Guest editorial: Stumbling in the ruins

Posted on February 14, 2011 |

• Editorial
• Guest editorial

By Haviland Smith

In his 1993 article in Foreign Policy titled “The Clash of Civilizations?” Samuel Huntington posits that “in the future ... countries with large numbers of people of different civilizations ... are candidates for dismemberment.” In this context, “civilizations” are defined by language, history, religion, customs and institutions.

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