THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS AND THE REMAKING OF WORLD ORDER
Since its initial publication nearly
fifteen years ago The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World
Order has become a classic work of international relations and one of
the most influential books ever written about foreign affairs. An insightful
and powerful analysis of the forces driving global politics, it is as
indispensable to our understanding of American foreign policy today as the day
it was published.
As former National Security Adviser
Zbigniew Brzezinski says in his new foreword to the book, it “has earned a
place on the shelf of only about a dozen or so truly enduring works that
provide the quintessential insights necessary for a broad understanding of
world affairs in our time.”
Samuel Huntington explains how clashes
between civilizations are the greatest threat to world peace but also how an
international order based on civilizations is the best safeguard against war.
Events since the publication of the book have proved the wisdom of that
analysis. The 9/11 attacks and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated
the threat of civilizations but have also shown how vital international
cross-civilization cooperation is to restoring peace. As ideological
distinctions among nations have been replaced by cultural differences, world
politics has been reconfigured. Across the globe, new conflicts—and new
cooperation—have replaced the old order of the Cold War era.
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