Berkley Center

In this interview, published by the Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy, Jos Douma joins Senior Research Fellow Judd Birdsall to reflect on his diplomatic career and share lessons learned from his time as special envoy for religion and belief for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Writing for the G20 Interfaith Forum blog Viewpoints, Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall reflects on the climate and tone of recent meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, as well as the call to address looming challenges for vulnerable faith communities and her hope for more robust debates in the future.

Writing for Bulletin de l'Observatoire international du religieux, Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville discusses the role of religious soft power in the context of rapidly shifting global power dynamics, drawing on case studies from Russia, China, India, and the Gulf Cooperation Council nations.

In this United States Institute of Peace report, Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville and Knox Thames examine the United States' commitment to international religious freedom and the challenges to ensuring it remains central to U.S. foreign policy. Berkley Center scholars Judd Birdsall, David Little, Katherine Marshall, Eric Patterson, and Asma Uddin were part of the report working group.