This study analyzes the religious dimension in contemporary international relations, as practiced by regimes in various countries through their policies and orientations towards other nations. Over the past decades, religion has gained increasing importance in the study of international relations, becoming one of the most frequently utilized factors by major powers, particularly the United States and Russia. The study posed the following questions: How does the religious phenomenon influence international relations? And what are the future prospects for this phenomenon in the interactions of the international system? Based on the research hypothesis that the religious phenomenon impacts international relations through its religious dimension in the realm of collective values, and has become a powerful and increasingly evident actor in international relations, the study employed descriptive, analytical, and historical methodologies to define the relationship between various composite elements of values such as culture, civilization, and ethics. Furthermore, a strong correlation exists between globalization and the emergence of religion\'s role as an influencer in international policies. The study confirmed its hypothesis, stating that "the religious phenomenon, through its religious dimension in the realm of collective values, influences international relations, and has become a powerful and increasingly evident actor in international relations, with its impact clear and continuously rising." This is particularly evident in the use of religion by major powers in their foreign policies, alongside the notable prevalence in the Western world of a hostile view towards religions, especially Islam. This perspective promotes the idea that religion signifies backwardness, stagnation, and inhumanity, a narrative propagated by orientalists, colonial powers, missionary groups, and evangelicals, particularly targeting Islam and portraying it as a source of terrorism, extremism, and fundamentalism.