ISIS and the mash of civilisations
Counterintuitive as it may sound, ISIS is proof that the clash of civilisations is a myth. The reality is that interests clash, while cultures mix.
Read MoreCounterintuitive as it may sound, ISIS is proof that the clash of civilisations is a myth. The reality is that interests clash, while cultures mix.
Read MoreThe UN Security Council has a long track record of failing to resolve conflicts. Now it is also in danger of bringing the major powers to blows.
Read MoreDespite the proven futility of blood-letting for both Israelis and Palestinians, violence is exercising an irresistible magnetic force.
Read MoreA violinist’s inspired and impromptu choice of music at the Greek-Macedonian border tells us a lot about the Syrian refugee crisis.
Read MoreThe curious cases of Rachel Dolezal and the Circassian ladies show just how meaningless race is, while Dylann Roof underlines the dangers of racism.
Read MoreFailing to acknowledge the legacy of slavery on all our modern societies makes the present an unnecessary slave to history.
Read MoreThe “business as usual” re-election promises of Binyamin Netanyahu. But this is an extremely risky venture on the Iranian-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian fronts.
Read MoreFor Palestinians in Israel, the recent race for the Knesset was both the worst of elections and the best.
Read MoreIf ISIS is a virus, then fighting it with the antibiotic of ill-conceived deadly force and repression could create ever-more deadly strains.
Read MoreDecades of authoritarianism and centuries of non-indigenous rule have led to a shortage of effective native leaders in Egypt, derailing the revolution.
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