Civilizational identity replaced communist ideology as a dividing force after 1989

Evidence

In the post-Cold War world, culture is both a divisive and a unifying force. People separated by ideology but united by culture come together, as the two Germanys did and as the two Koreas and the several Chinas are beginning to. Societies united by ideology or historical circumstance but divided by civilization either come apart, as did the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Bosnia, or are subjected to intense strain, as is the case with Ukraine, Nigeria, Sudan, India, Sri Lanka, and many others. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 44 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: In communist states, Marxist-Leninist ideology suppressed, not resolved, underlying civilizational divisions that then resurfaced — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 377; Cultural identity has replaced ideology as the defining basis of state alignment; Post-Cold War politics reconfigured itself along cultural identity lines. (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Cultural identity has replaced ideology as the defining basis of state alignment #corroborates (0.95)
• Post-Cold War politics reconfigured itself along cultural identity lines. #corroborates (0.95)
• Cultural affinity now outweighs shared ideology as a political glue #corroborates (0.92) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 44
• Civilizational identity is fluid, not fixed or walled off #complicates (0.72) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 232