Paul Poast

...and is a crucial piece of evidence against Huntington's argument. This is something that others have highlighted, such as Oliver Roy...

Samuel Huntington deserves some credit: he was right...about when and how his theory would be wrong. And it is wrong. Let's look closely at what the Ukraine-Russia war means for the "Clash of Civilizations".

...and then in a 1996 book.

Samuel Huntington deserves some credit: he was right...about when and how his theory would be wrong. And it is wrong. Let's look closely at what the Ukraine-Russia war means for the "Clash of Civilizations".

Addendum 2: Great thread on what a "goal oriented" sanction regime could and should look like

Third, the argument downplays the imperialist views of Putin. As Putin has consistently made clear, he holds designs at recreating, at least portions of, the Russian/Soviet empire. @zackbeauchamp offers a great summary in this @voxdotcom piece.