[RED DEMOCRATICA] BOLETIN : CFR Religion and Foreign Policy Bulletin: June/July 2009

June/ July 2009 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. In this Issue: JUST, UNJUST, AND JUSTIFIABLE WARS: A CONVERSATION WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS   OBAMA AND THE NEW U.S.-MUSLIM DIALOGUE   PRESIDENTIAL POWER IN IRAN   THE MIDEAST PEACE PROCESS   HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA TWENTY YEARS AFTER TIANANMEN JUST, UNJUST, AND JUSTIFIABLE WARS: A CONVERSATION WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS Just war theory has for centuries provided useful guidance to policymakers, clergy, citizens, and soldiers alike. But is just war theory is too subjective and confining for today's real-world threats? CFR President Richard N. Haass discusses the just and unjust war debate with members of the religious community in light of his new book, War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars. Listen to the audio. OBAMA AND THE NEW U.S.-MUSLIM DIALOGUE CFR Mideast expert Steven A. Cook says President Obama's Cairo speech effectively addressed issues at the core of U.S.-Muslim tensions. But sustaining a constructive dialogue will be a challenge, he says. Read more. More from CFR OP-ED: "How Obama Should Speak to the Muslim World," by Richard N. Haass and Elliott Abrams INTERVIEW: Former diplomat Edward Djerejian on The Policy Hurdles Beyond Cairo OP-ED: "From Ayman Nour, a Question for Obama," by Michael Gerson PRESIDENTIAL POWER IN IRAN In the aftermath of the contested presidential vote, the power balance between Iran's clergy and its government could crumble. This Backgrounder explains their historical relationship. Read more. More from CFR INTERACTIVE: Timeline: U.S.-Iran Relations Since World War II OP-ED: "Five Ways Obama Could Promote Freedom in Iran," by Daniel Senor BOOK: Guardians of the Revolution-Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs, by Ray Takeyh INTERVIEW: Arang Keshavarzian on Crisis of Legitimacy in Iran THE MIDEAST PEACE PROCESS Mideast expert Aaron David Miller says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech on June 14 was less about Arab-Israeli peace than pursuing the U.S.-Israeli relationship. Read more. More from CFR OP-ED: "Why Obama Should Listen to Bibi," by Leslie H. Gelb OP-ED: "Why Obama Should Keep the Heat on Israel" by Peter Beinart OP-ED: "Bibi Speaks," by Elliott Abrams OP-ED: "Why Israel Won't Attack Iran" by Steven A. Cook HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA TWENTY YEARS AFTER TIANANMEN Six experts reflect on China's trajectory since the 1989 bloody crackdown of pro-democracy protests in Beijing, including its breathtaking economic growth and mounting strains caused by a lack of political reforms. Read more. More from CFR INTERVIEW: New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof on Prospects for Political Change in China INTERACTIVE: U.S. Relations with China FOREIGN AFFAIRS ARTICLE: "The G-2 Mirage--Why the United States and China Are Not Ready to Upgrade Ties" ISSUE GUIDE: China's Role in the World

NEW RELIGION AND FOREIGN POLICY PORTAL ON CFR.ORG Designed with religious leaders and scholars in mind, our new home on the web offers CFR's best resources on issues at the nexus of religion and foreign policy.     SPOTLIGHT ON RELIGION IN THE DOMESTIC SPHERE "When the rights of Jews are violated, all human rights are insecure," writes Michael Gerson in response to the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, in the Washington Post. Read more.     CFR EXPERTS IN THE NEWS Zimbabwe (6/17): Michael Gerson writes that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's power-sharing agreement with Mugabe is a "calculated risk" in the Washington Post. Afghanistan (6/17): Max Boot writes in favor of Gen. McChrystal's decision to set up a Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell, in the Wall Street Journal. Iraq (6/15): Leslie H. Gelb and Jeanne Paloma-Zelmati analyze the media and print reporting leading up to the war in Iraq, in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. Presidency (6/12): Charles Kupchan writes about three lessons that President Obama can learn from President Wilson in Newsday. United States (6/10): Noah Feldman argues that many of the greatest Supreme Court justices have been "downright mean," in the New York Times. Global Health (6/10): Laurie Garrett discusses the World Health Organization's Pandemic Alert Systems in the New York Times. Immigration (6/8): Edward Alden argues, "the U.S. can't afford to keep turning away the best and the brightest," in the Wall Street Journal.     CFR FOR YOUR iPHONE Get the latest news from CFR.org on your iPhone with this free application download.

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