Transatlantic Topics | Immigration and Integration

• Lessons from the Quran Episode
  CTR Senior Fellow Jocelyne Cesari tells us here.

• Violent Radicalization in Europe
  CTR Fellow Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen takes stock of studies of radicalization and asseses here what we know and what we don't know about radicalization connected to militant Islamism in Europe.

• Islam is a religion, not a terror ideology
  Jocelyne Cesari, Director of the CTR-Harvard Program on Islam in the West comments here on CNN. 

• A French fairy-veil, sans happy ending
  Jocelyne Cesari, Director of the CTR-Harvard Program on Islam in the West examines France’s decision to ban Muslim face veils on CNN's AC360 here.

• Muslims in European public spheres
  The limits of liberal theories of citizenship Recent events in Europe, from the cartoon crisis in Denmark to the controversy over the construction of minarets in Switzerland and the Belgian parliament's ban on full-face veils, have brought the status of Islam in the secular public sphere to the forefront of European political debates. Jocelyne Cesari comments here.
  
  
• "Why Quote a Byzantine Emperor?"
  CTR Visiting Fellow Erwan Lagadec offers "context" to Pope Benedict's controversial speech, "Why Quote a Byzantine Emperor?" in the International Herald Tribune, September 24, 2006. Click here.
  
  
• "Islamic Fundamentalism in Europe"
  with Lorenzo Vidino, Frank Fukuyama, and Dan Benjamin. Click here to listen to the remarks. Click here to listen to the Q&A.
  
  
• Education, Religion and the State
  CTR recently hosted Maria van der Hoeven, Minister for Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands and Prof. Francis Fukuyama for a discussion on this topic.  To read the Minister's speech, click here.
  
  
• A Tale of Two Cities
  CTR and the Robert Bosch Stiftung recently brought 12 US newspaper editors to Germany. Click here for commentary by the participants on the issue of immigration and integration.
  
  
• British, French and German Approaches
  Gregory Rodriguez, Sunday opinion writer for the Los Angeles Times and a member of the CTR "Fresh Voices" Study Group, offers his perspective on British, French and German approaches to immigration and citizenship.
  
  
• The Balance of Faith and State
  Debate is raging in Europe about immigration policies and integration strategies. The Netherlands has been a particular flashpoint of debate. Together with the Royal Netherlands Embassy CTR hosted former EU Commissioner Frits Bolkestein to discuss these issues. Click here for his views and media reporting.
  
  
• Islam and Identity in Germany
  Jonathan Laurence argues that Berlin should concentrate on practical problems that undermine social cohesion and avoid the temptation to score domestic political points here.
  
  
• The Challenge of Islamists for EU and U.S. Policies
  How do the EU and the US approach Islamist actors and governments in the Muslim world? What might a shared transatlantic agenda towards the Muslim world look like? Read the analysis by SWP's Muriel Asseburg and USIP's Daniel Brumberg here.