American Forgien Policy

Throughout the article, the author uses an antagonist to his point of view Samuel P. Huntington. In Huntington essay “The Clash of Civilizations”, the civilizations are “whole and intact, watertight and under an eternal sky”. (The Summoning) So in effect the cold war didn’t have any lasting effects on the society’s religions, like Islam, Slavic Orthodox, Western Christianity, Confucianism and Hinduism. The author Fouard Ajami says history and cultural development were messy creatures. Huntington’s view develops a straight line where one civilization ends and the wilderness of another begins.

The author disputes Huntington’s conclusion that the next world war “ will be a between civilizations. The argument forgets that state interests despite being the most dominant actors in the world are written off in favor of cultural interests.

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Europe’s America’s, Fouard Ajami, America Saddam, India Hindu, , Gulf War, Clash Civilizations”, Huntington Huntington, Confucianism Hinduism, middle class, interpretation author, becoming modern, india hindu, cold war, hindu people, own self-interest, theocratic rule,