Given the close relationship, globally, between religious political action and religious charities, it should come as no surprise that there…
A tale of two flotillas
foreign policy
The geopolitical imperative?
Ritualistic evocations of "America" . . . and the deep-seated sense that somehow the United States is sacrosanct space—war, by…
America in the Egyptian revolution
I have been in Egypt since February 6, 2011, where I have been witnessing events, talking to friends, activists and…
A strong moral argument: A conversation with Andrew Bacevich
Author of The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War, The Limits of Power: the End of American…
Prothero and Bacevich to discuss religion and foreign policy
On Wednesday night, Oct 27, from 7 to 8pm, Boston University professors Stephen Prothero and Andrew Bacevich will discuss "the…
Letter from Istanbul
I have come to Turkey at a time when discussions of a “shift in the axis” of Turkey’s foreign policy…
Engagement for whose good?
It is coincidental but telling that Emile Nakhleh’s post supporting U.S. “engagement” with Muslim communities appeared the same week as…
U.S. Relations with the Muslim World: One Year After Cairo
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy will hold it's 11th annual conference this Wednesday, April 28, on "U.S.…
Religious freedom and U.S. foreign policy
Over the past few weeks, The Immanent Frame has been the site of a high-profile discussion on religious freedom. Earlier…
A valuation of religious freedom
Winnifred Sullivan and Elizabeth Hurd, in particular, seem to interpret the Chicago Council Report as an attempt to construct a…