The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
The Group of 20’s Religion Forum: How much is too much balancing? A conversation with Ahmet Kuru
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The Group of 20’s Religion Forum: How much is too much balancing? A conversation with Ahmet Kuru

Religious leaders gather in Bali this week for their first Religion Forum 20 summit (R20) under the auspices of the Group of 20 or G-20 that brings together the world's largest economies. The religious leaders are meeting two weeks before the G-20's political leaders are scheduled to gather in Indonesia, the group's current chair, for what potentially promises to be an acrimonious get-together attended by the presidents of the United States, Russia, and China. The religious summit is likely to find it easier to agree on a common language than their political leaders, but that may be where the easy part ends. I'll be discussing with acclaimed political scientist Ahmet Kuru the issues that undergird the gathering.

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The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast. James is the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog, a book with the same title as well as Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Dr. Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario and Shifting Sands, Essays on Sports and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa.