Speakers: Jean-Nicolas Bitter, Senior Adviser on Religion, Politics, and Conflict, Switzerland Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Chris Seiple, President, Institute for Global Engagement
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
September 19, 2013
Jean-Nicolas Bitter and Chris Seiple lead a conversation on the Nyon Process and international efforts to engage Salafis in dialogue, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.
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