U.S. foreign policy

A post-Afghanistan foreign policy means more diplomacy, less corruption

By Thomas Reese — August 31, 2021
(RNS) — It is time for a foreign policy that favors diplomacy rather than guns.

Capitol attack may complicate Biden’s plans for Middle East peace

By Daoud Kuttab — January 22, 2021
(RNS) — The Democrats’ ascendance itself will do little to erase the conviction that the scenes at the Capitol reflect the real spirit of America’s foreign policy.

For one Afghan activist, her burqa is the shield allowing her to denounce corruption, Trump

By Claire Giangravé — December 9, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – In a school in downtown Rome on Friday (Dec. 6), the “bravest woman in Afghanistan” spoke to students about her faith, the Trump administration and the difficult legacy of four decades of war in her home country.

Pompeo’s ‘Christian leader’ speech goes only as far as Trump allows

By Eric Atcheson — October 16, 2019
(RNS) — It takes a strong sense of compartmentalization to square Christianity’s ethical demands for truth-telling, integrity and human rights with the Trump White House’s elastic relationship with the truth.

Why Trump’s recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory matters

By Dina Badie — March 27, 2019
(The Conversation) — Trump’s move is a symbolic, rather than legal, gesture, but it could lend legitimacy to a move by Israel that has long been seen as violating international law.

What do evangelicals want from Trump on foreign policy?

By Jacob Lupfer — June 13, 2018
(RNS) — As President Trump's attention turns to international affairs, members of his loyal evangelical Protestant base need to ask themselves: What do we want out of U.S. foreign policy?

Is Jerusalem embassy part of God’s grand plan? Why some evangelicals love Israel

By John Fea — May 15, 2018
(RNS) — Many American evangelicals cheered because they understood the United States' recognition of Jerusalem as the 'once and eternal' capital of Israel as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.

Trump, Khan and the muddle of US foreign policy

By David P. Gushee — August 1, 2016
(RNS) Does Clinton, Trump or anybody else really know the best way forward for U.S. foreign policy?

Should religious values or American self-interest shape foreign policy?

By David P. Gushee — October 20, 2015
Nationalism, moralism, and isolationism -- which best serves America? Which reflects religious and moral values?
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