2008 Conference CamCasts

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Keynote Address: Religion, World Politics, and United States Foreign Policy

Rev. J. Bryan Hehir
Kennedy School, Harvard University

A Look Back at Religious Influences on American Foreign Relations

Andrew Preston
Fellow of Clare College,Cambridge University, England

The Role of Fundamentalists in Recent U.S. Foreign Policy

Scott Appleby
Professor of History and Director of the Kroc Center,

The Influence of Religion in American Diplomacy and Development Policies

Andrew Natsios
Professor at Georgetown University, former head of A.I.D., former President’s Special Envoy to Sudan

Religious Identities in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Philip C. Wilcox Jr.
President, Foundation for Middle East Peace

The Clash Between Sunni and Shia Muslims Across the Middle East

Rend al-Rahim Francke
President, Iraq Foundation, currently at U.S. Institute of Peace

The Struggle Between Modern Governance and Resurgent Islam

Ellen Laipson
President, Henry L. Stimson Center

Religious and Ethical Challenges in Seeking Global Social Justice

Katherine Marshall
Senior Fellow at Georgetown University, formerly with The World Bank

Faith-Based Diplomacy: Bridging the Religious Divide

Douglas M. Johnston
President, International Institute for Religion and Diplomacy