Foreign Affairs
A selection of recent articles on this topic
China’s Sovereignty Tripwire in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a British city that happens to have an ethnic Chinese majority. It never wanted…
No Unity Without the Cross
This essay was given as a homily on November 16, 2019, at the Mass of the Americas…
Is China a Model of the Common Good?
In 2018, Archbishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, said in an…
The Armenian Genocide Today
Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution formally recognizing the Armenian Genocide of 1915.…
Why Did the Wall Fall, 30 Years Ago?
November 9 marked the 30th anniversary of the peaceful breach of the Berlin Wall—the symbolic high point…
New Troubles for Ireland?
The year is 2022. Trump is in his second term. The second incarnation of his administration is…
Canada Divided Against Itself
When the separatist Parti Québécois first came to power in Québec more than four decades ago, the…
Canada’s State Religion
When Canadians go to the polls, we vote for a single office-holder: a member of Parliament to…
A New Cardinal Honors an Entire Nation
ROME. Even the greatest enthusiasts of the present pontificate might not assert that Pope Francis has an…
Balm for Germany?
A biweekly column about Jewish things. As a Jewish child, I was taught to accept Holocaust survivors’…
Faux Americanization in Britain
As the Parliament of the United Kingdom descended into chaos and internecine warfare, and Britain’s highest court…
The New Irish Ecumenism
Northern Ireland has been at the center of the recent Brexit debates. By insisting on a unified…
Challenges Ahead for Poland’s Conservatives
The recent Polish elections ended in a resounding victory for the ruling national conservative Law and Justice…
Dark Days in Northern Ireland
Until midnight on October 21, abortion was permitted in Northern Ireland only if the mother’s life was…
Poland Polarized
In the recent Polish election, the conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) received 43.59 percent of the…
