Religion and Statecraft

Religion as a tool of international diplomacy! Our guest, scholar Douglas Johnston, says with religion a root cause of so many modern wars, it must also be a part of the solution. And yet, he says, our Western, secular approach toward diplomacy leads us to ignore the positive role faith can play in conflict resolution. He calls it “the missing dimension” of our foreign policy.

Guest

• Douglas Johnston: president and founder of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy. He led the seven year study that produced the book Religion, The Missing Dimension of Statecraft and was previously the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.