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A country’s struggle for identity can shape its strategic behavior.
The resurgence of Islamism is essentially a quest for a fulfilling identity by an ancient civilization overwhelmed by the challenges of modernity.
And Israel’s emphasis on its Jewish identity has become a formidable obstacle to peace with the Palestinians.
Putin knows that Russia’s reemergence on the global stage must be underpinned by a counterpoint to American exceptionalism, a national identity based on a distinct conception of history and distinct ideals.
Instead of expecting a new national ideology to emerge on its own, Russia must pursue and develop its unique identity – with Putin leading the way.
Securing a place for Russia in a new world order is integral to establishing such an identity.
Nor does Israel appear to figure much in his own Jewish identity, which is more connected to the memory of the Holocaust than anything else.
In his staunch commitment to advancing social justice, Sanders also clearly embraces this strand of American Jewish identity.
But Syrians are a remarkably resilient, resourceful people, as well as being young and well educatedWith international assistance in developing Syria’s democratic institutions and political infrastructure, we can build a robust civil society that can assert its own identity and sovereignty, independent of undue outside influence.
Proprietary rights for commercial firms over the most basic element of an individual’s genetic identity should not be enforceable.
The Republican Party, which had long claimed to be the party of fiscal responsibility, forfeited that identity.
But to fight Trump’s identity politics with an equally aggressive form of identity politics would make political tribalism worse, and could make it harder for the Democrats to win national elections.
And the way to do it would be to put less stress on sexual, racial, or gender identity, and more on the economy.
For some, American identity is based on red-blooded capitalist enterprise and rugged individualism, unhindered by excessive government regulation in the pursuit of material happiness.
But that is another reason why Obama is exceptional: the complexity of his identity makes him truly universal, a global candidate for a global age.
It has no identity, just as in the early 20th century.
There is growing reticence among Europeans about further integration, owing largely to fears that ever-closer union will diminish national identity.
The identity of the new king is clear, but who will really wield power is not.
Resistance to such M&A’s is becoming more frequent when they involve domestic firms that are regarded by politicians as “national champions” or important for national security, economic development, or cultural identity.
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish officer falsely accused of treason in 1894, was such a polarizing figure in France because his opponents saw him as symbol of national decadence, of a nation whose sacred identity was being diluted by alien blood.
That leftist demand, however, is mediated by the Front’s identity politics, particularly its vehement opposition to immigration.
(Macron’s cooptation of most of the center-right’s economic program has actually compounded the challenge it faces, leaving it with little choice but to use identity politics to stand out.)
Resolving that conflict - itself a key aspect of Arab political identity - might enable Arab political culture to change.
There has also been a backlash against cultural globalization – encompassing cosmopolitanism, multiculturalism, and secularism – driven by those who seek the comforts of traditional ethnic, religious, or national identity.
While Trump is often viewed as a uniquely American phenomenon, he is actually just one part of a broader revolt by nationalists and traditionalists against a liberal globalist and cosmopolitan elite, in the name of a more religiously and culturally rooted identity.
But opposition to the EU was compounded by more fundamental issues of nationalism and identity, including citizens’ distaste for the large numbers of non-English-speaking immigrants from other member countries.
In the 1960’s, the Somalis wanted to vote right away;Kenya wanted to wait 40 or 50 years while it went about its nation-building, or reshaping tribal allegiances into a Kenyan identity.
Now, in the first years of the twenty-first century, the perception of Europe in Asia and of Asia in Europe is changing dramatically, as Asia’s economies boom while the European Union finds itself mired in a crisis of identity and confidence.
According to this view, inclusion of “the other” – people from different countries and cultures – does not destroy national identity; it enriches it with new ideas and behaviors.
On the other side of the divide are those who fear the other as a threat to national identity.
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