Speakers: William Martin, Andrew Preston, and Leo P. Ribuffo
William Martin, Chavanne Senior fellow for Religious Policy, Rice University, Andrew Preston, Professor of History, Cambridge University, and Leo Ribuffo, Society of the Cincinnati, George Washington, Distringuished Professor of History, George Washington University, discuss the political position of Evangelicals in Foreign Policy.
Speakers: Richard Cizik, Eugene F. Rivers, and Clyde Wilcox Presider: Adrian Woolridge
Richard Cizik vice president for Government Affairs, the National Association of Evangelicals, Eugene Rivers, special assistant to the presiding bishop for government and policy of the Church of God and Christ, and Clyde Wilcox, professor of government at Georgetown University, discuss evangelical influence on U.S. foreign policy.
Speakers: Eliza Griswold, Paul Marshall, and Timothy P. Weber Presider: Rachel Bronson
Session III of a Council on Foreign Relations symposium on evangelicals and foreign policy, which discusses the role of evangelicals in the Middle East.
This volume sheds light on some of the issues linked to political Islam, which is the most important and complex set of challenges that the US and Europe face today.
Listen to French author and academic Olivier Roy discuss his views of Islam in Europe, noting a rejection of radicalism among the mainstream and bemoaning government policies that "stir up the problems we wish to diffuse."
The roundtable series on Global Islamic Politics facilitates discussion and debate on key issues that will shape the direction of politics in the Muslim world in the coming years and their ensuing impact on U.S. foreign policy. Olivier Roy discusses the future of radical Islam in Europe.
Steven Cook argues that Turkey can play an important role in helping the U.S. achieve its interests if the U.S. can accept the differences between the two nations.
The article assesses the sharpening divisions within the evangelical world over the evangelical alliance with the Republican Party, among approaches to ministry and theology, and between the generations.
An illuminating account by Walter Russell Mead of the birth and rise of the global political and economic system that, sustained first by Britain and now by America, created the modern world.
Turkey’s parliamentary poll focused attention on rifts between secularists and moderate Islamists, not to mention the buildup of Turkish troops along Iraq’s border.
The Council on Foreign Relations' David Rockefeller Studies Program—CFR's "think tank"—is home to more than seventy full-time, adjunct, and visiting scholars and practitioners (called "fellows"). Their expertise covers the world's major regions as well as the critical issues shaping today's global agenda. Download the printable CFR Experts Guide.
Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
Two experts argue that despite myriad development strategies, only one can succeed in alleviating poverty in India: the overall growth of the country's economy. More