Religion
Beyond Beliefs

Volume 25, Issue 4

Rarely in modern times has religion’s role in international affairs been discussed with the sense of urgency that it is today. In previous eras, religious passions fueled the fires that built nations, forged cultural identities, and raised up whole civilizations—often only to bring them crashing down again. Now, the world is as rife with uncertainty and insecurity as ever, and religion has again emerged as a potentially decisive influence... (More)

Religion
A Matter of Faith

Holy Orders
Religious Opposition to Modern States
by Mark Juergensmeyer

Resisting Modernity
The Backlash Against Secularism
by Karen Armstrong

Divine Intervention
Regional Reconciliation Through Faith
by David Smock

Church and State
Social and Religious Identity in Southeast Europe
by Symeon Giannakos

Correlated Conflicts
The Independent Nature of Ethnic Strife
by Jonathan Fox

Spirit of Capitalism
Religion and Economic Development
by Robert J. Barro

No More Crusades
Rethinking Islam in the West
by Bruce B. Lawrence

State for Sale
The Privatization of Iraq
by Stephen Wertheim

Going Major
Reforming the League of Arab States
by Krister Anderson

A Rocky Road
The Political Fate of Gilbraltar
by Norman Ho

A Soviet Reunion
Toward a Single Economic Space
by Robert Jellinek

Blurry Borders
Violent Conflict Threatens Zambia
by William Walter

Making the Grade
Achieving Universal Education
by Corey Rennell

Mending Fences
Warmer US-Canadian Relations
by Daniel Hemel

Moral Democracy?
by Keith Grint

OPEC and US Energy
by George Sterzinger

The Pitfalls of Pluralism
Talibanization and Saffronization in India
by N. J. Demerath III

Lifting the Veil
Understanding the Roots of Islamic Militancy
by Henry Munson

A (Social) Capital Idea
Making Development Work
by Andrew Holm

The Chairman and the Coronavirus
Globalization and China’s Healthcare System
by Betty Ho and Thomas Tsai

Between War and Peace
How to Manage Threats to Global Security
by Anthony Lake

A Fuzzy Picture
Jakub Grygiel reviews Soft News Goes to War
by Jakub Grygiel

A Nuclear Fission
The North Korea Debate in Washington
by Victor Cha