Explorations on War - Episode 12, with Ron Hassner
From On Geopolitics by Centre for Geopolitics
May 11, 2026 · 41 min · Season 2 · Episode 12
About this episode
The episode discusses the significance of understanding a country's religious landscape in the context of war and the role of religious leaders in decision-making.
Professor William Hurst is joined by Ron Hassner, the Chancellor's Professor of Political Science and Helen Diller Family Chair in Israel Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. They discuss the importance of understanding the religious terrain of a country when going to war with it, and the necessity of states engaging religious leaders, and those with religious expertise, when making decisions around war.
People in this episode
Host: William Hurst
Guest: Ron Hassner
Topics covered
- war
- religion
- political science
- decision making
- international relations
Keywords
- war
- religion
- political science
- Ron Hassner
- William Hurst
- international relations
- decision making
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of California, Berkeley
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