An insightful and powerful analysis of the forces driving global politics today
and into the next century.
In the summer of 1993 Foreign Affairs published an article entitled ‘The Clash
of Civilizations?' by Samuel Huntington. No article, according to the editors of
that distinguished journal, had generated more discussion since George Kennan's
‘X' article on containment in the 1940's. Now, Huntington expands on his
article, explores further the issues he raised then, and develops many new
penetrating and controversial analyses.
In the article, he posed the question whether conflicts between civilizations
would dominate the future of world politics. In the book, he gives his answer,
showing not