Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists

Perhaps at a later point important developments will be traced back to September 11. But for now we do not know which of the many scenarios will actually hold in the future.

A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly embarrassing situation of perhaps overreacting

The clever, albeit fragile, coalition against terrorism brought together by the U.S. government might be able to advance the transition from classical international law to a cosmopolitan order.

Manhattan... capital of the 20th century, a city that has fascinated me for more than three decades.

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond their own national scope of interests.

Positivism stands or falls with the principle of scientism, that is that the meaning of knowledge is defined by what the sciences do and can thus be adequately explicated through the methodological analysis of scientific procedures.