Commentary
Josef Stalin once queried, “how many divisions has the Pope?” as a way to belittle Pius XII’s influence in contrast to the might of the Red Army. That was easy to do from his position at the end of World War II.
Dawn breaks over the Statue of Liberty in Manhattan, in New York City, on March 18, 2020. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Bradley A. Thayer
Author
Bradley A. Thayer is a founding member of the Committee on Present Danger China and the coauthor with Lianchao Han of “Understanding the China Threat” and the coauthor with James Fanell of “Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure.”
