Foreign Policy

“Hegseth is interesting because he is the first potential cabinet secretary in almost a century to wed unambiguously Protestant Christianity with his understanding of warmaking.” - Providence

“Trump’s political instincts—as exhibited in his first presidency and on the campaign trail for his second—are reflexively Jacksonian, deeply rooted in an ‘America First’ branded nationalism.” - Law & Liberty

“Russia’s Soviet-style peace propaganda has both practical and moral dimensions. Proposals to end the war on Russia’s terms are paired up with threats of nuclear annihilation, as in Soviet psychological warfare, when both fear and moral posturing informed the largely leftist Cold War peace movement’s ‘better red than dead’ credo.” - Providence

“Since 1959, Congress has designated the third week of July as Captive Nations Week. This commemoration, marked annually by a presidential proclamation, is a remembrance that too few Americans are aware of.” - Providence

“A median of 54% of adults in these nations have a favorable view of the U.S., while a median of 35% see China favorably.” - Pew

“Speaker Johnson has shown remarkable courage and commendable leadership in moving forward with these bills, despite ongoing political pressure. We now urge other lawmakers to act swiftly in passing such a package to save innocent lives.” - Baptist Press

“Why, then, is Iran at war with Israel? And why is this question so significant for America and the global future?” - Denison

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“questioning whether prisoner exchanges are prudent is not to question the intrinsic value of the hostages…. But it is to observe that the prisoner exchanges—like the paying of any kind of ransom—does nothing to disincentivize further hostage-taking.” - Providence

“We used to call Ukraine a Captive Nation, and would pray for its liberation. Now that it has liberated itself and Moscow is waging bloody war to reconquer it, those who are urging us to be indifferent or hostile to its cause need to offer better arguments than they have so far.” - L&L

“Behind all this is a convoluted history and a painful reminder of why a written constitution is necessary. Israel does not have one….The United Nations action that formed Israel as a Jewish state required the early adoption of a constitution and the nation pledged to do so….It did not happen.” - World