Europe’s past of war may become Asia’s future

Evidence

Perhaps, as Friedberg suggested, Europe’s past is Asia’s future. More probably, Asia’s past will be Asia’s future. The choice for Asia is between power balanced at the price of conflict or peace secured at the price of hegemony. Western societies might go for conflict and balance. History, culture, and the realities of power strongly suggest that Asia will opt for peace and hegemony. The era that began with the Western intrusions of the 1840s and 1850s is ending, China is resuming its place as regional hegemon, and the East is coming into its own. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 653 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Asia’s independence era could give way to a new Soviet imperial age — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1201; Asia will likely choose peace through Chinese hegemony over balanced multipolar conflict — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 653

Broader Connections

• Asia will likely choose peace through Chinese hegemony over balanced multipolar conflict #complicates (0.76) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 653