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Dr. François-Bernard Huyghe. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Are Western governments powerless in the face of terrorism? Dr. François-Bernard Huyghe: We have terrorist attacks in the West since the end of the 19th century. There have been for various reasons,...

Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: In your book « Faith in the Face of Empire« , you describe the specific suffering of Palestinian Christians. Can you explain us what it means to be a Palestinian Christian under Israeli occupation? Rev. Dr....

Raoul Hedebouw. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: In the book you co-wrote with Peter Mertens « Priorité de gauche, pistes rouges pour sortie de crise” (Left-wing priority. Red slopes for crisis resolution), you talk about the neoliberal drift and you propose an...

His Excellency Dr. Nikolaos van Dam. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are a diplomat and you know very well the Middle East region where you have been Ambassador of the Netherlands in several countries. You have also been Special Envoy of the Netherlands for...

Dr. Paul R. Pillar. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: In your book Intelligence and U.S. Foreign Policy, you have criticized the reform of US intelligence services. Can you tell us why? Dr. Paul R. Pillar: Following the 9/11 terrorist attack, there was a huge public...

Dr. Maria Paez Victor. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Can you tell us what the current situation is in Venezuela? Dr. María Páez Víctor: There are 6 key issues to understanding the situation in Venezuela. 1) Petroleum: The first thing to understand is that it...

Reese Erlich. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: What is your analysis of the American withdrawal of the Iranian nuclear agreement? Reese Erlich: The US has been violating the agreement for some time by pressuring other countries not to do business with Iran. It...

Dr. Saliha Boussedra. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: In your opinion, should the feminist struggle be considered as a societal issue or as a fundamental issue in the context of a revolutionary strategy? Dr. Saliha Boussedra: It depends on how the problem is...

Dr. Gilbert Doctorow. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: What do you think of the situation prevailing in Syria? Do not you think there is a risk of total war? Dr. Gilbert Doctorow: It’s obvious. I watched a video clip of Stephen Cohen, my colleague in New York,...

Dr. Melvin Goodman. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: In your must-read book “Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider’s Account of the Politics of Intelligence”, you make a historical testimony about the internal functioning of the American intelligence community....