August 25, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Burka, Burkini, Graham Fuller, Hijab, Muslim women, muslims in west •
Burkas, Burkinis, Veils and Women’s Rights Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 25 August 2016 Symbolism matters. Especially when it comes to other people’s cultures. Most recently we see the old/new issue about Muslim women’s dress, especially now grabbing headlines in France where “Islamic beachwear” or the “burkini” (burka-bikini), has been banned in several Riviera beach towns. […]
July 22, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Erdogan, Graham Fuller, Gulen, Islamic politics, Turkey •
Islamists at War in Turkey Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 20 July 2016 Last week witnessed what may be the last act of an unfolding struggle between two major Islamic movements in Turkey. Turkish president and leader of the AKP party Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused exiled Islamic leader Fethullah Gülen of plotting the failed coup against […]
June 14, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, Islam, Muslim terrorism, Orlando, US policies •
The Horror of Orlando Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 14 June 2016 The mind cannot quite take it in—the wantonness of the Orlando events that now rank as the worst murder spree in US history. The longer range repercussions cannot yet be calculated, but if the past is any judge, nearly all of them are likely […]
May 24, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Ayatollah Sistani, Graham Fuller, Iran, Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, sectarianism, Shi'a •
Glimmers of a Future in Iraq? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 22 May 2016 Iraqi politics are in turmoil—nothing new here. Not surprisingly, the post-invasion order is taking a long time to shake down, given the destruction of the old. Entirely new relationships had to be forged under the new, radically changed environment. What Iraq requires […]
May 14, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Graham Fuller, Hillary Clinton, neocons, the Left •
How Trump Is Corrupting Hillary’s Administration Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 14 May 2016 The scariest thing about Donald Trump’s candidacy is not that a guy like him is running for top office, but rather the disastrous impact he is going to have on a Hillary administration. Now, in this crazy year—actually non-stop circus for 18 […]
May 10, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Euro-Muslim, Graham Fuller, Holland, immigrants, Muslims •
Random Impressions from the Euro-Muslim Front Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 10 May 2013 Apologies to readers for some recent silences, but I’ve been away in Holland as a guest lecturer for three weeks at Leiden University in Holland, a charming and historic university town. During this period I worked to gain a few impressions of […]
April 12, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Christianity, Graham Fuller, Islam, Just War, Peace, Pope Francis •
Pope Francis—Overturning the Concept of “Just War” Pope Francis is on a roll. He has already roiled the waters of western thinking on economics and society by touching on the dangers of western capitalism drifting into socially destructive greed. He has now turned his focus to an even grander theme— the place of warfare in […]
March 16, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, humanitarian interventionism, liberal interventionism, Rajan Menon •
“The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention” by Rajan Menon Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 15 March 2016 Rajan Menon’s new book, “The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention,” (Oxford) launches a timely argument against a dominant argument lying behind so much of modern American foreign policy—“humanitarian intervention” or “liberal interventionism.” We are, of course, well familiar with Republican and […]
March 5, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Graham Fuller, home surveillance, national security •
Let’s Move Security into the Home! Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 5 March 2016 The FBI and Apple are wrestling over the rights of police access to private phones. Well and good. But there is a much more urgent issue: why are our intelligence and security organizations being hindered from taking national security to a higher and […]
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What is Eurasianism?
September 14, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Central Asia, China, Eurasia, Eurasianism, Graham Fuller, Iran, Russia, Silk Road, Turkey, US •
What is Eurasianism? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 13 September 2016 You might recall the term “Eurasia” from high school geography classes. The term isn’t used much any more in political discussions in the West, but it should be. That is where the most serious geopolitical action is going to be taking place in the world […]
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