The only way to stop an ideology is to supplant it with another, better one. I am very sorry that Turkey and the EU did not get very far with the baby steps to accession talks that they took last decade. I believe both parties, the Middle East, and its neighbors would have greatly benefitted from the cultural bridge that would have created, and the PR boost to moderate Islam vis-a-vis Wahabism. It also would have been a great engine of economic growth to both sides, which is actually rather central to the question of terrorism.<p>As it now stands, we must create a true diplomatic partnership with Iran, and the million-dollar question, figure out what to do about Bashar Al-Assad. Above all, we must avoid the mistakes that plagued the invasion of Iraq.<p>I will also be waiting with very keen ears to hear the reactions and policy positions of the U.S. presidential candidates, particularly the former Secretary of State.<p>I am also very interested to see if, during the upcoming climate change talks, any attention will be paid at all by anyone to the link that has been made between a worsening climate and sparks in the Arab Spring.<p>Finally, the draconian surveillance bill passed by the French this year did not help to prevent these attacks. So it&#x27;s certainly time to re-evaluate the pros and very large cons of these dragnets.[1] We have yet more evidence that they do not work.
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