At the session of the Valdai Discussion Club Middle East conference the panelists discussed the problems of Eurasia in the context of the growth of extremism, global crisis and globalization, as well as exchanged views on the role of Eurasianism in the current geopolitical situation. Arif Asalioglu, General Director of International Institute for the Development of Science Cooperation, began the discussion with an overview of the growth of radicalism and terrorist activity in North Africa and the Middle East, which constitute a serious threat to the continued existence of the regions themselves and their neighbors. Asalioglu drew attention to the strong ground of modern terrorism, which created not only social base, but also the oppositional one. In 2014 the world watched a significant i ...
