The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.

Quote by Jurgen Habermas

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Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what...

Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what...

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond...

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond...

Since our complex societies are highly susceptible to interferences and accidents, they certainly offer ideal...

Since our complex societies are highly susceptible to interferences and accidents, they certainly offer ideal...

Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the...

Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the...

Historically, terrorism falls in a category different from crimes that concern a criminal court judge.

Historically, terrorism falls in a category different from crimes that concern a criminal court judge.

I cannot imagine a context that would some day, in some manner, make the monstrous...

I cannot imagine a context that would some day, in some manner, make the monstrous...

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of...

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of...

In the U.S.A. or Europe there is no realistic way to estimate the type, magnitude,...

In the U.S.A. or Europe there is no realistic way to estimate the type, magnitude,...

If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history,...

If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history,...

Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense:...

Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense:...

Since the intervention in Afghanistan, we suddenly began to notice when, in political discussions, we...

Since the intervention in Afghanistan, we suddenly began to notice when, in political discussions, we...

The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism.

The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism.

The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes,...

The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes,...

Some of those drawn into the holy war had been secular nationalists only a few...

Some of those drawn into the holy war had been secular nationalists only a few...

I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He...

I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He...

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its...

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its...

Instead of the international police action we had hoped for during the war in Kosovo,...

Instead of the international police action we had hoped for during the war in Kosovo,...

The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during...

The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during...

Each murder is one too many.

Each murder is one too many.