John Stempel to Discuss Religion and Diplomacy
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The link between religion and diplomacy goes back well beyond this century, but it has more meaning today than it has for 450 years. Dr. John Stempel will explain how religion affects both the substance and the fact of diplomacy and intelligence, as well as why it is nearly impossible to truly understand international affairs today without some knowledge of the intertwining of these subjects.
Dr. Stempel is former Foreign Service Officer, currently at the Virginia Military Institute on sabbatical from his post as Senior Professor at the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. In his 23-year Foreign Service career, Stempel saw both Islamic fundamentalism in Iran and Hindu fundamentalism in India "up close and personal."
