CFR Religion and Foreign Policy

Laura Cristina Dib, Venezuela program director at the Washington Office on Latin America, and Antonio Gallardo, bishop-elect of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, discuss how religious communities, leaders, and institutions are shaping public discourse around the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela, as well as the broader implications for human rights and democratic governance in the country. Roxanna Vigil, international affairs fellow for national security at CFR, moderates the discussion.

Diana S. Gerson, associate executive vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis, Mary Graw Leary, professor of law at Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, and Shadi Kourosh, associate professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, discuss cross-sector efforts to combat human trafficking. Rachel Vogelstein, associate professor of professional practice and director of the Institute of Global Politics Women’s Initiative at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, moderates the discussion.

Judy Malana, chaplain and captain in the U.S. Navy, Anna Page, chaplain and captain in the U.S. Army, and Sarah Schechter, retired chaplain in the U.S. Air Force, discuss religious engagement within the U.S. military. Wayne MacRae, retired chaplain and captain in the U.S. Navy, moderates the discussion.

Subindra Bogati, founder and chief executive of the Nepal Peacebuilding Initiative, and Meghan Nalbo, Nepal country representative at the Asia Foundation, discuss how the appointment of Nepal’s interim prime minister, alongside the recent Gen Z–led protests, is reshaping the country’s governance, democratic institutions, and development. Joshua Kurlantzick, senior fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at CFR, moderates the discussion.

Musimbi Kanyoro, chair of the United World Colleges international board, and Olivia Wilkinson, senior fellow with the Faith and Global Health Initiative of the Georgetown University Global Health Institute, discuss how religious communities and civil society advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Azza Karam, founding president and CEO of Lead Integrity, moderates the conversation.