Hu Jintao, the current leader of the People’s Republic of China, once said, “Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.” (Diversity Quotes) People of the world have experienced war and peace among nations, but there is no specific theory as to why certain countries always cause conflict. Fragmentation, global supply chains and other reasons have been apparent in the analysis behind wars, but the most precise and logical guess is Thomas Friedman’s Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention.
Thomas Friedman initially stated his theory that all countries that had a McDonald’s fast food restaurant in them would never go to war with each other. This theory was then revised and is now considered “The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention”. The Dell Theory argues that as long as two countries are each a segment of a global supply chain, they will never inflict war upon each other (Friedman). For instance, any country who sells, makes, deals with, etc. Dell computers will never go to war with another country that does the same. This theory, however, corresponds with any global supply chains, not specifically Dell computers. Friedman believes this theory is the reason why some countries have never declared war on other countries because of the similarities they possess. The country’s responsibility it has in the global supply chain put other components in jeopardy if it should go to war with someone who is also involved in the chain.
Samuel P. Huntington’s Fragmentation Theory, otherwise known as the Clash of Civilizations, is hypothesized that the source behind conflict is centered on cultures. As Huntington stated in his excerpt of the maga...
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Some americans say that nations hinge on each other, while others say they also compete with one another. This gives rise to rivalry, which sometimes leads to war. Some wars emerge from differentiation in race, religion and culture. Due to the evolution of technology in an accelerated pace, highly sophisticated weapons are now available for use in wars. Wars also bring about widespread destruction, disrupt communication and hamper commerce. Thus, they cause heavy financial loss and great suffering to people. The effects of wars often affect countries that are not involved in the conflict. The threat of war can pressure a nation to waste immense amounts of money on defense instead of spending on developmental works like creating roads, hospitals, schools, and much more. War can halt a countries development. Some countries try to achieve political desires by using terrorism as a weapon against other countries. Terrorism spreads fear in civilians through acts of violence like killings and hostages. This intimidation has transformed into worldwide threat.
In both conflicts the main cause of each power nation's failure can be traced to a misunderstanding or lack of understanding the root cause of the conflicts. Which provided a basis for the insurgency
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I share the view of Edward Said who responded to Huntington’s thesis in his 2001 article, “ The Clash of Ignorance”. He argued that Huntington’s categorization of the world’s fixed “civilizations” omits the dynamic interdependency and interaction of culture. Said (2004) also argues that the clash of civilizations thesis is an example of “ the purest individious racism, a sort of parody of Hitlerian science
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The purpose of this essay is to inform on the similarities and differences between systemic and domestic causes of war. According to World Politics by Jeffry Frieden, David Lake, and Kenneth Schultz, systemic causes deal with states that are unitary actors and their interactions with one another. It can deal with a state’s position within international organizations and also their relationships with other states. In contract, domestic causes of war pertain specifically to what goes on internally and factors within a state that may lead to war. Wars that occur between two or more states due to systemic and domestic causes are referred to as interstate wars.
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To lose complete independence, resources, and the ability to defend rights is extremely inexcusable. In almost every part of the world numerous cultural and ethnic factions live together, and therefore it is almost unmanageable to draw a series of boundaries that encircles people from only one ethnic group. In addition, it is tremendously hard to integrate everyone who is unalike with a leading ethnic group. Irredentism always has an irritating effect on minority or majority struggles. By developing common distrust and animosity, it regularly causes violence, and occasionally, even war.
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One of the biggest questions plaguing most political theorist is what will be the source for future conflict in this increasingly globalized world. Samuel Huntington a prominent political scientist in the U.S tried to answer this question in 1996 when he published the “Clash of Civilizations” which discusses the primary source of future global conflicts. In it he mentions religion and cultural differences as being the main source of conflict in the post cold war world. In evaluating Huntington’s theory you must evaluate modern conflicts and global issues of the present and compare them to the ideas held in his theory to see if his beliefs hold up to the substantial weight of the evidence. In critiquing Huntington’s argument you must also be
In 1992 within a lecture Samuel P. Huntington proposed a theory that suggests that people's cultural and religious identities will undoubtedly be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world, this theory is known as the Clash of Civilizations. Therefore this essay provides a criticism of this theory, whether I agree or disagree with it and also the aspects I like or dislike about the theory as a whole.