Tag Archives: Ottoman Empire

“‘International law’ hardly demands a ‘two-state solution’ to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Nor can it properly limit Israel’s sovereignty over its own territory”

Posted on January 12, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

TABLET MAG Yes, Israel Can Apply Israeli Law to the West Bank Eugene Kontorovich January 14, 2026 …There is a simple, clear rule to determine the borders of new countries, whether they arise from imperial collapse, decolonization, federal breakup, cession, … Continue reading →

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“Under a doctrine known as takfir, these jihadis excommunicate and, on many occasions, kill Muslims who decline to toe their theological line”

Posted on December 31, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

FDD The many shades of Islam Clifford D. May December 31, 2025 …It was not until the 1920s, in the aftermath of World War I, that the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the last Ottoman caliph, Abdülmecid II, boarded the Orient … Continue reading →

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“Obama’s adoption of the dogma of Arabs as helpless victims of imperial powers was clear in his June 2009 Cairo speech”

Posted on January 3, 2016 by ArchitectGuy

FREE BEACON The West Should Stop Apologizing for the Middle East by David Isaac January 2, 2016 If there is one proposition on which there is a consensus among Middle East experts—from academia to the media, and to politicians who … Continue reading →

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Recalling the lessons of Armenia

Posted on April 30, 2015 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON TIMES by Clifford May April 28, 2015 Genocide of 100 years ago is recurring, now in the Middle East Displayed outside the Turkish embassy in Washington last week was a large banner reading, “Armenian genocide is an imperialist lie.” … Continue reading →

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How Turkey Went Bad. An Ally Goes Rogue.

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

WEEKLY STANDARD by Daniel Pipes October 13, 2014 Only 12 years ago, the Republic of Turkey was correctly seen as the model of a pro-Western Muslim state, and a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. A strong military bond … Continue reading →

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