U.S. Foreign Policy: Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
U.S. foreign policy is in need of serious reappraisal and reform. The State Department is a good place for the next administration to start.
Defund CENTCOM
Put CENTCOM out of its misery and spend that money on higher priorities with better likelihoods of success.
How Empire is Destroying the American Republic
Hawks show a decidedly noticeable failure to recognize that imperial adventures weaken republican government at home.
The Case for Withdrawing from the Middle East
U.S. interests in the Middle East do not require stationing American troops in the region. Moreover, the ideas justifying a permanent troop presence there have been wrong for decades.
The Truth About the War on Terror
What McMaster is asserting is that the war did nothing. Things are worse than ever.
How ‘Diversity’ Became Its Own Pagan Religion
Those who invoke it refuse to acknowledge any common human ground, a challenge to Christianity itself.
Catholicism and U.S. Foreign Policy
On this episode, host Justin Logan is joined by Michael C. Desch, who is Packey J. Dee Professor of International Relations at the University of Notre Dame, as well as Jonathan Askonas, Professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America.
Who Are We?
On this inaugural episode of the CSS podcast, host Justin Logan is joined by Claes G. Ryn, Professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America and editor of the scholarly journal Humanitas, plus William S. Smith, Managing Director of the Center for the Study of Statesmanship.
CSS Announces New Initiative for Graduate Students
We are particularly interested in papers that speak to the “moral, cultural, political, social, and financial costs of imperial ambitions, military interventions, and nation-building.”
Welcome to the Jungle? Prospects for the International Order After Trump
Should the United States embrace a new foreign policy of restraint, or must we continue to defend "the liberal world order"? Patrick Porter and Robert Kagan debate. Kathy Gilsinan moderates.
Is America’s Foreign Policy Compatible with Christian Ethics?
Paul Miller and Michael Desch both seek to connect American foreign policy to higher ideals, with vastly divergent conclusions.
CSS’ Gilmour to Appear at Harvard Club
This presentation, based on his recently published book, uses insights from the ancient world to support critical thinking and policy formulation toward a region in which the United States continues to have significant interests.
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HUMANITAS JOURNAL
Church of Woke: Next American Religion?
The Church of Woke is not just another righteous uprising in American Reform. Its mission, like fourth-century Christianity, is existential change.
A Covenant with all Mankind: Ronald Reagan’s Idyllic Vision of America in the World
Many who have heard Reagan's words have not really listened to them. They have taken away vague impressions of his rhetoric and have not fully understood the meaning and significance of what he actually said.
Unconstitutional Wars from Truman Forward
From President Truman’s initiation of war against North Korea in June 1950, presidents have exceeded constitutional and statutory authority in exercising the war power.
Allan Bloom and Straussian Alienation
The reaction of putative conservatives to the publication of Allan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind in 1987 was symptomatic of deep intellectual confusion.
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COUNCIL OF ADVISORS
Monica Duffy Toft
Senior Visiting Fellow
Professor of International Politics, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy | Tufts University
Andrew J. Bacevich
Senior Visiting Fellow
Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History, Boston University
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, JCD
Archbishop for the Military Services, USA
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
The Honorable Chas Freeman
Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs
The Watson Center, Brown University
Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Representing the 2nd District of Hawaii
Patrick Kelly
Deputy Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus
Former House Intelligence Committee Counsel
The Honorable Dennis Kucinich
Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
Internationally renowned champion of diplomacy and peace.
Walter McDougall
Professor of History, Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations
University of Pennsylvania
