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April 16, 2008
Essential Documents
Speech
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April 15, 2008
| Speaker: | Richard Land, President, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Presider: | Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, discuss the American evangelical community's current foreign policy priorities and their influence on policymaking as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call Series.
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Updated: April 18, 2008
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Daily Analysis
Pope Benedict’s first U.S. visit has focused on revitalizing the U.S. Catholic Church. He is also addressing religious freedom.
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Updated: April 14, 2008
| Authors: | Lionel Beehner Lee Hudson Teslik, Assistant Editor |
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Backgrounder
Experts say not to expect significant changes in U.S.-Vatican relations even after Joseph Ratzinger’s accession as Pope Benedict XVI.
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April 11, 2008
Podcast
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org and The Economist.
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April 11, 2008
Timothy Samuel Shah, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Religion and Foreign Policy interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Timothy Samuel Shah, a scholar on religious issues, says that when Pope Benedict XVI makes his first visit to the United States as pope, it will give Americans their first chance to hear firsthand his views on Iraq, the environment, and immigration.
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April 9, 2008
Podcast
Paul Harrison, an expert in Buddhist studies, says recent unrest in Myanmar and Tibet showcases major challenges facing the religion.
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April 8, 2008
News Release
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April 7, 2008
| Authors: | Morton I. Abramowitz, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation Henri J. Barkey |
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Must Read
Turkey is at war with itself again, over religion and politics in Turkish life, and the consequences for both itself and its friends could be devastating.
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Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/3): Max Boot argues that the increase in casualties could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat, in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Economy (5/2): Amity Shlaes criticizes Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement a windfall oil tax, on Bloomberg.com.
Food Crisis (5/1): Gene Sperling warns that one of the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of the world’s poorest children, on Bloomberg.com.
Three-Front War (4/30): Michael Gerson argues that a decent outcome in Iraq would be considerably devalued if counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan stall, in the Washington Post.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
In Regional Monetary Integration, Peter B. Kenen poses an important question: Should various country groups follow the lead of the European Monetary Union and form similar full-fledged monetary unions?
Walter Russell Mead recounts the story of the centuries-long rivalry between the English- speaking peoples and their enemies in God and Gold.
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