VIDEO: Can Interreligious Engagement be a Realistic Tool for Diplomacy and Peacebuilding?

Video | September 26, 2023

Today religion is showing its politically ambivalent nature: the war in Ukraine, the rise of aggressive nationalist ideologies in Asia and the West, and the […]

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The Value of Understanding the Role of Value Systems in Violent Conflicts

Interview | February 16, 2022

The Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zürich recently released a new report examining the role of value systems—both religious and secular—in conflict and peacebuilding. The […]

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How the UN Can Combat Violence based on Religion or Belief: An Interview with Julie Gregory

Interview | July 12, 2021

A new issue brief from the Stimson Center analyzes how UN mechanisms can address the escalating global challenge of violence based on religion or belief. In […]

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USIP’s New Religion and Mediation Action Guide: An Interview with Ayse Kadayifci

Interview | March 25, 2021

Conflicts are often described as “religious” or “not religious,” but the reality is far more complex. A new action guide from the U.S. Institute of […]

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Mediation Perspectives: Integrating Religion into Conflict Analysis

Report | January 27, 2020

Editor’s note: This blogpost from 2018 introduces Religion in Conflict and Peacebuilding: An Analysis Guide. The electronic version of the guide was published in 2018. […]

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