Toward a Children-attentive Foreign Policy: An Interview with Philip Goldman

What is the state of world’s children, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, and what can foreign policy and development practitioners do to improve the lives […]

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Our ‘Kairos’ Moment: The G20 and the Challenge of Immunizing the World

This guest blog by Prof. Brett Scharffs is adapted from his remarks at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Bologna, Italy on September 13, 2021. The […]

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Vaccinate Thy Neighbor: Governments Engage with Faith Groups on Global COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

On June 29 the TPNRD hosted a webinar launching our 2021 Strategic Note on Religion & Diplomacy, with a particular focus on faith and COVID vaccines. The panel featured the […]

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TPNRD Releases 2021 Strategic Note on Religion and Diplomacy

The Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion & Diplomacy (TPNRD) has released its 2021 Strategic Note on Religion & Diplomacy. Produced by the Advisory Council of […]

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Religion and Diplomacy: A Conversation with Judd Birdsall

This interview was initially published in the Forum of the Berkley Center on Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown University.   Religion plays a […]

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OSCE/ODIHR Report Examines the Impact of Emergency Measures on FoRB and Other Human Rights

By Mikolaj Wrzecionkowski ~ The OSCE was established to strengthen human security across the Northern Hemisphere during a time of global transformation. Its 57 countries […]

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Introducing a New Toolkit on Engaging with Religious Leaders and Faith Communities

By Ruth Watson ~ A new toolkit published by ACT Alliance EU, Caritas Europa, EU-CORD and Islamic Relief Worldwide gives EU decision-makersand civil society a concise […]

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COVID-19, Religion, and Belief: Reflections from European and American Scholars

In April 2020 a consortium of European and American scholars came together to host a webinar series on Covid-19, Religion and Belief that offered hundreds of academics, […]

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COVID-19 is Intensifying Religiosity Globally

By Jeanet Bentzen ~ In times of crisis, humans have a tendency to turn to religion for comfort and explanation. The  COVID-19 pandemic is no […]

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The Pandemic and the Global Future of Religion

By Paul Freston ~ It is dangerous to make predictions, especially about the future. And even more so, about the future of religion, whose historical […]

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