Huntington declared all of Islam, not just fundamentalism, the West’s existential threat.

Evidence

In 1993, Harvard University political scientist Samuel P. Huntington observed a “new phase” of American geopolitical tension and rivalry. Four years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Huntington would formally declare Islam, and the billions of people it encompassed, to be the existential threat that threatened American harmony and hegemony. In a widely read essay published by Foreign Affairs in the summer of 1993, Huntington wrote, “The fundamental problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism. It is Islam, a different civilisation whose people are convinced of the superiority of their culture and are obsessed with the inferiority of their power.” — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 226

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 226
• XREF: connects to: Huntington asserts Islam is inherently prone to violence and bloodshed — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 224; Huntington framed all of Islam as the West’s civilizational problem in 1993.; Huntington’s clash theory targeted all 1.7 billion Muslims, not just extremists. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 228 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Huntington framed all of Islam as the West’s civilizational problem in 1993. #corroborates (0.90)
• Huntington’s clash theory targeted all 1.7 billion Muslims, not just extremists. #expands (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 228