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Presenter urges U.S. to use foreign-policy leverage to protect religious freedom worldwide
Summary
A presenter argued that the United States should consistently press governments and nonstate actors to stop religious persecution, outlining four types of persecution and four policy tools — coalitions, consistency, call-outs and consequences — and citing examples including Rohingya, Uyghurs and Uzbekistan.
During a policy forum, a presenter urged U.S. policymakers to use diplomatic and economic leverage to defend religious freedom worldwide, saying the United States "is uniquely positioned" to help persecuted believers.
The presenter said the issue matters because of the scale of religious adherence and the scope of restrictions: "roughly 85% of the world believes in God or a higher power," and about "2 out of 3 people on earth live in environments that restrict the free practice of faith," conditions that the presenter described as a "recipe for instability."
In the talk, the presenter outlined four types of persecution: authoritarian (state-imposed penalties), extremist (nonstate mob or violent attacks), democratic majoritarian abuse (when a dominant religious community uses state power to enforce beliefs) and terrorism…
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