US exploited 9/11 to reshape Islamic world, but ended up weaker
By Nadia Helmy Published: Sep 13, 2021 A vendor selling Taliban flags waits by the roadside in Kabul on Thursday. Photo: AFPThe end of the Cold War constituted a major […]
Ruminations about the fall of Kabul
By Friedrich Kratochwil Ruminations about the fall of Kabul International September 14, 2021 The hasty retreat of the U.S. from Afghanistan and the re-establishment of Taliban rule in Kabul are […]
Hermeticism: From ancient prophets to the New World Order
BY MEHMET HASAN BULUT ISTANBUL ARTS AUG 01, 2021 3:04 PM GMT+3The Eye of Providence, a symbol of Freemasonry, can be seen on the $1 bill accompanied with the phrase “Novus ordo seclorum” […]
9/11 : Your first and second thoughts?
After 9/11 it was sort of my ‘hobby’ to ask everyone of my friends, relatives, colleagues and acquaintances: “What was your first and second thought at the moment you saw the collaps of the Twin Towers” ? (we were not even told at the time that there was a ‘Tower […]
The Bear Awakens: Russia’s Role in an Era of Uncertainty
PAST EVENT This item has: Video Sunday, Feb 26, 2017 The Brookings Doha Center (BDC) hosted a panel discussion on February 26, 2017, which explored the motives fueling Russia’s foreign policy, especially after the approval of Russia’s new Foreign Policy Concept. The panel included Andrey Kortunov, director-general of the Russian […]
Stunned again by megachange
Darrell M. West Wednesday, November 9, 2016 The 2016 election produced another shocker for the world with the presidential victory of Donald Trump. Following on the heels of many other surprises in recent years such as the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, Brexit, and Trumpism itself, it demonstrates that […]
Muslims:The End of Arrogance
Colonialism, interventions, the war on terror: the West’s Realpolitik has failed. We have to fundamentally change our relationship with the Muslim world. Von Bernd Ulrich 24. November 2015 The West is in mourning and despair over the deaths in Paris and it shows it. This honours the West, this honours […]
Russia’s great power game
OPINION Russia’s great power game It may be a dream for Putin to join a concert of powers in stabilising the Middle East, but it’s a forgivable one. 17 Nov 2015 After the Napoleonic wars, the so-called Congress of Vienna in 1815 brought together allies and enemies to create a […]