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Source: atlanticcouncil.org

<p>The post-Cold War assumption that international politics was converging toward a secular liberal framework in which religion would play at most a marginal role has not survived contact with the evidence. From China to Turkey to Saudi Arabia and Russia, states are integrating religion into their foreign policy in strategically significant ways. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/religion-as-statecraft-what-a-decade-of-research-reveals-about-the-geopolitics-of-religious-soft-power/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Religion as statecraft: What a decade of research reveals about the geopolitics of religious soft power</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Atlantic Council</a>.</p>

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