Religious Actors Key to Peacebuilding in Ukraine, Russia: Report

Religious actors have the potential to radically encourage and shape peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia but are being overlooked by policymakers, according to a new report. Despite a strong secular focus in American and European strategy circles, religion is directly informing the geopolitical and military aspects of the war in Ukraine, according to a report published by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). “The conflict in Ukraine is multilayered, and religion permeates every level,” the report reads. “Overall, the United States and other international partners must recognize that religious organizations and institutions will, in all likelihood, continue to play a prominent role in Ukraine’s political, ideological, and humanitarian spheres.”...