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[RED DEMOCRATICA] CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Bulletin: May 2009



From the Council on Foreign Relations

May 2009

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In this Issue:

UPCOMING CONFERENCE CALL FOR RELIGIOUS LEADERS

CFR PRESIDENT FEATURED IN WASHINGTON POST'S "ON FAITH"

POPE BENEDICT'S MIDEAST JOURNEY

TOWARD NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT?

IRAN'S CLOUT IN ISRAEL'S NEIGHBORHOOD

A NEW STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN

100 DAYS OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION


UPCOMING CONFERENCE CALL FOR RELIGIOUS LEADERS

Justifiable Wars

Thursday, May 28
4:00 to 5:00 p.m. (ET)

CFR President Richard N. Haass will discuss the just and unjust war debate in light of his new book, War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars.


To participate in this CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call, please email outreach@cfr.org or call Jessica Brandt at 212.434.9573. Invitations are transferable, but limited to religious and congregational leaders and scholars; please share with interested colleagues!

CFR PRESIDENT FEATURED IN WASHINGTON POST'S "ON FAITH"

When is War Justifiable?

No decision is more fateful than the decision of a government to employ military force. Except in the most clear-cut cases, such decisions are also difficult. As a result, just war theory has for centuries provided useful guidance to policymakers, clergy, citizens, and soldiers alike. But, says CFR President Richard N. Haass, just war theory is too subjective and confining for today's real-world threats. Read more.

More from CFR

Book: War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars

Op-ed: "The Iraq War in Perspective"

Op-ed: "The Return of American Realism"

CFR resources on Iraq

POPE BENEDICT'S MIDEAST JOURNEY

Vatican-Israel Relations

Experts say relations between the Vatican and Israel today have never been better. Still, trouble spots remain. In light of Pope Benedict XVI's self-described pilgrimage of peace, this CFR Backgrounder traces the history of Vatican-Israel relations and changes since the last papal visit to the Holy Lands in 2000. Read more.

More from CFR

Backgrounder: U.S.-Vatican Relations

Op-ed: "A Holocaust Denier at the Church Door"

CFR.org Portal on Religion and Foreign Policy

TOWARD NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT?

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

A new CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force examines the challenges that the Obama administration faces in crafting its nuclear weapons policy. Read more.

More from CFR

Foreign Affairs: "The Mushroom Cloud That Wasn't"

Council Special Report: Deterring State Sponsorship of Nuclear Terrorism

Expert Testimony: CFR President Richard N. Haass on Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

Book: On Nuclear Terrorism

CFR experts on Proliferation

IRAN'S CLOUT IN ISRAEL'S NEIGHBORHOOD

A Conversation with Tzipi Livni

Speaking at CFR, Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni says she sees signs that some Arab leaders are siding with Israel in opposition to Iranian influence. Read more.

More from CFR

Transcript: Media Conference Call with Elliott Abrams and James Hoge

Op-ed: "The Power of the First Impression"

Interactive: Crisis Guide: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

CFR experts on Middle East

A NEW STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN

From AfPak to PakAf: A Response to the U.S. Strategy for South Asia

In this Policy Options Paper, CFR's Daniel Markey argues that a narrow focus on counterterrorism is insufficient to protect U.S. interests in South Asia and advocates a long-term approach that prioritizes engagement with Pakistan. Read more.

More from CFR

CFR.org Podcast: Assessing the New Command in Afghanistan

Foreign Affairs Article: "How Dangerous Are the Taliban?"

Foreign Affairs Roundtable: "What's the Problem with Pakistan?"

CFR resources on Central Asia

100 DAYS OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

The First 100 Days

CFR President Emeritus Leslie H. Gelb discusses what President Obama's first 100 days in office have revealed about his foreign policy strategy. Read more.

More from CFR

Book: Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy

Op-ed: "Obama's Doing the Best with a Short Stack"

Op-ed: "Obama's First 100 Days"

CFR experts on Presidency, U.S. Strategy and Politics

 
NEW RELIGION AND FOREIGN POLICY PORTAL ON CFR.ORG

CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative serves as a resource and forum for discussion on international affairs for the religious community. Designed with religious leaders and scholars in mind, our new home on the web offers CFR's best resources on issues at the nexus of religion and foreign policy.

 
 
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Pakistan (5/6): Leslie Gelb discusses President Obama's aid package to Pakistan, in "The Daily Beast."

Pandemics (5/4) Laurie Garrett discusses the origins and path of H1N1 swine influenza, in Newsweek.

Foreign Policy (5/4): Richard Haass discusses the difficulties surrounding dissent in policymaking, in Newsweek.

Cuba (5/3): Julia Sweig argues for not only closing Guantanamo base, but for giving it back to Cuba, in the Washington Post.

HIV/AIDS (5/1): Michael Gerson discusses the "invisible epidemic," in the Washington Post.


 
 

 

About CFR

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

About the CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative

The CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative seeks to engage religious and congregational leaders, scholars, and thinkers from across the country in cross-denominational conversations on global issues, and to serve as a resource of information and analysis on topics at the nexus of religion and foreign policy. For more information, please contact Marjorie Brands, deputy director for the National Program & Outreach, at 212-434-9564 or outreach@cfr.org.

About the Religion and Foreign Policy Portal on CFR.org

CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Portal, www.cfr.org/religioninitiative, is a "first stop" on the internet for members of the religious community seeking information on and analysis of U.S. foreign policy and global developments. In addition to a wide range of CFR materials--including work from the think tank, interviews with experts, meeting transcripts, and new backgrounders--users will find analysis and documents from other sources that have been carefully selected by the website's editorial staff for their relevance and quality.


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