George Weigel on the Iraq War Debate

George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a Catholic theologian and one of America's leading public intellectuals.

From 1989 through June 1996, Weigel was president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he led a wide-ranging, ecumenical and inter-religious program of research and publication on foreign and domestic policy issues. From June 1996, as a Senior Fellow of the Center, Weigel prepared a major study of the life, thought, and action of Pope John Paul II. Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II was published to international acclaim in the Fall of 1999.

Weigel has been awarded ten honorary doctorates, the papal cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, and the Gloria Artis Gold Medal by the Republic of Poland. He serves on the boards of directors of several organizations dedicated to human rights and the cause of religious freedom and is a member of the editorial board of First Things.

• Just War, Iraq Wars First Things April 2007.
  
• Iraq: Then and Now First Things April 2006.
  
• Who Wants War?: An Exchange Exchange with Paul J. Griffiths. First Things 152 (April 2005): 10-12.
  
• "The War Against Terrorism", Remarks by George Weigel and Bill Kristol. October 13, 2004. Event was part of EPPC's "American Culture and Democracy" lecture series. [audiorecording, .mp3 format].
  
• Abu Ghraib and Just War in Iraq. "The Catholic Difference" July 13, 2004.
  
• Standing up to be counted Interview with the Tablet June 26, 2004.
  
• Iraq and just war, one more time. "The Catholic Difference" June 9, 2004.
  
• Weigel on Just War Theory: EPPC Scholar Expounds on Role of U.N., and More. Interview w. Delia Gallagher. Zenit News Service. May 27, 2004.
  
• World Order: What Catholics Forgot. First Things 143 (May 2004): 31-38.
  -- Response: Cardinal Stafford on War and the Church's Thinking, Zenit interview w. Cardinal Stafford. May 22, 2004.
  World Order: What Catholics Forgot First Things May 2004.
  
• Iraq and just war, revisited. "The Catholic Difference" April 21, 2004.
  
• War & Statecraft: An Exchange. Exchange w/ Rowan Williams. First Things 141 (March 2004): 14-22.
  
• The Force of Law, the Law of Force."The Catholic Difference". April 30, 2003.
  
• No just war possible?."The Catholic Difference". April 2, 2003.
  
• The Just War Case for the War."The Catholic Difference". March 31, 2003.
  
• 'Dissent' from church teaching? Great bosh!. Tidings March 21, 2003.
  
• Moral Clarity in Time of War. First Things Dec. 2002.
  --Correspondence First Things, April 2003.
  --Discussion and Response, by George Weigel and a Panel of Critics. Mennonite Life June 2003 vol. 58 no. 2.
  --Weigel On War, by Andrew Murray SM. Compass Review of Topical Theology, Vol. 37, Autumn, 2003.
  
• Interview, w/ Bob Abernethy. "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly", PBS. January 10, 2003.
  
• The Peace That Is Possible. "The Catholic Difference". January 8, 2003.
  
• What is the Just War Tradition for?."The Catholic Difference". Dec. 4, 2002.
  
• Just War and Pre-Emption: Three Questions."The Catholic Difference". October 2, 2002.
  
• On Pre-emption, Just War and the Defense of World Order. Interview w/ Zenit.Org. Sept. 22, 2002.
  
• Just War: An Exchange. Debate with Paul J. Griffiths. First Things 122 (April 2002): 31-36. (Correspondence, First Things August/September 2002).
  
• Reality of Terrorism Calls for a Fresh Look at Just War Tradition. The Catholic Difference Sept. 20, 2001.