communism

Like Ronald Reagan, evangelicals viewed communism as a moral evil to be resisted, and Israel became a beachhead for democratic capitalism and America’s most reliable ally in the region.

Under communism, an all-powerful central government owns all the land and factories, controlling every aspect of the country’s economy.

Motivations for these interventions varied from fighting communism to protecting U.S. business interests to waging a war on drugs.

"Again, it goes back to that nationalist project that underpins communism in China, to ensure it never again is dominated by foreign countries".

He has drawn inspiration from his experiences under communism, and the extensive travels he undertook after first moving abroad in 1987 to West Berlin for a fellowship.