Subordinate and Non-Subordinate States - An interview with Noam Chomsky by Khatchig Mouadian

Noam Chomsky, whom the New York Times has called "arguably the most important intellectual alive," was voted the leading living public intellectual in The 2005 Global Intellectuals Poll conducted by the British magazine Prospect. Chomsky, Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a world-renowned linguist, writer, and political analyst. He is the author of many books on US foreign policy and international affairs, the most recent of which is "Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy."

This interview was conducted by phone from Beirut on May 2, 2006.