Former Spanish Prime Minister José Maria Aznar on Religion & Democracy in Foreign Policy (Keynote)

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This keynote was part of the Symposium on Religion & Democracy in the Foreign Policy of the Obama Administration.

November 2, 2009 | This day-long event consisted of four panels, each of which examined the question of religion and democracy in U.S. foreign policy from a different perspective. The panels addressed the role of religious actors in U.S. democracy programs and policies, the "twin tolerations" and democratic stability in highly religious societies, emerging trends in the data concerning the relationships between religion and democracy, and the relationship between Islam and democracy in key Muslim countries.

The conference was made possible through the support of the Luce/SFS Program on Religion and International Affairs.


José María Aznar is the former Prime Minister of Spain, a position he held from 1996--2004; he was chair of Partido Popular from 1990-2004. He is currently the President of FAES (Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis), founding chairman of the Friends of Israel Initiative, and board of directors member for News Corporation. From 2004-11 Aznar was Distinguished Scholar in the Practice of Global Leadership in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Aznar has written several books (all in Spanish), including España puede salir de la crisis (2009), Cartas a un Joven Español (2007), The Spain I Believe in (1995), and Spain: The Second Transition (1994). Aznar has promoted strong anti-terrorism policies and international cooperation among democratic countries. He supports close Spanish-American ties and greater European Union commitment to economic reform.