Answer to Question #304238 in History for Janine

Question

1. In what ways is the clash of civilizations thesis persuasive?

1. In what ways is the clash of civilizations thesis undermined by historical and contemporary patterns of international relations?

1. Is this a debate worth having, or is the clash of civilizations thesis stated too broadly to be resolved?

Answer 1

1. According to Samuel Huntington, the clash of civilization thesis was persuasive through

a. The differing values between Muslims and the west.

b. The 9/11 events such as the jihadi assault on the twin towers in 1993

c. The nature of global politics in the post-cold war period

d. The trend of global conflict after the end of the cold war

e. Highly category of cultural identity

f. The major shift of economic, military, and political power from the west to other civilizations of the world.

g. Islamic expansion

2. The clash of civilization thesis was undermined by historical and contemporary patterns of international relations through the review of faith and international affairs which brought together nine scholars to various issues asserted in Huntington's clash of civilization thesis to explain the current responses of the western government to Muslim migrations and related security issues. Therefore the clash of civilization thesis is stated too broadly to be resolved.