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CFR’s Religion and Foreign Policy Program serves as a resource for the faith community, bringing together congregational and lay leaders, religion scholars, and representatives of faith-based organizations for conversations on issues at the intersection of religion and global affairs.

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    Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Indigenous Faith and Climate Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025


    Amelia Marchand, executive director of the L.I.G.H.T. Foundation, explores the intersection of Indigenous faith and climate action, discussing the role of faith-based Indigenous leaders in combating environmental challenges and advancing sustainable solutions for future generations.

    Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: The Pope and International Relations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024


    Elliott Abrams, CFR senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies, and Elliot Cosgrove, rabbi of Park Avenue Synagogue, discuss the evolving role of the Jewish diaspora in shaping U.S. policy towards the Middle East, the challenges of fostering unity within the Jewish community, and the broader implications for international relations. Asher Lopatin, rabbi of Kehillat Etz Chayim, moderates the discussion.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023


    Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Lula's Presidency and the Future of Brazil

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023


    Religion and Voting Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022


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    Religion and Conflict Resolution

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    Understanding Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022


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    Refugee Resettlement and Faith Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022


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    Global LGBTQ+ Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022


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    The Future of U.S.-Middle East Relations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022


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    Religion and Populism in the United States and Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022


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    Addressing Food Insecurity Around the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021


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    COVID-19 Vaccines and Religious Exemptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021


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    America's Human Rights Credibility Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021


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    Israel and Palestine: Challenges to Coexistence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021


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    The Changing Landscape of Terrorism in the United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021


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    The Conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray Region

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021


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    2021 Report on International Religious Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021


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    Disinformation and Faith Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021


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    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021


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    Migration at the U.S.-Mexico Border

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021


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    The Rise of Christian Nationalism

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