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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.

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 re-shared La Civiltà Cattolica podcast, host Fr. Michael Kelly, S.J., interviews the late Senior Fellow Fr. Drew Christiansen to discuss the United States' Puritan past and how it politically and economically influences contemporary democracy. 

related | January 2021 LCC Podcast with Kelly and Christiansen on Insurrection and Inauguration

Writing for The Dialog, Senior Research Fellow Amy Uelmen reflects on her connection to the Focolare lifestyle, and how it shaped her personal spiritual journey and professional life.