Every Civilization Sees Itself As The Center

It Will Take A Long Time, And Certainly The West Will Remain The Dominant Civilization Well Into The Next Century, But The Decline Is Occurring.

But Then I Came To The Conclusion That No, While There May Be An Immigration Problem, It Isn't Really A Serious Problem. The Really Serious Problem Is Assimilation.

When You Mention The Word Ideology, Everyone Has Communism In The Back Of Their Minds, Which Was An Entirely Well Formulated Ideology And Statement Of Belief. You Read The Communist Manifesto And You Know What The Core Of It Is.

The Basis Of Association And Antagonism Among Countries Has Changed Over Time.

It Is My Hypothesis That The Fundamental Source Of Conflict In This New [post-cold-war] World Will Not Be Primarily Ideological Or Primarily Economic. The Great Divisions Among Humankind And The Dominating Source Of Conflict Will Be Cultural. Nation States Will Remain The Most Powerful Actors In World Affairs, But The Principal Conflicts Of Global Politics Will Occur Between Nations And Groups Of Different Civilizations. The Clash Of Civilizations Will Dominate Global Politics. The Fault Lines Between Civilizations Will Be The Battle Lines Of The Future.