Vexed by the apocalyptic vibes of the last few months, I recently went back and re-read the controversial book Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order by Harvard political science professor Samuel Huntington. The book was controversial when it came out in the mid-nineties because Huntington, in a moment of post-Soviet euphoria, dared to doubt the universality of mankind and instead highlighted the enduring rifts that separate us. Three decades on, it’s uncanny how much he got right.
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