The collapse of communism has seen the eruption of ethnic wars from the Balkans to the Caucasus. One of the most explosive and dangerous of these involves Armenia and Azerbaijan. Their dispute revolves around Nagorno-Karabakh, an overwhelmingly Armenian-populated enclave within Azerbaijan. Since fighting broke out in 1988, thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands […]

Since September 11, Pakistan is at the center of American foreign policy. Overnight, the U.S. needed Pakistan’s support for the war on Afghanistan. The payoff for the impoverished South Asian country was substantial. Sanctions were lifted, debts were forgiven and aid and loans were offered. Pakistan was created in 1947 when the British partitioned India. […]

In Sufism, Les Hixon says, “Dreams are a helpful way to step around our limited self because the psyche is not operating at an ordinary conscious level.” He says, “a dream is a like a lock and the interpretation is a key and when they meet together correctly then something opens and a flash of […]

Hitchens at his analytical best. In brilliant fashion he cuts and dices Francis Fukuyama’s end of history thesis. He also comments on the future of socialism and states, ” I am a Luxembergian” and adds, “Socialism is more relevant now than it ever has been. I’m not hesitant to say that.” Recorded at Georgetown University.