Eli Berman on Religious Terrorism
Prof. Eli Berman, professor of economics at UC-San Diego and Research Director of International Security Studies at the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation,...
View ArticleMonica Toft on Religion, Terrorism, and Civil War
A week before the 10th anniversay of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Prof. Monica Duffy Toft of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government joins...
View ArticleSean Everton on Dark Networks
Dark networks are clandestine organizations that often, but not always, engage in nefarious behavior. Over the past several decades, scholars and minitary strategists have become increasingly...
View ArticleRon Mock on Pacifism, War, and Terrorism
In light of the eleventh anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, and with an eye towards more recent assaults on US diplomatic missions overseas, we explore the topic of Christian pacifism...
View ArticleSean Everton on Religion & Dark Networks (Encore Presentation)
While the cast and crew of RoR takes a short spring break, we present you with one of our favorite episodes from deep in our archives. Remember, we have over 225 episodes shelved in our library, so...
View ArticlePaul Kubicek on Islam, Political Islam, and Democracy
Can Islamic nations craft functioning democracies? While a cursory glance at the Arab Middle East would suggest the difficulty with such a task, Dr. Paul Kubicek, professor of political science at...
View ArticleReligious Liberty and Violent Religious Extremism
Can religious liberty serve as an antidote to religious violence extremism? This was the question posed to a panel of four scholars at a symposium sponsored by the Religious Freedom Project at the...
View ArticlePeter Henne on Religion-State Relations and Counterterrorism
What determines whether or not a foreign government cooperates with US counterterrorism efforts? Prof. Peter Henne, and assistant professor of political science at the University of Vermont, examines...
View ArticleRichard Nielsen on Deadly Clerics
Political rebellion and violence in the Middle East has recently been associated with religious belief and rhetoric, often spurred on by the writings and recordings of Muslim clerics. What motivates...
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