Karen L. Mulder (conversation)

Charles Strohmer gets art historian and critic Karen L. Mulder to take us inside the visual arts and help them come alive for us.

This conversation was originally published in Openings #12, Jul-Sept, 2001.

Lynn Green (conversation)

Charles Strohmer talks with Lynn Green about an Evangelical-led Christian reconciliation walk among Muslims in Europe and the Middle East.

This conversation was originally published in Openings #3, April June, 1999.

Michael Schluter (conversation)

Charles Strohmer talks with Michael Schluter, The R Man, about transforming inter-community and international relations.

This conversation was originally published in Openings #18, April-June, 2004

Nancy Pearcey (conversation)

Charles Strohmer talks in depth with author Nancy Pearcey about intelligent design, creationism, and evolution.

This conversation was originally published in Openings #23, July-Sept, 2006.

Pamela MacKenzie (conversation)

Charles Strohmer talks with Dr. Pamela Mackenzie about Christianity, wholistic education, and her work in tribal regions.

This conversation was originally published in Openings #6, Jan-Mar, 2000. Slightly edited for the Web.

Paul Patton (conversation)

Charles Strohmer talks at length with actor, playwright, and teacher Paul Patton about drama and the performing arts. He’s well worth a listen.

This conversation was originally published on Openings #8, Jul-Sept, 2000. Slightly edited for the Web.

Wisdom-based foreign relations

Seeing International Relations and Foreign Policy through Different Eyes
Five Norms of Wisdom for Thinking about More Cooperative Relations between the United States and the Muslim Middle East

This article was written to offer political and religious leaders, their advisors, and other specialists, such as at think tanks, some ideas to mull over about wisdom-based foreign policy decision making for U.S. – Middle East relations. I’ve drawn it together from some chapters of the book I’m writing, so the material has not been made very public until now. It is hoped that it will draw visitors and readers comments and perspectives. It’s a bit of a different way of reasoning about constructing international relations.

Bibliography

This is a list of books I have relied on over the years, as of the summer 2010, for my research on international relations and foreign policy and my work on developing wisdom-based approaches to U.S. – Middle East relations. Apologies for not breaking these classifications into smaller ones, but the titles should make their subjects clear. Books on Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are in “The Middle East.” Books about al Qaeda are in “War or Terrorism.” In due course I hope to find time to list other sources that have been essential, from formal reports, journal articles, interviews, and so on.