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Dr. William B. Quandt. Dr. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Why Dr. Quandt is he interested in Algeria, notably through his two books: Between Ballots and Bullets: Algeria’s Transition from Authoritarianism, and Revolution and Political Leadership: Algeria, 1954-1968?...

Pr. Joseph Natoli. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Can we evoke the notion of democracy in the United States? Pr. Joseph Natoli: Who « evokes » and « invokes » it more than the plutocrats who operate behind its screen? Two levels of operation here: Sovereign...

Adam Bartley. DR. How do you explain the emergence of the phenomenon Trump? Donald Trump, unfortunately, is not a special case in American presidential elections and more pointedly the Republican Party. Barry Goldwater is one who comes to mind who inevitably...

Pr. John Bellamy Foster. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Can we consider you a modern Marxist? John Bellamy Foster: What is meant by “modern” nowadays is always a complex topic, but setting that aside I would answer Yes, in the concrete sense that I am a engaged...

Professor Saskia Sassen. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: In your works, you refer to the « Global City ». Can we oppose the Global City to the State? Professor Saskia Sassen: In some ways, yes. It is a good question, and one I am rarely asked. It is a kind of...

Professor Simon Petermann. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Were the Brussels terrorist attacks of this March 22nd predictable? Professor Simon Petermann: Unfortunately, I think that these attacks were predictable. So far, Belgium is regarded by jihadists as a...

Michael Yates. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Is there really a difference between the candidate Hillary Clinton and the candidate Bernie Sanders? Michael Yates: They have much in common: career politicians, much similarity in foreign policy outlook (including...

Dr. Kevin Barrett. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are a great American thinker converted to Islam, how do you live your faith in the US? Dr. Kevin Barrett: “Great?” I’m not sure about that, and don’t expect to see my bust on Mount Rushmore any time soon....

Brandon Turbeville. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Do you think that the agreement on a ceasefire in Syria that the US has got to Russia is not intended to give a new breath the terrorist groups to enable them to reorganize, but also to erase the traces of links...

Ben Schreiner. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: Why do you qualify 2016 year of barbarism in one of your articles? Ben Schreiner: In reality, we have been living in well over a decade of barbarism. That being the barbarism the U.S. unleashed upon the world with...