Article(print)#11561998
RELIGION AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS: RELIGION AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
In: SAIS REVIEW, Volume 18, Issue 2, p. 25-31
THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS AN IMPORTANT FOREIGN POLICY GOAL FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS BEGUN TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC CONCERNS ABOUT RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD. IN FURTHER DEVELOPING ITS POLICY RESPONSES, WASHINGTON SHOULD EXPAND ITS CONCERNS, ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM, HIGHLIGHT THE HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH, AND WORK WITH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES.
