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The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University advances multidisciplinary research and education on the religious dynamics of conflict and peace.
By fostering exchange and collaboration, the center creates networks—local, national, and global—that expand knowledge, deepen understanding, and promote wiser, more effective responses to some of the world's most pressing challenges.

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Syria: What Comes After the Despot?
Interview by Bhaskar Sunkara | Founding Editor with Anand Gopal | Journalist and Assistant Research Professor, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict and School of Politics and Global Studies

AZ democracy watchdog calls Trump rhetoric 'authoritarian' behavior
Reporting by Joe Dana | Reporter featuring John Carslon | Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

'Rules have been completely upended': Democracy watchdog warns about Trump rhetoric
Reporting by Joe Dana | Reporter featuring John Carslon | Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict