One explanation for why European nations rose to global prominence rather than the Indigenous peoples of the Americas is offered by Jared Diamond in his book ‘Guns, Germs and Steel’. He ar...
Universalism claims there are certain values that apply everywhere, to everyone, at all times. It sounds noble. Who wouldn’t want timeless moral truths? But when you look closely, you see that “un...
Beyond the Nation-State: Toward a New Global Order Based on Value and Practicality The nation-state, that sacred pillar of modern political organization, increasingly feels outdated — and at times, ...
Once, the Arab world stood tall. In the 1950s and 60s, Gamal Abdel Nasser’s voice thundered across the region, igniting the flames of Pan-Arabism. The 1970s shimmered with cultural brilliance –...
Power is the possibility to inflict pain. Power is the possibility to inflict pain. This is the fundamental truth of relations—personal or international. Yet Europe, especially Western Europe, has w...
The Haavara Agreement (1933-1939) Up until 1941, the Nazi regime sought to make Germany’s Jewish population emigrate rather than kill them – the systematic extermination would come later. ...
The conflation of antizionism with antisemitism is a contentious and often misleading political tactic used to silence criticism of Israel’s policies and actions. While antisemitism is a form of...
In a move that underscores the dramatic realignment of Middle Eastern alliances, Israel has quietly urged the U.S. to allow Russian military bases to remain in Syria. Behind this unorthodox request li...
Europe and the West often look down on the Middle East, viewing it through a lens of stereotypes and misconceptions. To many in the West, the region is seen as backward, plagued by violence, and domin...
In today’s dynamic geopolitical landscape, narratives are everywhere, and it’s crucial to know who is behind them and why. It often comes in handy to have someone external to blame for stagnat...
Modern liberalism often claims to champion feminism, but a closer look reveals a glaring contradiction: it only supports women’s rights when those rights align with its own narrow vision of what wom...
Recently, I ‘came across a video of Geert Wilders, the Dutch far-right politician, bashing Al-Andalus—the period of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. (https://youtu.be/b3cmclVKANk?si=OsL-b...
