he considers the strategic advantages America has squandered since . . . . Continue Reading »
Russia, Trump, and the Problem of Values
by Pete SpiliakosDonald Trump’s friendliness toward Russia has the potential to reshape global politics. Continue Reading »
Trump and the American Alliance System
by Pete SpiliakosThe cliché is that Donald Trump says what people think. On foreign policy, that cliché is actually true. Trump’s phone interview with the New York Times has been roundly mocked by political observers. In the transcript, he comes across more like a belligerent drunk than a potential president, . . . . Continue Reading »
A Neoliberal Faith
by Mark BauerleinThis morning at the 3 West Club in New York City, Senator Marco Rubio gave a speech and answered questions on American foreign policy. He focused on Cuba and Iran, and the discussion turned mostly on specific policy actions the Senator might take if he does win the White House next year. Continue Reading »
Incoherence, Petulance, and Obama's Middle East Policy
by Pete SpiliakosThe Obama administration's Middle East policy is becoming something worse than a failure. It is turning into a combination of ideological tics and irritable gestures even as the worst actors gain power.Ross Douthat argues that the Obama administration is shifting the U.S.’s foreign policy strategy from a Pax Americana model (where the U.S. uses military force to impose order) to one of offshore balancing (where the U.S. strategically sides with one local power or another while keeping U.S. commitments to a minimum). If only that were what the United States was doing. A thoughtful policy of offshore balancing would be a dramatic improvement over policies that Obama is pursuing. Continue Reading »
Learning from Kotkin’s Stalin
by Carl R. TruemanA new biography of Joseph Stalin offers an account of the rise of Soviet Russia which has clear relevance for contemporary foreign policy. Continue Reading »
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