Jon Hoffman explores the religious engagement of both Russia and China in the Middle East, arguing Moscow and Beijing are continuing to deepen engagement in the region to re-establish a state-controlled monopoly on Islamic discourse after the post-Arab Uprisings era.
The Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power
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Peter Mandaville overviews the diplomatic and security challenges of U.S. foreign policy on Muslim engagement under President Obama, arguing the Biden administration should appeal to Muslims worldwide through concrete policy action rather than a public relations scheme.
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen connects the different uses of religious soft power in Abu Dhabi and Qatar to diverging understandings of regime security, threat perception, and regional stability after the 2011 Arab Spring.
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