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Extreme Environmentalism and National Security
Sermonette by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Ezekiel 7:14 contains a chilling description of a summons to battle followed by a refusal to defend the home country. This prophecy pertains to the nations of Israel.
The Pragmatic Japanese
'WorldWatch' by Richard T. RitenbaughJapan has a history of abrupt changes in policy when the geopolitical situation alters against their self-interests. It is starting to do so once again.
So Long, Western Alliance?
'WorldWatch' by Richard T. RitenbaughThe release of the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) by the Trump administration provides a candid assessment of how Washington views global affairs and America's place within them, framed by Trump's stated goal of making the nation "safer, richer, freer, greater, and more powerful than ever." Central to this strategy is a sobering evaluation of Europe, which the document warns faces the imminent prospect of "civilizational erasure" due to widespread censorship of free speech, misguided immigration policies, suppression of political opposition, demographic decline, economic stagnation, loss of national identity, and weakened national defense. The NSS bluntly states that, should present trends continue, the continent "will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less," raising serious doubts about whether certain European nations will retain the economic and military strength necessary to remain reliable allies. European leaders reacted with strong criticism, with some German officials dismissing the NSS's concerns as "ideology rather than strategy" and objecting to its refusal to label Russia as a primary threat, interpreting this as favoritism toward Russia at Europe's expense. Yet the NSS's observations are presented as accurate reflections of consequences stemming from decades of unwise policy choices, including open borders, reduced military spending, hyper-regulation, and the suppression of dissenting political voices. Rather than correcting course, several European nations appear to be doubling down on these very policies, exemplified by proposals to expand immigration pathways as a supposed solution to illegal immigration crises. The NSS explicitly states that its critique is intended to be constructive, expressing a desire for "a strong Europe" that can work alongside the United States and resist adversarial domination. However, it also raises a pointed question: if NATO member nations become demographically transformed through unchecked migration, will their populations still identify with the values and commitments that originally bound the alliance together? This question—rather than being racist, as European critics claimed—reflects genuine concern about whether shared Western values, which made the post-World War II alliance possible, will endure. This geopolitical development connects to biblical prophecy concerning the modern nations of Israel, who are foretold to suffer the Great Tribulation, described as "the time of Jacob's trouble" (Jeremiah 30:7). These nations will be defeated militarily and their people taken captive. Human migration, alongside broader political and cultural weaknesses, is identified as a significant contributing factor to this coming downfall, already visibly destabilizing once-strong European nations. Should this trend continue unchecked, it may fracture the historic alliance between Europe and America, leaving individual nations vulnerable to being overtaken one by one by their enemies. The future stability of the Western Alliance, therefore, warrants careful and continued observation.
Good Fences
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughRobert Frost's poem, 'Mending Wall,' dramatizes the tension between those who encourage 'open borders' and those who seek to enforce border controls.
Cruising for Trouble
CGG Weekly by Charles WhitakerThe US utterly lacks an effective cruise missile defense plan. Defending against cruise missiles has probably become the most challenging air defense problem.
Deuteronomy (Part 2)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe need to develop vision (the ability to see in the mind's eye) so that by living the statutes of Deuteronomy, we may become a witness to all of mankind.