Except under rare circumstances, I don't write responses to criticism.

In the coming decades, questions of identity, meaning cultural heritage, language, and religion will play a central role in politics.

I think we can expect leaders of Muslim societies to cooperate with each other on many issues just as Western societies cooperate with each other.

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.

Except under rare circumstances, I don't write responses to criticism.

A lot of people tend to think I'm a dogmatic ideologue, which I'm not.

Israel has military capabilities including nuclear weapons, far surpassing any other power in the Middle East, but it's a small country. The rest of the Middle Eastern peoples are Muslim and Israelis are not, so it is hardly in any position to become the leading power.