By Ron Raskin. This is the second post in a short series that maps the ideological landscape of Islamism and explains how it has influenced Western politics over the past few decades to provide context for anyone trying to understand today’s political landscape in the West—with its growing internal tensions, cultural conflicts, and ideological battles. And of […]
Taming the Dragon: How the West Confronts Islamism Read More »
By Ron Raskin. In his famous article “The Clash of Civilizations?”, Samuel P. Huntington predicted much of the world we see today—a world increasingly shaped by deep civilizational tensions and inevitable clashes. The world that we must understand if we want to ensure a future for our children This is my first post in a
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By Ron Raskin. Only the blind cannot see that the old world order has collapsed. Even politicians now admit it. At the recent Munich Security Conference, the German chancellor openly said: “I fear we must put it even more bluntly: this order—imperfect even at its best—no longer exists in that form” But the real questions
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By Ron Raskin. The entire world is now discussing the possible collapse of the Ayatollah regime. No one knows what will happen in the coming days—or even hours. Yet one conclusion is already hard to escape: a popular uprising alone may not be enough to bring the regime down, but it will almost certainly mark
Khomeinism is Dead—Don’t Bury the Islamic Republic Yet Read More »
By Ron Raskin. Every day, people in the West wake up, go to work, take care of their children, and run from one task to another. Life feels stable and familiar. Because of this, many believe that this is how things have always been and always will be, and that the dangers we sometimes hear
This Is How We Defeat Islamism Read More »
By Ron Raskin. In my previous post, I reviewed the main political ideas shaping today’s West (Europe and North America). What stands out is that none of these ideologies focuses on strengthening Western societies from within using liberal values. If an ideology is liberal, it usually focuses on spreading liberalism outward in different ways. If
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by Ron Raskin. In one of my earlier posts, I described the main ideologies in today’s West and the thinking behind them. Now I want to focus on one of them: the social-progressive such as represented by current Spanish government and their vision which is based on belief that the West should “lead by moral
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by Ron Raskin. For nearly two centuries, New York was the beating heart of Western civilization — the place where people from a bleeding, turbulent Europe looked for refuge and safety. It was a haven for Jews escaping persecution, and later for countless others from around the globe. A city of immigrants, a symbol of
The Fallen City or How a Frog Is Cooked Read More »
By Ron Raskin. Since the dawn of history, the dream of unity has swept through human civilization like a subtle, elusive breeze — from tribes uniting into kingdoms, to kingdoms giving rise to peoples and nations, and over the past two centuries, from nations evolving into civilizations, moving ever closer to the vision of a
The Western Coalition: Current Options and Visions Read More »
By Ron Raskin The first Gaza War is over. Its ending was almost as surprising as its beginning. Everyone knew that it should happen one day, but no one really believed it would. Just like two years ago—when Israel’s eyes were wide shut to see who they were really dealing with—many people today prefer to
The Game of The Century: The Gaza War Peace Deal Gamble Read More »
