Religious Freedom as a Counter-Extremism Tool
ENGAGING THE RELIGIOUS TERRAIN TO PROMOTE TOLERANCE AND FREEDOM January 27, 2014 Address by KNOX THAMES, Director of Policy and Research,...
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A Global Response to Religious Freedom Violations
January 23, 2014 https://www.georgetownjournalofinternationalaffairs.org/online-edition/a-global-response-to-religious-freedom-violations...
Religion and Foreign Affairs 2014 Outlook
Following are some personal prognostications about what may come to be in 2014 relating to religion and foreign affairs. I’ve never made...
Qatar Racing Ahead
http://www.ia-forum.org/Content/ViewInternalDocument.cfm?ContentID=8019 The tiny Persian Gulf nation of Qatar is becoming a global player...
Fighting words in Afghanistan
October 31, 2013 https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/10/31/fighting-words-in-afghanistan/ At long last, it appears that the Bilateral...
From peace to carnage
September 24, 2013 https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/09/24/from-peace-to-carnage/ The two suicide bombers struck just as worshippers were...
Canada’s religious freedom work is timely, needed, and should be supported
August 7, 2013 https://www.hilltimes.com/global/2013/08/06/canadas-religious-freedom-work-is-timely-needed-and-should-be-supported/34278...
Combating Religion-Based Terror
https://www.georgetownjournalofinternationalaffairs.org/online-edition/combating-religion-based-terror-by-knox-thames On May 30, the...
Bangladesh Beware: A Lesson from Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
http://southasiajournal.net/bangladesh-beware-a-lesson-from-pakistans-blasphemy-law/ From guest bloggers Knox Thames and Sahar Chaudhry...
Pakistan's abysmal religious tolerance score
https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/04/30/pakistans-abysmal-religious-tolerance-score/ Today, the U.S. Commission on International Religious...
Does Religious Freedom Have a Future in Pakistan?
April 26, 2013 https://www.georgetownjournalofinternationalaffairs.org/online-edition/does-religious-freedom-have-a-future-in-pakistan-by...
Syria's Fight After the Fight
https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/04/26/syrias-fight-after-the-fight/ The bloody struggle playing out in Syria has taken on increasingly...
US Promotion of International Religious Freedom
https://zenit.org/articles/us-promotion-of-international-religious-freedom/ Here is an article from Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, Chair of...
The Pakistani Taliban's "Preposterous" Ask
https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/01/18/the-pakistani-talibans-preposterous-ask/ Just after Christmas, the Pakistani Taliban...
The Ravages of Pakistan's Blasphemy Law
https://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2012/08/29/the_ravages_of_pakistans_blasphemy_law_100211.html The current case of Rimsha Masih...
Making Freedom of Religion or Belief a True EU Priority
https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/23357 Working Paper, EUI RSCAS, 2012/41, RELIGIOWEST The Council of the European Union recently...
Afghanistan: Mind the God gap
https://foreignpolicy.com/2012/05/30/afghanistan-mind-the-god-gap/ This month's NATO summit in Chicago has provided many writers and...
Attaining Sustainable Security through Civic Space for Religious Actors
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/attaining-sustainable-security-through-civic-space-for-religious-actors Religion, security, and...
The United States Needs to "Get Religion" in Afghanistan
See my article in the Yale Journal of International Affairs. http://yalejournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/13.OpEd_Thames.pdf