Foreign Policy Begins at Home
CFR President Richard N. Haass discusses the themes outlined in his new book, Foreign Policy Begins at Home, as part of CFR's Religion and...
Speaker: Raj Bhala, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law; Rice Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas School of Law
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program and Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
October 27, 2011
Raj Bhala, associate dean for international and comparative law and Rice distinguished professor at University of Kansas School of Law, discusses "Understanding Sharia: From Caliphate to Current Day," as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.
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