Since the revolution of the 18th century, America has basically had an ideology of liberal democracy and constitutionalism.

Maybe Iraq will come back and become the dominant power among Arab countries. That seems to me as conceivable.

Global politics remains extremely complex and countries have different interests, which will also lead them to make what might seem as rather bizarre friends and allies.

I think it's hard to talk about the Muslim world and Christian world as blocks.

There are lots of conflicts going on in the Middle East. It is unclear as to which country will emerge, if any, as the dominant or hegemonic power in the Middle East.

Quite obviously power will continue to play a central role in global politics as it always does. But usually there is something else.

Some Westerners […] have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise.