Varieties of World Order

In the end, culture imposes itself on the individual. Yet, culture is the least studied issue in the social sciences, even though it is the most important issue for social scientists. As Le Bon wrote: “The factors which determine the birth and development of the basic elements of a civilization are just as numerous as … Continue reading Varieties of World Order →

The United States and Europe

If the basic frame or theme of international affairs is the clash between Western hegemony on one hand and Eastern expansion on the other hand, it follows that everyone and everywhere is an ideological, geopolitical, and military battleground, including Europe. But Europe also demonstrates the limits of American hegemony. For instance, America instructs Europe to … Continue reading The United States and Europe →

Strategies of a Cold War Order

But where does the liberal order fit into universal consciousness? This is perhaps the root question behind what we are dealing with or what we are trying to tackle conceptually and intellectually and philosophically and perhaps even ethically and practically and morally in terms of not only major power conflict at the moment, but also the basic … Continue reading Strategies of a Cold War Order →

The Need for Doctrine

What we often overlook and forget, or what is now constantly overlooked and forgotten, is that through the entirety of the 20th century Cold War and even at this very moment, the global balance of power has long been in favor of Russia and China. America capitalized off of a single Russian mistake for just a … Continue reading The Need for Doctrine →

Guilty as Charged

It follows that in the international state system, it is all about core goals and objectives. But when the goals and objectives of various states do not align with one another, they enter into a state of war. And as we mentioned or suggested before, the core goal or objective of the United States is … Continue reading Guilty as Charged →