World War I

Veterans Day, Armistice Day, St. Martin's Day

Three November 11th traditions remind us that peace is not the mere absence of war, but the presence of men willing to fight for the good.

Nov 11, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

Intellectuals and Thugs: The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was the embodiment of an idea — an idea turned into a political party, ruled by a man who claimed the authority of logic and who…

Nov 7, 2025 • Guest Author

Criminalizing Conquest: 80 Years of the UN Charter’s Abolition of Wars of Aggression

The UN turns 80 today. Awful though it may be, its founding marked an astonishing global milestone: the abolition and widespread rejection of wars of…

Jun 26, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

Paul Kengor: World War I and the Second Fall of Man

A disastrously wasteful affair, a mad form of collective European suicide, and the murder of the old world.

Jun 28, 2018 • Guest Author

The Geopolitics of Britain

The problem Britain faces is an EU that doesn’t resemble what the founders imagined, or even what existed 10 years ago. But its alternative -- increased…

Mar 19, 2018 • Guest Author

Intellectuals and Thugs: The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was the embodiment of an idea – an idea turned into a political party, ruled by a man who claimed the authority of logic and who…

Nov 7, 2017 • Guest Author

Japanese Exceptionalism

Japan and the United States are both nations built on the idea that they were ordained by God and history to rule.

Jun 28, 2017 • Guest Author

The World That World War II Built

As we approach the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, it's worth reflecting on the systemic nature of the War, and what that has meant.

May 26, 2017 • Guest Author

In Defense of Nationalism

The concept of nationalism in the modern world remains largely misunderstood.

Jan 18, 2017 • Guest Author

Europe’s Long War with Islam

None of this is new. But Europe has lost its grip on North Africa and the Levant, and the first population movements and small attacks are occurring. It…

Sep 3, 2016 • Guest Author

The Geopolitical Strategy of the United States

The United States has been extraordinarily effective in sequentially and elegantly addressing its fears. And now, as always, the solution creates the…

Feb 25, 2016 • Guest Author

The Middle East: The Way It Is and Why

External powers created an arbitrary framework, one that is fragile at best.

Feb 11, 2016 • Guest Author

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