Worlds Apart
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Erik Jones, director of European and Eurasian studies at Johns Hopkins University on European unity in the Skripal case
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‘We could have a nuclear war by accident’ Professor Gerhard Mangott of the University of Innsbruck analyses Moscow-EU relations
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‘Fidel trusted me’: Jon Alpert, American filmmaker on Cuba documentary he filmed for 45 years
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‘The US is disregarding its allies’ – Jarrett Blanc, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace on US pull-out from Iran deal
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‘The Americans are parents, but we say: We’re off to college’ – The Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs
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‘Who is going to take care of Jerusalem? Us or Hamas?’ An interview with Dore Gold, Israeli diplomat
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‘The US trade policy is a mess’ - Brahma Chellaney from the Center for Policy Research
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‘The US is using racket diplomacy to promote their interests’ – former French foreign trade minister
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‘Italy is a perfect storm for populism in Europe’ - Paolo Magri, director of the Italian Institute for International Political Studies
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‘You need Russia if you want peace in the Middle East’ – ex-Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel
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British media personality Katie Hopkins on Putin, London’s mayor and multiculturalism
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Propaganda exercise or attempt at democracy? – Vyatka State University assistant professor Samantha Lomb on Stalin’s constitution
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‘Iran is the main destabiliser in the region’ – Israel’s ex-Deputy FM Daniel Ayalon
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‘Migration is necessary’ – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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‘Sport is what brings people together’ – Russian hockey legend Viacheslav Fetisov
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Columbia University Professor of Economics Arvind Panagariya on US trade war
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‘Football connects people’ – Legendary Croatian footballer Davor Suker
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‘Views about women’s rights are changing in Afghanistan’ – Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi
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Internet of Things Council founder: Internet of the future, benefits and challenges
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Meir Javedanfar: America abandoning the Iran deal was, ‘a wrong move’
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'The United States is on the declining part of the life cycle curve" – Ichak Adizes, author and management consultant
‘Iran is the main destabiliser in the region’ – Israel’s ex-Deputy FM Daniel Ayalon
Israel has long been on a collision course with Iran, with the two waging a surrogate conflict in war-torn Syria. Israel’s former Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the US, Daniel Ayalon, explains why Iran’s growing presence across the Middle East is dangerous for the whole region.
“Iran is the main state destabiliser in the region,” Ayalon said. “The Ayatollahs in Iran, which I believe, don’t represent the people of Iran; they have been very dangerous, very extreme. They want a chaotic situation; they want hegemony, they actually want to control the entire Middle East.”
“Why is Israel so concerned about Iran? Iran is the only country in the world that says out in the front without a disguise that they want to destroy our country.”
“You see that the region itself sees Iran as a major threat. When you have Israelis and Arabs agree on something, believe me, this is very true,” he said.
“The pressure should be put and can be put on Iran, Ayalon urged, calling for cooperation between Russia and the US. “The interests, what we share in common is much more than what separates us.”