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MAR 2, 2026 Podcast

Amoral American Power, with Professor Matias Spektor

From Caracas to Tehran, U.S. power is no longer justified through a narrative of liberal internationalism. Matias Spektor examines the consequences of this shift.

FEB 25, 2026 Video

Why Space Matters and How to Govern It

Watch this "Ethics Empowered" event, in which an expert panel grapples with ethical questions on governance, militarization, and emerging technology in space.

FEB 20, 2026 Podcast

Keeping it Real(ism), with Assoc. Professor Paul Poast

With realism having a political moment, Paul Poast discusses the intellectual roots of the theory and how it's being applied in U.S. foreign policy.

FEB 10, 2026 Article

A Moral Rupture

As moral relativists try to sanitize Trump's transgressive policies, Canada's Prime Minister Carney warns, "We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition."

President Trump at Davos, January 2026. CREDIT: ©2026 World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell.

FEB 6, 2026 Article

Trump and the Gaslighting of American Realism

Trump's gaslighting around “realism” and U.S. foreign policy has gone into overdrive. How can the country find an equilibrium between power and principle?