Foreign Affairs
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Forgetting the Christians
This past weekend, the United States began to intervene in the humanitarian crisis unfolding in northern Iraq.…
Ronald Reagan: Cold Warrior and Nuclear Abolitionist
In recent years, as scholars have explored Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy with greater access to primary-source documents,…
Imagining the Path of Christian Exile
Elizabeth Scalia puts herself in the place of an Iraqi Christian writing a letter to her former…
A Line Crossed in the Middle East
Say goodbye to one of the most ancient Christian communities in the world. Last week, members of…
For and Against Liberty
In 1969, Canada’s Criminal Law Amendment Act, known as Omnibus Bill C-150, was granted Royal Assent. Introduced…
The Uses of Monarchy
Hereditary monarchy is not exactly a growth industry in the 21st century. But those who imagine monarchy…
“I am a Christian, and I Will Remain a Christian”
In August 2013 the Sudanese authorities arrested Meriam Ibrahim, daughter of a Sudanese Muslim man and an…
An Open Letter to the Patriarch of Moscow
His Holiness, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Danilov Monastery 115191 Moscow RUSSIA Your Holiness: Grace…
Is Spain Regaining Its Faith?
Like Quebec, Ireland, or Boston, Spain has epitomized the fading of Catholic faith. In the twentieth century, religious…
Escaping Hitler
Every spring, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, those who died under Nazi persecution are honored in ceremonies throughout…
An Archbishop of Destiny
When we first met in April 2011, what initially impressed me about Sviatoslav Shevchuk was his almost…
Why Latinos Are Leaving the Catholic Church
Even as an increasing share of U.S. Catholics are Latino, Catholics account for a declining share of…
Mideast Christians, Dhimmis Once More?
Recently, an Islamist group in the Syrian opposition, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),…
To Lead America, Follow Canada
Let me know if you’ve heard this one. Republicans need to move to the center and nominate…
The President and the Patriarch
Vladimir Putin, who after a sham “referendum” completed his aggressive seizure of Crimea, denies he has plans…