A Response to “The Ukraine Crisis”

By |2022-03-31T21:05:19-05:00March 18th, 2022|Categories: Foreign Affairs, Ukraine, W. Winston Elliott III, War|

Evil has not changed its nature, just its face. When the dead of Ukraine are counted and we are asked where they are, will America, will we, reply “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Dr. Brad Birzer's recent essay, The Ukraine Crisis: Is It Time to Debate War?, asks many pertinent questions. He encourages Americans to engage [...]

Solzhenitsyn and Putin

By |2022-10-07T12:00:34-05:00March 15th, 2022|Categories: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Books, Foreign Affairs, Joseph Pearce, Literature, Senior Contributors|

In the light or shadow of the current conflict in the Ukraine, it would seem appropriate to remind ourselves of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s relationship with Vladimir Putin. This will enable a deeper understanding of the background to the conflict, especially if the following is read in conjunction with Solzhenitsyn’s prophetic understanding of the underlying reasons for [...]

The Ukraine Crisis: Is It Time to Debate War?

By |2022-03-31T21:04:39-05:00March 10th, 2022|Categories: Bradley J. Birzer, Foreign Affairs, Senior Contributors, Ukraine, War|

With the Ukraine crisis, Americans have a moment to reflect on our obligations to the rest of the world. Just how far are we willing to go to protest Russia’s invasion? Are we content with extremely tight economic sanctions, or are we willing to flex the muscles a bit more? “War. What is it good [...]

“Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished”

By |2022-03-31T21:06:09-05:00March 8th, 2022|Categories: Audio/Video, Freedom, Music, Ukraine|

Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia" ('Glory and Freedom of Ukraine has not yet Perished'), also known by its official title of "State Anthem of Ukraine" or by its shortened form "Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy," is the national anthem of Ukraine. It is one of the state symbols of the country. The lyrics [...]

The Ukraine Crisis: Will America Ever Grow Up?

By |2022-03-31T21:03:48-05:00March 6th, 2022|Categories: Foreign Affairs, Joseph Mussomeli, Senior Contributors, Ukraine|

As we have greatly miscalculated Russia’s sense of betrayal and alienation, Russia has greatly miscalculated Ukrainian tenacity and patriotism. But we have all already fallen into a no-win situation. It doesn’t matter how this ends, whether with the collapse or humiliation of Russia, or the incorporation of Ukraine into a larger federation of Slavic states—or [...]

Russia: Friend or Foe?

By |2022-03-21T14:19:07-05:00February 24th, 2022|Categories: Europe, Foreign Affairs, History, National Security, Politics, Russia|

Russia’s leaders are flawed, inclined toward violence, and covetous of power—but this doesn’t make them much different from the leaders of every other nation-state. On March 10, 2014, American ambassadors from across the globe descended on Washington for our annual conference: a few days to forget about the day-to-day hassles of running embassies and coping [...]

Man, Religion, and Tribalism

By |2022-03-31T21:09:31-05:00February 24th, 2022|Categories: Christianity, Christmas, Foreign Affairs, Joseph Pearce, Religion, Senior Contributors, Timeless Essays, Ukraine|

It is not fair or accurate to describe the struggle between the two warring parties in Ukraine as religious, except in the decidedly irreligious sense of its being a sectarian struggle in which religious affiliation is little more than a badge worn in the service of tribalism. A couple of nights ago, I found myself [...]

The Voice of a Prophet: Solzhenitsyn on the Ukraine Crisis

By |2022-03-31T21:02:55-05:00February 23rd, 2022|Categories: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Foreign Affairs, Joseph Pearce, Russia, Ukraine|

Though Solzhenitsyn feared the consequences of an independent Ukraine, he respected the right of the Ukrainian people to secede, a right which they duly exercised as the former Soviet Union unraveled. Reiterating his subsidiarist principles he insisted once again that “only the local population can decide the fate of their locality, of their region.” Alexander [...]

Among the Paynim: Afghanistan in Perspective

By |2021-08-20T09:18:40-05:00August 18th, 2021|Categories: Foreign Affairs, Stephen Masty, Timeless Essays|Tags: |

The lesson for American conservatives is this: Shrink the size and aspirations of government at home and abroad; shun future foreign entanglements as General Washington advised; but keep cooperating more closely with Afghans and stick it out for America’s own lasting safety. If American leaders can survive the impatience of their electorate, success may be [...]

A Response to Pat Buchanan’s “Coming Home at Last”

By |2021-08-20T15:55:42-05:00August 17th, 2021|Categories: Foreign Affairs, Pat Buchanan, Timeless Essays, W. Winston Elliott III, War|Tags: , |

Every empire had security reasons, to go along with economic ones, to justify permanent military occupation. I say this: Kill the terrorists. Destroy their bases. When necessary, go back and do it again. Don’t occupy foreign nations. As the United States pulls its troops out of Afghanistan after a 20-year war, The Imaginative Conservative looks back at [...]

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