OPINION | In light of various developments worldwide, Oscar van Heerden asks if we are not experiencing the clash of civilisations as posited by Samuel Huntington.
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agencyasks if we are not experiencing the clash of civilisations as posited by Samuel Huntington.
In the UK, there are concerns about this trend crossing the Atlantic, and many European countries are also experiencing a significant economic decline with high-interest rates and inflation rates. Ordinary people are feeling the effects of all of this. The energy crisis experienced by many in the West might not now be severe because of stockpiles but come the following winter, they are in for a harsh winter.
China has just managed the unthinkable, and that is to broker a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran, something that was never in the interest of the US, though the State Department did commend the deal. And if all this is not enough, climate change is devastating our world daily. Droughts, floods and severe weather patterns are the order of the day, and all countries disagree on how best to tackle it effectively. Notwithstanding, some countries are being strongly urged to reign in their carbon emissions, but China and India are arguing this is their time to industrialise and develop their respective nations. We simply disagree on everything, it seems.
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