Providence: A Journal of Christianity & American Foreign Policy

02/03/2025

The recent release of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI competitor to rival America’s own large language models (LLMs), has shocked many. But what does it mean for long-term Sino-US competition?

01/31/2025

Providence Newsletter January 31st | Just War Theory & the 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz's Liberation - https://mailchi.mp/providencemag/providence-newsletter-jan-31-17988114

01/31/2025

As a transactionalist, Trump must recognize that America’s global system of alliances benefits the US, and his presidential legacy, as much as it does the rest of the world

01/31/2025

In imagining how Russia and Ukraine could ever build peace, it is helpful to begin from the perspective of Russia’s famous author-physician: Anton Chekhov

01/29/2025

Marc LiVecche joins Providence contributor Keith Pavlischek and the Hoover Institute's Peter Berkowitz on a wide-ranging exploration of Israel’s war against Hamas and adjacent themes in the latest Foreign Policy Provcast

Marc LiVecche joins Providence contributor Keith Pavlischek and the Hoover Institution's Peter Berkowitz on a wide-ranging exploration of Israel's war against Hamas and adjacent themes.

01/29/2025

01/28/2025

William McKinley, whom Trump lauded in his inaugural address, was extremely conflicted about the annexation of the Philippines — something the 47th Presidential Administration could learn from

01/27/2025

Providence is proud to welcome Michael Sobolik, senior fellow at Hudson Institute and author of "Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance," as a new Contributing Editor. Readers of Providence can look forward to regular articles from Mr. Sobolik.

01/27/2025

Today, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a good day to remember that some fights have to be fought

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a good day to remember that some fights have to be fought.

01/24/2025

Providence Newsletter January 24th | Trump Should Prioritize Restored Sea Power - https://mailchi.mp/providencemag/providence-newsletter-jan-24-17987980

01/24/2025

If Trump’s goal is to avoid foreign wars while maintaining a muscular posture abroad, a Navy-forward national security doctrine would serve him well

01/23/2025

“Anora” (2024), nominated for six Oscars, is a deeply spiritual film—not in spite of its depictions of sex, drugs, and violence, but because of them.

"Anora" (2024) is deeply spiritual—not in spite of its depictions of sex, drugs, and violence, but because of them.

01/21/2025

While a useful primer on intra-evangelical political disagreements, “Uneasy Citizenship” suffers from the same recency bias that seems to preclude almost all Protestant intellectuals from engaging with political theology before WWII

01/21/2025

Although MLK and Gandhi had much to disagree about with famed Christian realist Reinhold Niebuhr, their similarities are in some ways more pronounced than their differences

01/21/2025

In a 1953 sermon entitled, “Communism’s Challenge to Christianity,” MLK argued that the struggle between Marxist forces and the free world was “one of the most important issues of our day.”

01/21/2025

The annulling of a recent election result in Romania demonstrates the blurring of truth, corruption, and the democratic process

01/21/2025

Carter and Reagan were both providential instruments, their destinies linked to each other and to the nation.

Traditionally Jimmy Carter is acknowledged as an unsuccessful president whose post presidential good works merit admiration. His death and state funeral sparked efforts to elevate his presidential standing. Admirers cited his brave support for the Federal Reserve’s war against inflation with high ...