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Extra - Holy Sites as Fault Lines - Pope Leo, Saudi Normalization, and Sacred Statecraft

from Diplomacy and International Relations by Bastian Friborg · host Bastian Friborg

In this episode we take a closer look at how the Saudi nuclear deal is now formally conditioned on joining the Abraham Accords, which is a religious-symbolic act as much as a strategic one. Meanwhile Pope Leo warns against unilateral moves violating "the status quo of the holy sites."Religion is having a come-back in international relations and global politics.Follow IQulture Talking on Instagram for more content.

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