States that ignore civilizational divides are doomed to policy frustration

Evidence

Although Europeans universally acknowledge the fundamental significance of the dividing line between Western Christendom, on the one hand, and Orthodoxy and Islam, on the other, the United States, its secretary of state said, would “not recognize any fundamental divide among the Catholic, Orthodox, and Islamic parts of Europe.” Those who do not recognize fundamental divides, however, are doomed to be frustrated by them. … Overall the U.S. government has had extraordinary difficulty adapting to an era in which global politics is shaped by cultural and civilizational tides. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 856 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: States pursue conflicting policies by ignoring cross-policy implications — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2589; Refusing to acknowledge civilizational divides guarantees failure in confronting them — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 856; Inter-civilizational cleavages inside states drive deeper divisions than same-civilization ones (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Refusing to acknowledge civilizational divides guarantees failure in confronting them #corroborates (0.95) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 856