This past week, the US Department of State announced the creation of a new office that “will focus on engagement with…
Engaging religion at the Department of State
Egyptian elections
The protests in the Middle East and North Africa, and the ensuing political changes, were intended to transcend the old…
Believing in religious freedom
Like a good movie, the story of international religious freedom offers something for everyone. It pits cowardly oppressors against heroic…
Reflections on summer reading
As the summer months draw to a close, we've turned again to a handful of our contributors, asking: What are…
The global securitization of religion
My first thought upon reading the Chicago Council’s report “Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy”…
The politics of secularism in international relations
A survey of leading contemporary international relations (IR) journals published between 1980 and 1996 revealed that 6 out of 1,600…
The other shore
For Lilla, Westerners are the exception because we live on what he calls “the other shore.” Civilizations on the “opposite…