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The military-industrial complex

MODERN TIMES CONVERSATIONS: From someone who should know the intricacies of foreign policy and geopolitics: Thorbjørn Jagland on military rearmament and enemy images – when it comes to the USA, Russia, China, Turkey, and Libya.
Truls Lie -

Immigration as a means of payment for the sins of the West

TIME OF SETTLEMENT: Why should migrants "respect our borders"? The West never respected theirs. Immigration quotas should be based on how much the West has destroyed other countries.
Suketu Mehta -

Europe needs security for Russia, and security with Russia

: What can the Western bloc do to improve the cool relationship with the great power in the east, asks Manfred Huterer, diplomat at the German embassy in Warsaw. Is an open dialogue and mutual respect between the West and Russia possible?
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The Muslim Brotherhood and the West

Martin Frampton: The Muslim Brotherhood and the West. A History of Enmity and Engagement

: In his latest book, Martyn Frampton claims that the Muslim Brotherhood is a contradictory organization, but the contradictions are also part of the success it experiences.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

The vest, the rest and the big test

Hubert Vedrine: Le monde au défi

: The term "international community" must be redefined. Today, it is just a phrase politicians use when they want to avoid taking responsibility.
Ketil Fred Hansen -

Bear Bow: Israel and the Arab States

ORIENTERING: To expect a solution or just a will for a solution from the UN, is to indulge in wild wishful thinking.
Jens Bjørneboe -

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