Conspiracy theories
When you live in a totalitarian society, you learn to read between the lines and trust nothing at face value. You know that starting with your government all the way down to the humblest official […]
Geopolitics
Russian upper house approves use of force in Ukraine
CNN: Russian upper house approves use of force in Ukraine Linked in a post on G+ Democratic Europe is paralysed in front of determined thugs – we saw it with Milosevic and we are likely to […]
Les intellectuels égyptiens justifient le coup de force mené par l’armée|Le Temps
Les intellectuels égyptiens justifient le coup de force mené par l’armée C’est un de ces cas qui exigent une vraie refléxion, pas seulement une réaction automatique et manichéenne de bon-mauvais, massacreur-massacré. Mon commentaire sur l’article […]
David Brooks: The Solitary Leaker|NYT
David Brooks: The Solitary Leaker writes about Snowden in the New York Times: “Though thoughtful, morally engaged and deeply committed to his beliefs, he appears to be a product of one of the more unfortunate […]
Fouad Ajami on anti-western demonstrations in the Arab world
Looking at events in the Arab world, you have the impression that the whole region is fuelled by a gigantic inferiority complex – a dangerous condition, considering what it did to post-WWI Germany. This opinion […]
Pakistan and the US
Council for Foreign Relations writes about Pakistani Media and anti-Americanism: “U.S.-Pakistan ties deteriorated significantly in the past year, and the anti-American rhetoric in Pakistani media (NYT), especially television, reached a crescendo. Najam Sethi, an award-winning Pakistani journalist […]