Roger Cohen: Islam and the West at War

Roger Cohen argues today that the rise of ISIS and the threat it poses to the West stem from the failure of the Arab Spring to provide a more civil path to frustrated Arabs: “The rise of the Islamic State, and Obama’s new war, are a direct result of the failure...

25 Years After Berlin, Do We Still Need Walls?

(A version of this article was published at The Huffington Post / The World Post  on November 8th, 2014) The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago this winter.  People on both sides filled the streets in celebration, cheered on by virtually everyone around the world.  For all...

Introduction

I believe that world peace is possible, within our lifetimes, and that we should make it our goal. Is there any higher goal? I can’t think of one. If we define world peace not as the elimination of all conflict, but rather as the end of wars — organized violence...