Review of The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

Abstract

Here is a grand theory of geopolitics for our present post-Cold War era. Huntington believes the world is not on a path to unity but is sharply divided between competing civilizations, especially Western Civilization vs. Islamic Civilization vs. Sinic (Chinese) Civilization (the other major civilizations: Latin American, African, Hindu, Orthodox, Buddhist, and Japanese). In the Cold War, ideology mattered; in this era, religion, culture, ethnicity, and shared history matter more. The West is in comparative decline on the world scene.