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The cultural interpretation of 9/11 as a civilizational
clash
explains why a number of former leftists have joined conservatives in their hostility to Islam.
In other words, the DSK case was part of another
clash
of cultures over sex, and, if only tangentially, religion.
The 1944 Bretton Woods conference featured a
clash
of two men and their visions: Harry Dexter White, President Franklin Roosevelt’s representative, and John Maynard Keynes, representing a fading British Empire.
The debate over the cartoons has been intense to the point that it is now tedious, ranging from freedom of expression to a
clash
of cultural values and even to a
clash
of civilizations.
The bloodshed in Kosovo is a war within that united civilization, it is not a
clash
between opposing civilizations.
Islam's Reformist TraditionThe
"clash
of civilizations" supposedly underway between the West and the Muslim world, which many see as manifested in Iraq, as well as in Saudi Arabia's growing violence, in fact masks other conflicts - disputes that will probably prove to be far more significant in the long term.
What is occurring in the region is a
clash
within a civilization; to enable IS to portray it as a conflict between civilizations – and itself as the true defender of Islam – would be a grave strategic mistake.
The result is a widening diplomatic
clash
with Russia, one that could escalate and lead – perhaps inadvertently – to the point of military conflict.
The Israel-Palestine conflict has been so intractable because it is a
clash
between nationalisms.
If it becomes a
clash
between religions as well, compromise will become nearly impossible, even without further radicalization.
It has changed from a battle for accountability and reform to a
clash
between visions of open and closed societies, between a global consensus and policies still operating at the national, local, or even tribal level.
Turkey also shows that the supposed
clash
between democracy and security – and, indeed, between democracy and Islam – can be reconciled.
It’s considered directly responsible for a spike in the sale of generator sets and even for absences from religious functions which
clash
with its broadcast times.
But what may cause even greater dissension is a renewed
clash
of national interests as inflation rates within the eurozone diverge.
The Two Faces of GlobalizationWhy do popular and elite perceptions of globalization
clash?
There is a
clash
within Islam, which, if the violence in Iraq spreads to neighboring countries, risks causing regional destabilization.
There is also a
clash
that is best described not as being between Islam and the West, but between the secularized world and a growing religious one.
At an even deeper and atavistic level, there is an emotional
clash
between a culture of fear and a culture of humiliation.
It would be a gross oversimplification to speak, as some are doing, of a
clash
between civilization and barbarism.
This
clash
of emotions is exacerbated in the case of Islam.
Here, perhaps, is the real
clash
of civilizations: the emotional conflict between the European culture of fear and the Muslim, particularly Arab, culture of humiliation.
But that will be difficult, for transcending the emotional
clash
of civilizations presupposes an opening to the “other” that neither side may yet be ready to undertake.
Israel’s
clash
with Palestine represents a particularly compelling drama for the West.
Dani Rodrik’s 2011 book The Globalization Paradox criticizes globalization enthusiasts for wanting full liberalization of foreign trade and capital movements; he argues that when democratically established social arrangements
clash
with the demands of globalization, national priorities should take precedence.
But they carry powerful implications that
clash
with the received wisdom of globalization’s advocates.
Russia's Waning
Clash
with IslamAs the so-called
"clash
of civilizations" between Islam and the West commands world attention, Russia's war in Chechnya has frequently been seen as a major front in that broader battle.
So it is noteworthy that, as the US-led invasion of Iraq--and with it, America's
clash
with the Islamic world--grows more heated, Russia's battle with Muslim Chechens may be waning into something like peace.
They did not see their struggle as a cultural or ideological
clash
between men and women, but rather as a very practical effort to live free from violence and sexual assault, forced child marriage and bride-burning, and legal exclusion from parity.
But, before we relax, let’s remember that we still have not addressed the central challenge the world economy will face as the crisis eases: the inevitable
clash
between China’s need to produce an ever-growing quantity of manufactured goods and America’s need to maintain a smaller current-account deficit.
The “Arab Spring,” the tent demonstrations in Israel, Occupy Wall Street, and the protests in Russia reveal not a
clash
of civilizations, but a battle of generations.
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