Religion and Security in World Affairs
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May 23-25, 2012
Religion and security considerations intersect in multiple, complex ways across the globe and are thus consequential for government policy, strategy, and engagement. Workshop participants explored the multi-dimensional context of religion on the world stage, including its role in the phases of conflict, terrorism, peace operations, and development. An enhanced perspective on these factors will inform what has largely been a neglected area in US national security policy: how stakeholders can understand and address urgent contemporary security challenges with religious implications. The speakers, largely drawn from the Washington, DC policy community, included academics, specialists, and individuals with a wide range of government and security expertise. This workshop was an opportunity to better understand religion as a set of factors that cannot be ignored in international security and to overcome resistance to engaging this sensitive topic in foreign policy conversations.
SCHEDULE
May 23
Evening Keynote Address | Andrew Natsios, formerly USAID
May 24
The Religious Dynamics of War and Peace | Heather Gregg, Naval Postgraduate School; Dayne Nix, Naval War College; Eric Patterson, Georgetown University
Religion and National Security | Ambassador John Campbell, Council on Foreign Relations; Eric Patterson, Georgetown University; Timothy Shah, Georgetown University
Understanding US International Religious Freedom Policy | Victoria Alvarado, US Department of State; Thomas Farr, Georgetown University; Touqir Hussain, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities
Faith and Religious Actors in Peace Operations: USAID’s Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding Toolkit | Marci Moberg, US Agency for International Development
May 25
Religion and Terrorism | Paul Pillar, Georgetown University
Religion and Development | Katherine Marshall, Georgetown University and World Faiths Development Dialogue
Stabilization Operations in Highly Religious Societies: The Afghan Case | Vince Dreyer; Dayne Nix, Naval War College; Eric Patterson, Georgetown University
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