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Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: The Pope and International Relations

Peter Casarella, professor of theology at Duke Divinity School, and Cecilia González-Andrieu, professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University, discuss the geopolitical and cultural influence of the pope, the challenges and opportunities the Catholic Church faces in addressing international issues, and the global religious leadership of Pope Francis.

Webinar with Peter Casarella, Cecilia González-Andrieu and Irina A. Faskianos December 17, 2024 Religion and Foreign Policy Series

Democracy

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Religion in the 2024 U.S. Election

Adelle M. Banks, projects editor and national reporter for Religion News Service, and Adam Nicholas Phillips, chief strategy officer and chief of staff at Interfaith America, discuss the evolving role of religious constituencies in U.S. politics, as well as the intersection of religion with key political and social issues in the lead up to the 2024 election.

Virtual Event with Adelle M. Banks, Adam Nicholas Phillips and Irina A. Faskianos October 15, 2024 Religion and Foreign Policy Series

Religion

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Muslim-American Perspectives on U.S. Foreign Policy

Salam al-Marayati, president and cofounder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and Nazita Lajevardi, associate professor of political science at Michigan State University, discuss the domestic and international policies that affect and matter to American Muslim communities, as well as the diversity, trends, and priorities of the bloc.

Virtual Event with Salam Al-Marayati, Nazita Lajevardi and Irina A. Faskianos September 17, 2024 Religion and Foreign Policy Series

Human Rights

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Statelessness of Religious and Ethnic Minority Groups

Henri J. Barkey, adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Laura van Waas, cofounder and codirector of the Institute of Statelessness and Inclusion, discuss the engagement of stateless populations—specifically religious and ethnic minority groups—with international relations, the international legal dimensions of statelessness, and the policy changes necessary to expand the right to nationality and citizenship.

Webinar with Henri J. Barkey, Laura van Waas and Irina A. Faskianos August 22, 2024 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

Religion

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: USCIRF's 2024 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom

Stephen Schneck and Eric Ueland, commissioners of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), will join Elizabeth Cassidy, senior strategic advisor of USCIRF, to present the key policy recommendations of the USCIRF 2024 annual report and the foreign policy implications of international religious freedom today. USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government agency created by the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act that monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad; makes policy recommendations to the president, secretary of state, and Congress; and tracks the implementation of these recommendations. USCIRF’s nine Commissioners are appointed by either the president or congressional leaders of each political party, and are supported by a non-partisan professional staff.

Webinar with Elizabeth K. Cassidy, Stephen Schneck, Eric Ueland and Irina A. Faskianos June 4, 2024 Religion and Foreign Policy Series

India

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: India's 2024 General Elections

Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at Center for a New American Security, and Milan Vaishnav, senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discuss the geopolitical implications of India’s general elections and the influence of religion on politics in India. Alyssa Ayres, dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University and adjunct senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, moderates the discussion.

Webinar with Lisa Curtis, Milan Vaishnav and Alyssa Ayres May 15, 2024 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

Defense and Security

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Conflict Resolution in Armenia and Azerbaijan

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, visiting fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution and senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Philip Gamaghel…

Webinar with Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Philip Gamaghelyan and Irina A. Faskianos March 12, 2024 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

Religion

Social Justice Webinar: Global LGBTQ+ Rights

Jessica Stern, U.S. special envoy to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons, discusses the current state of LGBTQ+ rights globally. Ruth Messinger, global ambassador for American Jewish World Se…

Virtual Event with Jessica Stern and Ruth W. Messinger October 3, 2023 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

Religion

Social Justice Webinar: Religion and AI

Josh Franklin, senior rabbi at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, and Noreen Herzfeld, professor of theology and computer science at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, discuss…

Virtual Event with Josh Franklin, Noreen Herzfeld and Johana Bhuiyan September 14, 2023 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

Religion

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Reflecting on Turkey's Elections

Henri J. Barkey, adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at CFR, and Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, discuss the elections in Turkey, …

Virtual Event with Henri J. Barkey, Steven A. Cook and Elise Labott July 26, 2023 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

Religion

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: A Conversation With Richard Haass on Promoting the Common Good

CFR President Richard Haass, author of the New York Times best seller The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens, discusses how to reenvision citizenship if American democracy is to thr…

Virtual Event with Richard Haass and Thomas J. Reese June 28, 2023 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

Religion

Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Religion and Technology

Heidi A. Campbell, professor of communication at Texas A&M University, and Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, discuss the meeting of religion and digital culture, an…

Virtual Event with Heidi Campbell, Paul Brandeis Raushenbush and Carla Anne Robbins March 23, 2023 Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars