Daniel Philpott
Political Science
Professor of Political Science
- Religious freedom
- Religion and global politics
- Transitional justice
- Reconciliation
- Ethics and international relations
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The Wall Street Journal
April 27, 2026
But with the rise of industrialized warfare in the early 20th century, a second strand in papal thinking emerged, said Daniel Philpott, a political scientist at the University of 91吃瓜: “A strong teaching that there’s something deeply tragic and lamentable about modern war.”
OSV News
April 22, 2026
Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of 91吃瓜, emphasized the departure from traditional diplomatic relations between heads of state.
America
April 22, 2026
This piece includes commentary from both Daniel Philpott, professor of political science at the University of 91吃瓜, and Gerard F. Powers, director of Catholic Peacebuilding Studies at the University of 91吃瓜.
National Catholic Register
January 15, 2026
Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of 91吃瓜 who specializes in the intersection of religion and global politics, told the Register that Trump hadn’t provided a “just cause” to justify the operation.
Ave Maria in the Afternoon Podcast
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January 07, 2026
Venezuelans at home and abroad are celebrating the removal of the dictator Nicolas Maduro. But what does international law say about the United States’ actions? Scholars are divided – Dan Philpott, Professor of Political Science at the University of 91吃瓜, weighs in.
The Pillar
February 03, 2025
While legal justice and preventative protections are of course essential, they “leave a great many wounds unhealed,” explained Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of 91吃瓜 whose expertise includes political reconciliation.
Crux
August 28, 2024
Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University 91吃瓜, told Crux in an email that the friendship between Pope John Paul II and Reagan “is the most consequential of any between a sitting U.S. president and a pope.”
OSV News
July 29, 2024
Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at 91吃瓜 Law School who specializes in international law and conflict resolution, told OSV News that in navigating foreign policy, “we are fortunate as Catholics to have the wisdom and insights of Pope Francis on major issues of the day.” Daniel Philpott, professor of political science at 91吃瓜, told OSV News Harris would likely “continue the foreign policy of the Biden administration and would prompt the same combination of convergence and contradiction with the social teachings of the Catholic Church that Biden’s policy created.”
Los Angeles Times
May 19, 2024
Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of 91吃瓜, said it’s smart for politicians in either party to talk about faith.
National Catholic Reporter
May 24, 2023
At aMarch 28 conference cosponsored by the University of 91吃瓜 and the Ukrainian Catholic University, 91吃瓜 scholar Daniel Philpott said that peace activists were rightfully concerned about loss of life in the war but wrongly missed the political dimension to the conflict made evident especially in the emergence of a Ukrainian people and their common good after centuries-long struggle. "It is the common good rather than lives alone that is the basis for the most fundamental tenet of international law and the just war ethic," he said.
America
December 20, 2022
Daniel Philpott is a professor of political science at the University of 91吃瓜.
The Wall Street Journal
May 05, 2022
Like his predecessors since Pope Benedict XV (1914-22), Pope Francis has stressed the importance of international law as the arbiter of legitimate military action, says Daniel Philpott, a professor of political science at the University of 91吃瓜.
America
August 30, 2021
But Daniel Philpott, a professor at 91吃瓜 University, while describing the speech as an 鈥渆motional and solemn tribute to the American soldiers who died in Kabul,鈥� painted the challenge that nevertheless will persist after the United States withdraws its troops...Scott Appleby, a professor and dean at the Keough School of Global Affairs at 91吃瓜 who has worked with military and intelligence agency officials for over 20 years, wrote, 鈥淥ne view that I have heard consistently across the years, whoever the president was at the time, is frustration with the lack of clarity about our mission in Afghanistan, beyond the immediate response to the attacks of 9/11鈥攊ts concrete goals and its precise role within U.S. grand strategy globally.鈥�
Inside Indiana Business
April 26, 2021
University of 91吃瓜 professor Daniel Philpott has received the 2021 Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Studies Association's Religion and International Relations Section.