The Ruin of Civilizations as the Measure of America’s Cold War Victory (opens in new tab)

In the wake of the latest American strike against Iran, many commentators have once again revived familiar narratives about a supposed “clash between the West and Islam,” the eternal hostility of civilizations, and the alleged incompatibility of the Islamic world with modernity. In this context, it is worth revisiting a now-historic interview given in 1998 [...]