VIDEO: An Interview with Ian Hall on the Hindu Right and India’s Religious Diplomacy

In this video interview with TPNRD director Judd Birdsall, Professor Ian Hall discusses his new TPNRD-commissioned policy brief on The Hindu Right and India’s Religious […]

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

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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VIDEO: Jos Douma Reflects on Serving as Dutch Religion Envoy

Jos Douma retired in September 2022 from The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served most recently as the Special Envoy for Religion and […]

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VIDEO: A Conversation with Robert Joustra on Christian Realism

In this recorded conversation, Religion & Diplomacy editor Judd Birdsall speaks with Dr. Robert Joustra about his new book, co-edited with Eric Patterson, Power Politics […]

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VIDEO: Interview with Chris Seiple on USIP Report on Religious Engagement

In this recorded conversation, Religion & Diplomacy editor Judd Birdsall interviews Chris Seiple to discuss a new report Seiple co-authored with Peter Mandaville (a George […]

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Europe as a Secular Power: An Interview with Sarah Wolff

In her new book, Secular Power Europe and Islam: Identity and Foreign Policy, Sarah Wolff argues that Europe can be thought of as a secular power, […]

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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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Video: The Significance of Religion for Global Diplomacy

In this recorded conversation, Religion & Diplomacy editor Judd Birdsall interviews retired Irish ambassador Philip McDonagh about his new co-authored book On the Significance 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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Reflections on Twenty Years of Religion and Diplomacy: An Interview with Knox Thames

Knox Thames recently stepped down from his position as the Special Advisor for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South/Central Asia at the U.S. […]

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