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November 8, 2021

Middle East and North Africa
Religious Freedom in the Middle East

Our panelists examine religious freedom in the Middle East, how international organizations and the United States have responded to the persecution of religious minorities in the past, and what can b…

Play Orthodox Christian woman lighting a torch at the Holy Fire Ceremony in Jerusalem

October 4, 2023

Armenia
Ethnic Cleansing Is Happening in Nagorno-Karabakh. How Can the World Respond?

Azerbaijan’s push into the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh is drawing comparisons to other episodes of ethnic cleansing. What can be done under international law?

Refugees wait to cross the border at a checkpoint on the so-called Lachin Corridor between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia on September 26, 2023.

June 4, 2024

Nigeria
A Second Coming?

Among a cross section of Nigerian Christians, support for former US President Donald Trump remains stubbornly strong.  

Former U.S. president Donald Trump prays with pastors

September 27, 2020

United Arab Emirates
The Arab World Is Having a Jewish Revolution

The real achievement of the Abraham Accords isn’t geopolitical—it’s cultural.

July 12, 2024

Election 2024
Election 2024: The Republican National Convention Begins on Monday

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Republicans are gathering in Milwaukee next week optimistic about their chances in November.  

Republican National Convention in Milwaukee

January 15, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigerians Circle the Wagons Against West on Anti-Gay Law

Nigerians across religious, ethnic, and regional divisions are strongly supportive of the anti-gay measure recently signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan. The legislation criminalizes virtua…

Members of religious groups campaigning against homosexuality hold placards during a rally in Kampala August 21, 2007.

December 14, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Prophecy of Nigeria’s TB Joshua

Nigerians like to say that they are the happiest people in the world and the most religious. Public events commonly open and close with prayer. Causation of events, big or small is routinely ascribed…

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