He argues there is no "Islamic civilization" nor a "Western civilization", and that the evidence for a civilization clash is not convincing, especially when considering relationships such as that between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Govori da ne postoje ni Islamska civilizacija ni Zapadna civilizacija i da dokaz o sukobu civilizacija nije uverljiv, pogotovu kada uzmemo u razmatranje vezu koju imaju SAD i Saudijska Arabija.