Open Access Book – Understanding Post-9/11 Afghanistan: A Critical Insight into Huntington’s Civilizational Approach
A post-Islamic humanist discourse has the potential to carve the way for peace in post-9/11 Afghanistan and vindicate Islam of its denigration in the contemporary world.
Is There a Religious Diversity Peace Dividend?
Religious diversity significantly reduces terrorism, which may provide empirical verification for claims that religious freedom increases political stability.
The Politicisation of Orientalism: The Mutation of a Paradigm
The politicisation of Orientalism by the West had led to a mutation in the paradigm such that it has become not just a manifestation of imperialism but its instrument.
Edited Collection – Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations Twenty Years On
A free download compiled from E-IR’s coverage of the twentieth anniversary of Samuel P. Huntington’s hotly debated 1993 Foreign Affairs article.
Humanitarian Intervention in Libya: Not Clash of Civilizations
Hans Koechler’s claim that the NATO intervention in Libya supported Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations is problematic and has the potential to derail future UN sanctioned interventions.
Huntington and Post-Cold War Paradigms: If Not the Clash of Civilizations, What?
The twentieth anniversary of ‘The Clash of Civilizations?’ provides us with the opportunity to re-examine the ongoing relevance of Huntington’s thesis in the context of contemporary geopolitics.
Enemy Wanted: Apply Without
Huntington adopted his Clash of Civilizations thesis in the context of scholars attempting to make sense of the post-Cold War era. His thesis was not a prediction or a theory, it was a wish.
Interview – Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam shares his insight on the legacy of Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations thesis, its impact in the modern world, and ways to move beyond a clash narrative.
“The Clash of Civilizations” and Its Unexpected Liberalism
Is it possible that Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” thesis could actually be employed in an argument for liberalism? If so, George W. Bush’s foreign policy did just that.
How to Promote a Perspicacious Intercultural Dialogue?
Rather than a “Clash of Civilizations”, Senghass argues there is a clash within civilizations and it should be met with a thoughtful and engaging dialogue that promotes peace and development.
