Counterbalance - Ep. 53 | Morality and Power Politics

Ep. 53 | Morality and Power Politics

07/20/23 • 42 min

Father John Sawicki joins hosts Mike Doran and Peter Rough this week to discuss Catholic teachings and US foreign policy. In this episode, the trio discuss how to reconcile the pursuit of national strategic interests with Christian moral principles, as well as how prudence can guide decision-making and the complex interplay between ethics and power.

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Ep. 54 | Ukraine’s Floundering Counteroffensive, and How to Turn It Around

This week, Peter and Mike are joined by their Hudson Institute colleague Can Kasapoğlu, who specializes in open-source defense intelligence, geopolitical assessments, and the international arms market, for a discussion on the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive. The trio discuss why the offensive has been slow to take off, the state of the front lines, and the fallout from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s June mutiny.