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Memri
26-03-2025
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Sami Al-Arian, Former SFU Professor Deported for Terror Links, Defends Mahmoud Khalil: It's Not Illegal to Be Pro-Hamas - Supreme Court Rulings Allow Membership in Any Group; American Values Are Being
Former South Florida University professor Sami Al-Arian, who was deported from the United States to Turkey due to his terror links, discussed the arrest of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil in a March 12, 2025 interview. He suggested that 'American cherished principles have been shredded by this administration and previous ones" in order to "save Zionism from its inevitable fate." Al-Arian argued that even if Khalil were pro-Hamas, it is not illegal to support Hamas, but rather to provide aid to a terrorist group. He further claimed that the Supreme Court has ruled that a person can be a member of a U.S.-designated terror group but cannot aid it. Sami Al-Arian was charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. He was convicted, served time in federal prison, and was deported to Turkey, where he currently serves as a professor of public affairs and the director of the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Sabahattin Zaim University in Istanbul. On April 26, 2024, Al-Arian posted a photo of his wife, Nahla Al-Arian, at the Columbia University encampment on X – formerly Twitter. On May 1, he addressed the student encampment at the University of Chicago and on May 6, 2024, he published an op-ed in support of the anti-Israel campus activism on the website of Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency.
Memri
03-03-2025
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Professor Sami Al-Arian, Deported From The U.S. For Terror Links: Our Goal Is To Dismantle The State Of Israel; October 7 Gave Us Ideas On How This Can Be Done; Israeli Jews Can Go To Muslim Countries From Morocco To Indonesia
In a January 14, 2025 talk at the Islamabad, Pakistan Institute of Policy Studies, former South Florida University professor Sami Al-Arian, who was deported from the United States to Turkey due to his terror links, argued that "dismantling" the "Zionist regime" is the solution to the Palestinian issue. He stated: "This is not a Palestinian problem, it is an Israeli problem." He asserted that Zionism came about because Europe "opted to export its excess Jews" to the Middle East, however, Palestinians find this unacceptable. Al-Arian suggested that if Europe cannot take Israelis in, they can go to Muslim countries, from Morocco to Indonesia, where they can live as immigrants without sovereignty. He said that the October 7 attack has given many ideas and thoughts and drawn a "map of how this could be done." Sami Al-Arian was charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. He was convicted, served time in federal prison, and was deported to Turkey, where he currently serves as a professor of public affairs and the director of the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Sabahattin Zaim University in Istanbul. On April 26, 2024, Al-Arian posted a photo of his wife, Nahla Al-Arian, at the Columbia University encampment on X – formerly Twitter. On May 1, he addressed the student encampment at the University of Chicago and on May 6, 2024, he published an op-ed in support of the anti-Israel campus activism on the website of Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency. Sami Al-Arian: "Our goal should be to dismantle the Zionist regime. We are not talking about killing Jews, here, because as I said earlier, the Jews in Islam – we have no problems, because we recognize them. We do not fight the Jews because of their faith, we fight the aggressors – the Zionists. And since we brought this in, let me define who a Zionist is. A Zionist is any person who believes, acknowledges, or recognizes that Jews has a sovereign right in Palestine, exclusive right in Palestine. [...] "If you believe in a two-state solution you are 78% Zionist, because you believe that they have a 78% right to settle in Palestine. [...] "This is not a Palestinian problem, it is an Israeli problem that is going to impact and effect every single person, not only in the Muslim world but across the world. [...] "Our civilizational solution to the problem of Zionism is this: Zionism started because Europe could not integrate its Jews, it was persecuting its Jews, so it opted to export its excess Jews to this part of the world, and to make sure that they will stay here, to make sure this part of the world will stay in the state of weakness that it is, and we say that this is unacceptable – you cannot do that at the expense of the Palestinians. [...] "If Europe cannot take it, then they can be immigrants in any part of the Muslim world, from Morocco to Indonesia, but not at the expense of Palestinian rights – just as immigrants, not as a sovereign state. [...] "When you look at [October 7] Al-Aqsa Flood – it gave us a lot of ideas and thoughts, and it basically gives us the map of how this could be done. This is not a final battle, this was a very important battle to understand where we are and where we are heading."
Memri
24-02-2025
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Former USF Professor Sami Al-Arian Deported from U.S. Due to Terror Links in Address to UChicago Encampment: You Are on the Right Course; We will See Victory Together; the Zionist Lobby Wants You to Believe Everything Started on 7/10, Divert Attention from the Real Problem with This Terrorist 'Nonsense'
Former University of South Florida Professor Sami Al-Arian, who was deported from the United States due to his terror connections, addressed the anti-Israel student encampment at the University of Chicago on May 1, 2024, via video call. In his speech, Al-Arian stated that the Zionist lobby and the "Zionist entrenched interests" in America are very powerful, warning the students to expect all forms of intimidation. He added that they want to make it seem like everything started on October 7, calling the 'nonsense' talk about terrorism a distortion of facts that diverts attention from the real issues. Al-Arian emphasized, 'This is not about Jews, this is about Palestinians. The Europeans had problems with Jews; I don't have a problem with Jews.' He continued, 'We need to come together, all campuses, strategize […] you are on the right course, just continue the course, […] and one day, we will see victory together.' Sami Al-Arian was charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. He was convicted, served time in federal prison, and was deported to Turkey. There, he currently serves as a professor of public affairs and the director of the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Sabahattin Zaim University in Istanbul. On April 26, 2024, Al-Arian posted a photo of his wife, Nahla Al-Arian, at the Columbia University encampment on X – formerly Twitter. On May 6, 2024, he published an op-ed in support of the anti-Israel campus activism on the website of Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency. The video of the call was initially uploaded to the CIGA's YouTube channel on May 2, 2024, but was removed shortly afterward. It reappeared on November 14, 2024, on the YouTube channel of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) University of Chicago chapter.
Memri
31-01-2025
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The MEMRI Weekly: January 24-31, 2025
The following are links to reports from MEMRI's Special Dispatch Series and Inquiry and Analysis Series , as well as to transcripts from the MEMRI TV Project , released during the past week. MEMRI REPORTS MEMRI Daily Brief No. 705 – Can Trump Reverse The Irreversible?, January 31, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11811 – Hamas: The Return Of The Residents To The Northern Gaza Strip Heralds The Return Of The Palestinian Refugees To Their Homes Inside Israel, January 31, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11810 – In Webinar By Turkish Government-Linked Center For Islam And Global Affairs (CIGA) Directed By Sami Al-Arian – The Jihadi Professor Expelled From The U.S. – Participants, Including Al-Arian, Discuss And Gloat Over 'Decline of the American Empire' Amid 'Emerging New World Order' With 'Rising Powers Such As China And Russia', January 31, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11807 – Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Editorial Warns Muslims In Sudan To Mistrust Warring Parties, Urges 'Supporters Of Mujahideen' To Form 'A Nucleus Of Jihad,' Strive To Recruit And Prepare For 'Long-Lasting Jihad', January 31, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11806 – Afghan Author Fears U.S. Isolationism: 'Trump Is Strongly Opposed To Internationalism; He Believes That America's Main Priority Should Be Addressing Its Internal Issues', January 31, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11804 – UK-Based Pakistani Columnist Examines Iran's Predicament After Fall Of Bashar Al-Assad, Says Iran Will 'Reassess Its Nuclear Program And Will Determine That Making Substantial Investment In This Program Is Necessary', January 31, 2025 MEMRI Daily Brief No. 704 – Foreign Aid Has Perpetuated Dictatorships, January 30, 2025 Inquiry and Analysis No. 1804 – Egyptian Regime Forming Cautious Ties With New Syrian Leadership, Amid Fears That Syrian Revolution Will Inspire Muslim Brotherhood To Promote Similar Revolution In Egypt, January 30, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11809 – Russia And Iran Sign 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement', Pledging To Promote 'A New Fair And Sustainable Multipolar World Order'; Russian Commentators: The Agreement Formalizes Existing Military Cooperation, January 30, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11808 – Syrian Leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa Delivers 'Victory Speech,' Outlines Syria's Future Roadmap, Announces Dissolution Of Ba'ath Party, Armed Factions Into New 'Syrian Army'; Military Operations Command Declares Al-Sharaa President Of Syria During Transitional Phase, January 30, 2025 MEMRI Daily Brief No. 703 – Migrant Crisis Shows That Foreign Aid Has Failed, January 29, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11805 – Head Of Hamas Youth Department Mohammad Al-Najjar To Iran TV: October 7 Will Be Repeated With Attacks From The West Bank, Lebanon, Egypt; We Are Grateful For Iran Providing Such Technologies As UAVs To Gaza, January 29, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11803 – Hizbullah Leader Na'im Qassem: Al-Aqsa Flood Achieved Its Goal; Israel Failed To Destroy Hamas And Hizbullah; Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon Should Not Be Delayed; Resistance Will Act At Time And In Manner It Sees Fit , January 29, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11802 – Egyptian Columnist Attacks Hamas: It Was Founded To Eliminate The Palestinian Cause; Its Leaders Are Cowards Who Endangered The Lives Of Millions, January 29, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11801 – London-Based Syrian Researcher Ghassan Ibrahim: De-Facto Leader Al-Sharaa Must Expel All Foreign Jihadis From Syria, Lest He Be Deposed; They Will Only Cause Problems – Round Them Up And Talk To The Afghan Taliban, Maybe They Want Them, January 29, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11800 – Fmr. Kurdish President Masoud Barzani: A Full U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq Would Lead To A Resurgence Of ISIS, Worse Crisis Than In 2014; Wars With Israel Have Only Led To Destruction And Bloodshed, Peace Is The Only Solution, January 29, 2025 MEMRI Daily Brief No. 702 – Foreign Aid Brought No Prosperity To The Palestinian People, January 28, 2025 MEMRI Daily Brief No. 701 – Holocaust Remembrance Day As Seen From The Philippines, January 28, 2025 MEMRI Daily Brief No. 685 – The Qatar Monitor Project (QMP) – A New MEMRI Project In Defense Of The U.S. And Western World – UPDATED With Qatar Weekly Updates (QWU) Nos. 1, 2, & 3, January 21, 2025 Inquiry and Analysis No. 1803 – The Qatar Weekly Update (QWU) – Part Of The Qatar Monitor Project (QMP) – No. 4, January 28, 2025, January 28, 2025 Inquiry and Analysis No. 1802 – The Trump Administration Pledge To Deport Foreign Students Involved In Extremist Pro-Palestinian Protests – Including Those With Overseas Islamist And Jihadi Ties, January 28, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11799 – Hamas Attempts To Foment Violence In The West Bank, Threatens To Wage 'Long And Brutal' War, Backs Jenin Brigade Terror Militia, Calls For Terror Attacks, January 28, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11798 – MEMRI Clips On Holocaust Denial From The Lantos Archives On Antisemitism , January 27, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11797 – Renowned Russian Academic Karaganov: 'Any War Between Russia And NATO/EU Will Inevitably Turn Into A Nuclear One'; 'Russia's Split From China Would Be Absurdly Counterproductive For Us', January 27, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11796 – National Center For Eastern Kurdistan On Holocaust Remembrance Day: 'As We Reflect On The Lessons Of The Holocaust, It Is Vital To Recognize The Ongoing Oppression Faced By The Kurdish People', January 27, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11795 – Iranian Regime Mouthpiece 'Kayhan,' Iranian Officials Express Their Antisemitic Worldview: Hitler's Approach To The Jews Was Correct; Some Israelites Were Turned Into Dogs, Others Into Apes; 'The Mark Of Humiliation And Rootlessness Has Been Etched On Their Forehead', January 27, 2025 Special Dispatch No. 11794 – Palestinian Authority Daily Mocks Hamas' Armed Operatives In Gaza: Throughout The War They Hid Among Civilians And Caused Many Deaths, Yet Now They Parade Around In Uniform, January 24, 2025 MEMRI TV MONITOR PROJECT MEMRI TV Clip No. 11794 – Gaza Man Stands On The Ruins Of His House, Curses Hamas Leaders: 'Khalil Al-Hayya And Osama Hamdan, You Are Mercenaries! I Spit On You, You Dogs!'; '[Slain IRGC Commander] Soleimani, Where Is My House?', Online Platforms MEMRI TV Clip No. 11793 – Al-Jazeera Reporter in Khan Yunis Cuts Short Man Who Says Things Are Like Sh*t, Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11792 – Head Of The American Middle East Coalition For Democracy Tom Harb: I Thank The Organizers Of President Trump's Inauguration For Removing Dearborn Imam Husham Al-Husainy From List Of Speakers, He Supports Terrorism, Al-Mashhad TV (UAE) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11791 – Senior Hamas Official Khalil Al-Hayya At Cairo Reception For Palestinian Prisoners Released In Hostage Deal: Our People Are A Model Of Jihad; This Is The First Time Palestinians Returned To An Area After Being Expelled, Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11790 – Woman In Gaza Following The Ceasefire: We Have Gained Nothing From The War; Our Houses Are Gone, Our Children Are Gone, We Are Going Back To Rubble; I Hope Turkey Takes Me And My Daughters In, Online Platforms MEMRI TV Clip No. 11789 – Queens, NY Friday Sermon By Yousry Ayad: Allah Granted Hamas Victory In Gaza – This Is A Wonderful Moment; They Were Working To Save The Muslim Nation; Oh Allah, Grant Victory To The Mujahideen!, Online Platforms MEMRI TV Clip No. 11788 – Head Of Hamas Youth Department Mohammad Al-Najjar To Iran TV: October 7 Will Be Repeated With Attacks From The West Bank, Lebanon, Egypt; We Are Grateful For Iran Providing Such Technologies As UAVs To Gaza, Channel 3 (Iran) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11787 – Iranian Political Science Professor Sadegh Zibakalam Faces Charges Over Statements: Anti-Americanism And 'Death To America' Slogans Are The Soul Of The Islamic Republic; Iranians Hate The Palestinians, Are Happy About Trump's Victory, Online Platforms MEMRI TV Clip No. 11786 – Adnan Dumairi, Fatah Advisory Council: The Muslim Brotherhood Excels At Destroying States And Has Never Built A Single One – Hamas Does Not Believe In The Notion Of A State, Palestinian Authority TV MEMRI TV Clip No. 11785 – IRGC Lays Sea Mines During Massive Drill Aimed At 'Providing Security To International Shipping Lanes' In The Persian Gulf, Channel 2 (Iran) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11784 – Al-Jazeera Documentary On Hamas Military Commanders During The War Includes Exclusive Footage Provided By Al-Qassam Brigades Of Muhammad Deif, Yahya Sinwar, Interview With Military Leader Izz Al-Din Al-Haddad, Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11783 – London-Based Syrian Researcher Ghassan Ibrahim: De-Facto Leader Al-Sharaa Must Expel All Foreign Jihadis From Syria, Lest He Be Deposed; They Will Only Cause Problems – Round Them Up And Talk To The Afghan Taliban, Maybe They Want Them, Online Platforms MEMRI TV Clip No. 11782 – Iranian International Affairs Expert Mehdi Khorsand On Iran-Russia Strategic Cooperation Treaty: A New Path Of Cooperation Is Needed Between The Two Countries In Light Of Trump's Return To Power And Regional Threats And Developments, Channel 2 (Iran) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11781 – Senior Hamas Official Mousa Abu Marzouk: We Are Willing To Negotiate With The U.S. – They Are Pragmatic And Trump Is Serious; This Is The Position Of Hamas Leadership; The Military Commanders In Gaza Deal With Military Matters, Al-Arabiya Network (Dubai/Saudi Arabia) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11780 – Palestinian Authority Presidential Advisor Mahmoud Al-Habbash: Hamas Should Acknowledge Its Failures, Reckless Adventures In Gaza, And Hand The Reins Over To The PLO; We Need A United Position To Confront The Occupation, Al-Ikhbariya TV (Saudi Arabia) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11779 – Hizbullah Official Salman Harb, In Defiance Of Agreement With Israel: We Are Here, South Of The Litani River, Every Destroyed House Boasts A Hizbullah Flag And Bears The Slogan: 'This Was Done By The United States', Mayadeen TV (Lebanon) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11778 – Fmr. Kurdish President Masoud Barzani: A Full U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq Would Lead To A Resurgence Of ISIS, Worse Crisis Than In 2014; Wars With Israel Have Only Led To Destruction And Bloodshed, Peace Is The Only Solution, Zagros (Iraqi Kurdistan) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11777 – Fatah Spokesman In Europe Dr. Jamal Nazzal: Hamas Has Brought A New Nakba Upon The Palestinians With Its Reckless Actions Since October 7, Palestinian Authority TV MEMRI TV Clip No. 11776 – Hamas Representative In Lebanon Ahmad Abdel Hadi: Protests In The U.S. Prove That The World Has Adopted The Palestinian Narrative And Discarded Claims About The 'Falsified Jewish Holocaust'; America Offered Hamas Full Control Over Gaza And West Bank, Al-Jadeed TV (Lebanon), NBN TV (Lebanon) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11775 – Palestinian National Council Deputy Chairman Ali Faisal: Netanyahu Will Face A 'New' October 7 Of 'Another Kind'; New Layers Of Struggle Will Be Built Upon This, Until A Palestinian Victory Is Achieved, Al-Masirah TV (Yemen) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11774 – Omid-Reza Sattari On Iran TV: LA Fires Constitute Divine Punishment For America's Use Of Hollywood To Force Its Aggression And Menace Upon The World, Qazvin TV (Iran) MEMRI TV Clip No. 11773 – Hussein Fayyad, Hamas's Military Commander In Beit Hanoun: We Are Victorious; Israel Has Only Harmed Stones, Body Parts, And Blood – Gaza Refused To Be Broken, We Hold Our Heads High, Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar)
Memri
31-01-2025
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In Webinar By Turkish Government-Linked Center For Islam And Global Affairs (CIGA) Directed By Sami Al-Arian – The Jihadi Professor Expelled From The U.S. – Participants, Including Al-Arian, Discuss And Gloat Over 'Decline of the American Empire' Amid 'Emerging New World Order' With 'Rising Powers Such As China And Russia'
The 66th webinar of the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA), which was part of a series titled "The Decline of the American Empire and the Future of Western Asia in the Emerging New World Order," was streamed live on January 29, 2024. This series, according to the center, "focus[es] on the perceived decline of American dominance and its implications for Western Asia in an emerging multipolar world order" and on how "countries like Turkey, Iran, [and] Saudi Arabia... are adapting to the changing global order." It also "analyzes their strategies in balancing relationships with traditional allies like the United States while forging new alliances with rising powers such as China and Russia" and "offers a comprehensive outlook on the future of Western Asia in this emerging new world order." In the webinar, "Western Asia" is defined as "a Middle East plus." In this webinar, CIGA director Sami Al-Arian and Assoc. Prof. Tarik Cyril Amar from Koc University in Istanbul explore, as per the episode's description, "the shifting geopolitical landscape as the influence of the United States wanes and new powers emerge" and analyze "how regional powers are navigating the changing global order." The center itself was introduced by webinar moderator Uveys Han, a CIGA research fellow, as "focus[ing] on the relationship between the Muslim world and the international order." According to According to a 2020 report, Istanbul Zaim University, of which CIGA is a part, is linked to the Turkish government: "AKP officials... have also identified Istanbul Zaim University, a smaller private university, as a space at which to host international academic events to bring Western Muslims together." The report notes CIGA's "role as a center at which to bring together prominent Muslims and pro-Erdoğan intellectuals in Istanbul, along with Qatar." It emphasizes that CIGA appears to spend more on hosting its guests than major Turkish universities do: "Up to today, the center has displayed a generosity surpassing that of even leading Turkish schools, hosting many international academics with trips paid for from start to finish, and has organized international conferences centered on Islamophobia." It is notable that the foreign minister in the new Syrian government of Ahmad Al-Sharaa graduated from this university in 2022, and in 2024 was enrolled in its doctoral program. Sami Al-Arian, who as noted heads CIGA, is a former professor at the University of South Florida and political activist who was deported to Turkey in 2015 after criminal proceedings found him guilty of links to Palestinian terror groups. Below are notable excerpts from the webinar, focusing on the "massive" decline of the "empire" of the U.S., why it is "actually a real shift in history," how its "economic warfare against China has already failed," and the "rise of not one, but several, of what the Americans call peer competitors" – including not just China and Russia but also India. Assoc. Prof. Tarik Cyril Amar, Koc University, Istanbul: "We Are Looking At A Massive Decline Of This American Power" Prof. Amar: "[I]t's obvious that the United States is an empire. It's not a typical land empire, but it's in many ways quite typical maritime empire, even if it has modern special features as well. But in fact, you could also in my framework here, you could just talk about something like American global power, American hegemony... the American reach, right?... "We are looking at a massive decline of this American power... [but] how do we know that that decline that we are seeing is special? ... [H]ow do we know that this American decline is not something we could call sort of a cyclical... downturn? [...] "Remember that when the current American president, now known as Genocide Joe... came into power a few years ago, a lot of people in the United States and in Europe were saying, America's back. America's back. So there was this idea that [a] blip had occurred. And the blip, of course, was marked by the reign of the terrible bad King Donald Trump... "[But] I don't think that America has ever been back. I think we're seeing right now that everything is getting much, much worse. And I think we need to think about why this downturn that we have been seeing in our lives is actually a real shift in history.... You see this across two key dimensions." Prof. Amar: The Period Of "American Unilaterialism" Is Over – "A Lot Of Americans Are Seeing That As Well" – And "The Value Of American Alliances Is Declining" "And the one of [these dimensions] is what I would call geopolitical or international and the other one is what I would call the domestic, social, cultural. If you want very simply, abroad and at home, right? Abroad we see a very interesting constellation, namely that we are now in a post-post -Cold War world.... marked by what has been called American unilateralism, the idea that only the Americans have the power to influence global politics in the end decisively. That period is over. And a lot of Americans are seeing that as well. "The second thing is not only is that period over, we are seeing the rise of not one, but several, what the Americans call peer competitors... We have Russia, we have definitely China, more China than Russia in many ways. India, unclear, but certainly not simply an asset for the American empire... "Now the other thing we are seeing is that the value of American alliances is declining... I would say that the American foreign policy elite was [once] much more intelligent than it is now... [Once] they were smart enough to understand that if you want to run basically a maritime global empire then you must make your allies strong... You need strong partners, they must be under your control, [and] in this sense they are clients. They are not going to have enough power to challenge you or to escape your control but they are also partners... and if you look at recent American policy they have ruined Europe... So that's the geopolitical dimension. Prof. Amar: "The U.S. Is In Deep Cultural Political Crisis"; "A Lot Of Americans Hate Each Other" "Very quickly, about the domestic social dimension... the United States is in deep cultural political crisis. We know from political science and polling that polarization is at unprecedented levels... A lot of Americans hate each other... "It's overspending on geopolitics, on power projections abroad, it's neglecting its infrastructure, it's neglecting its schools, it's neglecting its healthcare – in short, it's neglecting its population. This is an empire whose elite either never fully understood or doesn't want to understand anymore that, to put it very crudely, you cannot run an empire without taking good care of your human capital and they're definitely not doing that." [...] Sami Al-Arian, CIGA Director: "The U.S. Basically Manufactured This Ukraine Crisis In Order To Make Sure That NATO Will Stay Relevant" Al-Arian: "The U.S.'s main concern is to stay as the dominant power in the world. Now, when we talk about the collapse of the order that the U.S. built, it's about the balance of power. Once you have great power competition coming back in place, still when we look at the balance of power it's still in great favor of the United States in [terms of] pure power. "[The U.S. has] 800 military bases around the world, the U.S. exists everywhere, it has 11 aircraft carriers – China just got one and is building another two, it's not even dominant in its own backyard, and Russia is a very distant third power. "I think what the U.S. has been trying to do, Trump has shown that the U.S. under certain leadership could actually become – I wouldn't call it isolated but it could pursue a policy that would be to the detriment of the power elites in Washington, and therefore what Biden tried to do was to make sure that Europe will always be in the sphere of the U.S.... I think the U.S. basically manufactured this Ukraine crisis in order to make sure that NATO will stay relevant... Instead of NATO being irrelevant now, NATO is needed more than ever and the U.S. is the dominant power in Europe... Al-Arian: "The U.S. World Order Could Be On Its Way Out"; When It Is "No Longer The Primary World Leader... It [Will Have] A Lot Of Economic Problems" "The U.S. world order could be on its way out, but it's in a more nuanced way... [The U.S.] will not destroy its own world order.... I do not believe... I think people sometimes exaggerate what happened inside the United States. The United States had a civil war. That civil war lasted about four years. It was the most vicious war. More people were killed in that war than all other wars, over 650,000, and possibly several million injured. [...] "[How would states] secede? By force. There is no mechanism... Now, according to the law, and I'm not making this up, the National Guard at the end is under the control of the commander in chief, not under the control of the governor. [...] "I do not discount the fact that at one point, when the U.S. is no longer the primary world leader [and] is no longer leading this world, it [will have] a lot of economic problems. And that will happen when it can no longer print money without consequences. When we reach that point, then, and only then, you could have problems within the states that can basically break the rules and break the Constitution and everything goes." Prof. Amar: "BRICS Is Important... De-Dollarization Is Important"; I Think "Nuclear Weapons Are "A Real Possibility" – But "Right Now, The Russians Are Actually Ahead" On Conventional Weapons Amar: "Of course, the BRICS is important. Of course, de-dollarization is important. What has been left out is economic warfare against China. I think economic warfare against China has already failed, at least the first round, and I do call it economic warfare... "So if we want to talk about tensions between China and the U.S., I do not think it's true that the Chinese want to play nice, and the reason is that the Americans are not playing nice with them... "Concerning nuclear weapons, let me say very, very carefully, or shortly, why I think it's a real possibility. During the Cold War, we had fewer nuclear weapon states with smaller, not always smaller, sometimes bigger, but with simpler arsenals, right? And we know at least about two major crises where we came extremely close to actual use. One was on the very last day of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and it was an accident that was avoided. And the other one was, I think, the Petrovsky incident in the early 1980s. So we should never discount the possibility that in a very tense world, we can go to nuclear in spite of elites not wanting to do it. [...] [But] if you look, for example, at Russian military industry shell production and American shell production and European shell production right now, the Russians are actually ahead. And right now, it's not even easy to see how that will change... "The United States isn't always superior. Yes, the United States has, I think you're right, 11 carrier groups, but you probably know that not all of them are operational all the time, only a few. You also probably know that the development of missile technology and onshore batteries means that we will see a place where these carrier groups will become much less relevant.... "It is true, I agree with you, that the United States asserted itself against Europe. They did. But my point is precisely that by asserting themselves against Europe... they also did great damage to themselves... If an empire maintains itself by weakening some of its strongest clients, that's a very dangerous tendency for the empire." [...] Prof. Amar: The United States And NATO Are Actually Not As Powerful Than People Thought As Of March 2022"; The Last Thing Is "The Enormous Burden Of Public Debt In The United States" "Trump might take the United States to isolationism. He may either destroy NATO directly or he may heavily undermine it. If that were to happen, and I think a Trump presidency is very, very likely now, then again, we could see sudden change. My argument would be that we're already in a period where sudden change is entirely possible. We can no longer assume that the very big data that shows us all the assets that the United States still has, and of course, I'm very aware of them, allow us to predict the future. "Let me make one last point to give an example. At the beginning of the Russian large-scale invasion of Ukraine, February [2022], there was almost unanimous consensus that Russia didn't stand a chance. This time they had gone too far. The so-called sanctions from hell would destroy the economy and ultimately the arsenal of the United States in the hands of the Ukrainians would destroy their military. "Where are we now? Ukraine. If there is one big lesson, it is that the United States and NATO are actually not as powerful than people thought as of March 2022... Russia has also done much better than expected. So, I would be very careful putting too much stress on all those American powers that are still there. And the other thing we should mention, last one, is of course the enormous burden of public debt in the United States."
