It is the mission of The New Roman Press to reinvigorate the Western spirit within the United States. The New Roman Press advocates for the United States to use its global position to promote the preservation, refinement, and growth of Western society—as handed down to us since Athens and Rome.

The world is increasingly multipolar. The United States, Russia, and China are all competing for domination over their respective continents. Other powers, like the European Union, India, and Iran, are seeking to influence the balance of power between the three world superpowers. And as time goes forward, these new global dynamics become embedded in people’s political identities. As Samuel Huntington described in his book The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, an age of identity has supplanted the age of ideology present in the Cold War.

When identity becomes the core policy of a state, friction between countries arises more frequently. Russia seeks to rebuild its imperial identity, hence the Ukraine War. China aspires to reclaim its former position as the Middle Kingdom—domination of the East. The United States seeks to reorient its foreign affairs to the tradition of the Monroe Doctrine, seen in its projections of power over Venezuela and Greenland.

For Western civilization, this creates new threats to its existence. Nations like Iran, India, China, and Russia have goals that make their identities primary features of their power projection and foreign policy goals. This could create a problem for the West if it finds itself in a position unable to negotiate or withstand expansionist powers. While Europe was the cradle of Western civilization, its power is declining due to its inability to achieve success or progress with the European Union while interstate disagreements, weakening economics, and political roadblocks get in the way.

However, the United States offers a solution. In its creation, the United States reflected a pan-European project—a Western project. The Enlightenment brought the traditions and ideas of England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Scandinavia, and other European nations into the thinking and actions of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Because of this, the United States has often viewed itself as a sort of new Europe, a new West free of the long history of the European continent, as seen in Emma Lazarus’ poem: “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!”

The New Roman Press’ primary goal is using the written word to educate and inform readers on Western civilization. That includes Western culture, philosophy, current affairs, and other related topics. Readers will find in The New Roman Press articles detailing the publication’s views on the West in respect to the aforementioned topics. These writings serve a goal to help preserve the West by creating better awareness and affiliation for Western civilization inside of the United States.