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The OIC is a useless organization. The GCC & Turkey + Indonesia & Malaysia need to create their own security structure along the lines of NATO. It may be an idea for each nation of this new security body to specialize in particular defense systems with funding from the other nations in the...

This is how seriously the politicians themselves take the UNSC...

and then there is nonsense like this... and this...

Are you saying that in your view the provisions of the treaty preventing Iran from building nuclear weapons are time-limited, and that Iran may at some point in the future build weapons because the treaty provisions permit it, or that they will have lapsed?

He actually agrees with that. He says that the Chinese intention is to be the greatest economic power and have others acknowledge them as such, but they don't really care for the 'kicking ***' brand of American gung-ho foreign policy. Mearsheimer disagrees. He sees China as much more pro-active.

I was puzzled by your use of the word 'alleged' to describe the atrocities and massacres carried out by the barrel-bomber. There was nothing in your previous words which indicated otherwise than that you believed you doubted that such atrocities had been carried out. Sectarian divides as well...

Have you read 'The Hundred-Year Marathon - China's secret strategy to replace America as the global superpower' by Michael Pillsbury? If you haven't, just to make it clear in advance that he was at the center of the early efforts to develop the Sino-American relationship.

Is there any idea among some of these students that the recent murders of 18 or so secularist academics and authors has been carried out as part of a plan by some groups in India?

@That Guy How do you think this will be affected by China's desire to move towards a consumer based economy?

She's also a Parsi. I'm not interested in asking her for rishta. I'm interested in her views on physics. :lol:

Iran isn't in any position to give Turkey advice. Turkey has had Kurdish leaders as well as ethnic Turkic leaders. Iran's constitution is written on a sectarian basis. It states only an Ithna Ashari Shiite can be Supreme Leader This is Turkey's constitution. It doesn't have a sectarian...

I'm starting this thread so members can contribute the best book on any particular topic. At the end of this year, we can produce a list of 10 best books on any topic. Hopefully that should save people a lot of time and money in becoming experts on any subject :P Contemporary Russian Affairs...

My own view for what it's worth is that most modern Japanese do not have an imperialist mindset. Generally, they are not interested in imposing their views on others. Of course there are some bad aspects in nearly every country's past, but they should only be of relevance if they show themselves...

I agree. It's possible that they may be using their mothballed older tanks in this exercise, but it's more likely that the term 'tank' was used to describe various kinds of armored vehicles.

Physics is the only real science. The rest are just stamp collecting. - Rutherford :lol:

Hizbutahrir didn't exist when Stalin was in charge, so why have the Rus prevented the Tatars from holding commemoration ceremonies for the Holocaust against them by Stalin?

Lala, Pak was suffering a great deal more in the 1970's when Bhutto was in charge. It was split in half and needed diplomatic support to rescue its soldiers and who gave Pakistan that support?? It was broke with a tarnished reputation after the massacres in East Pakistan, who provided it...

The major issue that needs to be looked at is what is the age of adult responsibility? Linking adulthood to sexual maturity makes no sense as people don't suddenly become adults upon the onset of puberty...in fact they're probably worse than children because the brain in puberty is in a state of...

The sectarians being used by the Ayatollahs are Shiite Hazaras/Mongols. I've not come across any mention of Sunni Pashtuns or Tajiks. From a Sunni perspective the presence of Mongols waging war against them in a place like Shaam has historical and religious references which many Shiite will not...

I'm impressed with your concern with preventing Sunni Muslim groups with shall we say right-wing views. Does that extend to Russian support for violent racist anti-Sunni Muslim groups in the USA, Canada, and Europe? Because it's becoming more than obvious that those groups are being stirred up...