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Bonnie Kristian

Contributing Fellow

Bonnie Kristian is a contributing fellow at Defense Priorities.

She is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (2022) and A Flexible Faith (2018). Kristian is a columnist at Christianity Today, and her work has also been featured in outlets, including The New York Times, The Week, USA Today, CNN, NBC, Politico, and TIME.

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Grand strategy, Israel, Middle East

A Civilian is a Civilian

By Bonnie Kristian

December 14, 2023

Earlier this month, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham charged Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin with being “naïve” to warn about unintended […]

op-edNATO, Europe and Eurasia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

NATO made a mistake by promising membership to Ukraine

By Bonnie Kristian

July 11, 2023

op-edNATO, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

When more troops mean less security

By Bonnie Kristian

July 5, 2023

More from Bonnie Kristian

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Grand strategy, Israel, Middle East

A Civilian is a Civilian

By Bonnie Kristian

December 14, 2023

op-edNATO, Europe and Eurasia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

NATO made a mistake by promising membership to Ukraine

By Bonnie Kristian

July 11, 2023

op-edNATO, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine‑Russia

When more troops mean less security

By Bonnie Kristian

July 5, 2023

In the mediaGrand strategy

Ron DeSantis is clumsily backing away from his past as a Russia hawk

Featuring Bonnie Kristian

March 7, 2023

Bonnie Kristian Past Virtual Events

virtualAfghanistan, Middle East

Past Virtual Event: One year later: assessing the Afghanistan withdrawal

August 30, 2022