We can perhaps even go as far as dividing all of recent history into two periods. For one, there is the Cold War period. Second, there is the post-Cold War period. The former was defined and shaped by discord and division. The latter is defined and shaped by growing interconnection and integration. And when the … Continue reading What Went Wrong?
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Our Loved Egyptian Night
Stereotyping, as we mentioned in the past, is a top-down act intended as part of the overall colonization and subjugation process. It then leads us to the question of how important race actually is in the shaping of American foreign relations. To what extent does race play a role in the determination and formation of … Continue reading Our Loved Egyptian Night
The United States and Europe
If the basic frame or theme of international affairs is the clash between Western hegemony on one hand and Eastern expansion on the other hand, it follows that everyone and everywhere is an ideological, geopolitical, and military battleground, including Europe. But Europe also demonstrates the limits of American hegemony. For instance, America instructs Europe to … Continue reading The United States and Europe
Just-Surmounted Colonial Tutelage
In short, one side needs renewal because it has gone through a cheapening and a devaluation of sorts and has thus become meaningless and superfluous, while the other side is emerging and rising because of its newfound moral and strategic purpose. And after having one side impose an international order based on colonialism for centuries, … Continue reading Just-Surmounted Colonial Tutelage
Change the Sun
Both capitalist social relations and the racism which are immanent in American foreign policy ended up creating problems for the Western system over the long run. And given that the detriment caused by both factors are so blatantly obvious, it puts the West at a psychological disadvantage vis-à-vis its adversaries. If Hamas and Hezbollah are able to … Continue reading Change the Sun
Adam A. Azim 