Peter Mandaville

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announces another round of nominees and appointees for his administration as U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens during a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Why the Biden administration should stay out of the global “Muslim engagement” business

Peter Mandaville

Monday, December 14, 2020

A banner featuring slain General Qasem Soleimani is seen in Tehran, Iran on Jan. 12, 2020.Img 0004

Islamic soft power in the US-Iran crisis

Peter Mandaville

Monday, January 13, 2020

Indonesian Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta July 23, 2010. Indonesia's Muslims learned last week they have been praying in the wrong direction, after the country's highest Islamic authority said its directive on the direction of Mecca actually had people facing Africa. Muslims are supposed to face the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia during prayer and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issued an edict in March stipulating westward was the correct direction from the world's most populous Muslim country. It has now said the true direction is north-west. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION ODDLY IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E67N18IZ01

How Saudi Arabia and Iran use Islam in foreign policy

Shadi Hamid, Peter Mandaville, and Fred Dews

Friday, January 11, 2019

Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

A member of the security forces guards during the arrival of Pope Francis at the Sheikh Zayed grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

The rise of Islamic soft power: Religion and foreign policy in the Muslim world

Peter Mandaville and Shadi Hamid

Friday, December 7, 2018

Boys read the Koran inside Markaz Al-Madrasa Al-Islamia, an Islamic seminary and orphanage, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Shadipora on the outskirts of Srinagar May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Ismail - RC14F69A05E0

Islam as statecraft: How governments use religion in foreign policy

Peter Mandaville and Shadi Hamid

November 2018

The future of political Islam: Trends and prospects

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Moroccan lawmaker Ahmed Sakdi speaks to voters in the town of Tinghir, in southeastern Morocco, August 31, 2015. Campaigning for Friday's local elections, Sakdi made sure to hammer home his Islamist party's anti-corruption message to a few dozen voters listening to his speech in the desert town of Imider. Turnout may have been meagre, but Friday's vote in towns and villages across Morocco will pose an important test for Sakdi's Justice and Development Party (PJD), which leads Morocco's governing coalition.

How America changed its approach to political Islam

Shadi Hamid, William McCants, and Peter Mandaville

Monday, October 9, 2017

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Amin Madani, Foreign Ministers Sameh Shoukry of Egypt (2nd R) and Mevlut Cavusoglu of Turkey (R) are seen during the opening session of the OIC Istanbul Summit in Istanbul, Turkey April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Sebnem Coskun/Pool - RTX29X4Z

The case for engaging religion in U.S. diplomacy

Peter Mandaville

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Hawa Bah, (C) mother of Mohamed Bah and people take part in a prayer at one Saint Andrews Plaza in Lower Manhattan, New York, U.S. February 24, 2017. Muslim Leaders lead a prayer action demanding response from US Attorney Preet Bharara and call for investigation and prosecution in NYPD killing of Mohamed Bah. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - RTS107BH

The future of religion and U.S. foreign policy under Trump

Peter Mandaville

Tuesday, March 7, 2017